2722336 Guardsman William BROCKLEHURST, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 29 August 1940

Army Number: 2722336
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William BROCKLEHURST
Unit: 4 Company, 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 5 May 1917
Place of Birth: Macclesfield

Date of Capture: 8 February 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, italy

POW Number: 275773
POW Camps: Stalag XIA, Stalag IVB

 

Army Number: 2722336
Rank: Guardsman
Name: W BROCKLEHURST
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Date of Payment 14 January 1944, 500 Local Currency, 1 C.R.U.
Missing 8 February 1944

 

Army Number: 2722336
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William BROCKLEHURST
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 275773
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag XIA

 

Name: William Brocklehurst . Date of Birth: 5/5/1911 . Place of Birth: Macclesfield .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/43/99
Name: William Brocklehurst.
Date of Birth: 5/5/1911.
Place of Birth: Macclesfield.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Gurards].
Service Number: [2722336.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 275773.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War
PART I

1. No.: 2722336
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: BROCKLEHURST
Christian Names: William
Decorations: -

2. Unit (Army): 1st Bn. IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): 1st Division

4. Date of Birth: May 5th 1911
5. Date of Enlistment: August 29th 1940
6. Civilian Trade: Shoe Operative
7. Private Address: 7 Regent Avenue, Macclesfield, Cheshire

8. Place and Date of Capture: Feb 8th 1944, Anzio

9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. / Location / From & To
XIA / Altengrabow / 6/4/44 - 3/5/45


11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location / From & To / Nature of Work
Magdeburg / 6/6/44 - 30/1/45 / Labourer


12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?:
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
NONE
Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?:
-



PART II
1. No.: 2722336
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: BROCKLEHURST
Christian Names: William

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?:
NO
(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?
(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?)
NO

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?
(Give details, places and dates).
NO

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?
(Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy).
NO

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: 11/5//45
Signature: W Brocklehurst

 

William BROCKLEHURST
5th May 1911 Macclesfield, Cheshire - October 1978 Macclesfield, Cheshire aged 67