2723173 Guardsman Albert James Francis MELVILLE, 2 Irish Guards: Liberated POW

Army Number: 2723173
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Albert James Francis MELVILLE
Unit: 2 Armoured Irish Guards

 

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Name: Albert James Francis Melville
Birth: Date 26 Jun 1920
Enlistment Date: 26 Mar 1942
Capture Date: 2 Apr 1945
Capture Place: Near Bentheim


PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 2723173
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - MELVILLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Albert James Francis
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Armd Batt. Irish Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.A.D.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 26/06/1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 26/03/1942

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Carpenter

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 49 Haddo House, Roan St., Greenwich, S.E.10 London

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Near Bentheim, 02/04/1945

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No.

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
Stalag X B / Sandbostel / 10/04/1945 / 01/05/1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
-

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2723173
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - MELVILLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Albert James Francis


2. LECTURES before Capture:
( a ) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave the event of capture? (State where, when and by whom).
In England by OC
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
Nijmegen. 08/03/1944. Captain FITZGERALD

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
No.

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did yo make any attempted or partly successful escapes? (Give details of each attempt accurately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, wherein when recaptured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to your 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 agains other Allied Prisoners of War? (Give details, names of persons concerned, camps, 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.
(NOTE: Form Q is a separate form inviting information on "War Crimes" and describe the kinds of offences coming under this title.)


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
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SECURITY UNDERTAKING
I fully realise that all information relating 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 05/05/1945
Signature A Melville