Date of Enlistment: 26 October 1939 Army Number: 2719469 Rank: Guardsman Name: John COLLINS Unit: 1 Irish Guards Date of Birth: 10 August 1905 Place of Birth: Ireland Private Address as at 1945: 130 Usher Road, Old Ford, Bow, London Date of Capture: 30 March 1943 Place of Capture: Tunis POW Number: 155331 POW Camps: Stalag XVIIA, Stalag XVIIB
WO 344-69-1 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2719469 Rank: Guardsman Surname: COLLINS Christian Names: John Decorations: Nil 2. Unit (Army): 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): 4. Date of Birth: 10 August 1905 5. Date of Enlistment: 26 October 1939 6. Civilian Trade: Labourer 7. Private Address: 130 Usher Road, Old Ford, Bow, London 8. Place of Capture: Tunis Date of Capture: 30 March 1943 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To Stalag 17A Near Vienna November 1943 - April 1945 11. Were you in a Working Camp? Location From & To Nature of Work Mistlebach 2 December 1943 - April 1945 Stone Work 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: - Nature of Illness Cause Duration - Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: No PART II 2. Lectures before Capture (State where, when and by whom) (a) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave in the event of capture?: Yes, England, Major BUCKNELL (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: No 3. Interrogation after Capture (State where, when and methods employed by enemy) Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?: No 4. Escapes attempted. Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes? No (Give details of each attempt separately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, where and when captured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to our companions?) - 5. Sabotage. Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc., when employed on working-parties or during escape? No (Give details, places and dates). - 6. Collaboration with enemy. Do you know of any British or American personnel who collaborated with the enemy or in any way helped the enemy against other Allied PoWS? No (Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy). - 7. War Crimes. If you have any information or evidence of bad treatment by the enemy to yourself or to others, or knowledge of any enemy violation of Geneva Convention you should ask for a copy of “Form Q” on which to make your statement. - 8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice? No SECURITY UNDERTAKING. I fully realised that all information relating to the matters covered by the questions in PART II are of a highly secret and official nature. I have had explained to me and fully understand that under Defence Regulations or U.S.A.R. 380-5 I am forbidden to publish or communicate any information concerning these matters. Date of Signature: 11 May 1945
Army Number: 2719469 Rank: Guardsman Name: John COLLINS Unit: 1 Irish Guards Theatre: North Africa POW Number: 155331 Date of Capture: 30/03/1943 Place of Capture: Tunisia Camp: Stalag XVIIB
Name: John Collins . Date of Birth: 10/8/1905 . Place of Birth: Ireland . Service:... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/73/135 Description: Name: John Collins. Date of Birth: 10/8/1905. Place of Birth: Ireland. Service: [British Army]. Rank: [Guardsman]. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards]. Service Number: 2719469. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag XVIIA Kaisersteinbruch. PoW number: 155331. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 2. Date: [1939-1945]
