Film footage showing Morris and McComish as well as other Irish Guardsman not individually identified See also 2721063 Samuel McCOMISH, MM, 2 Irish Guards 2723728 Seamus Augustine MORRIS, 2 Irish Guards WO 344-229-2 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2723609 Rank: Guardsman Surname: MURPHY Christian Names: Daniel Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): IRISH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION 4. Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1923 5. Date of Enlistment: 26 Nov 1942 6. Civilian Trade: Labourer 7. Private Address: Norcott Hicham Burnham, Bucks, England 8. Place of Capture: Guildehaus Date of Capture: 2 April 1945 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To - 11. Were you in a Working Camp? - Location From & To Nature of Work - 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: Nature of Illness Cause Duration - Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: Refused to treat blistered feet. 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?: Nil (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: Nil 3. Interrogation after Capture (State where, when and methods employed by enemy) Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?: Normal interrogation near Lingen on the morning of the 3 April 1945 also on the afternoon of the same date. 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?) Successful escape on the 4 April 1945 near Thuine by overpowering and disarming two Volksturm. Sergeant McCOMISH, Lance Sergeant GANNON and Guardsman MORRIS, out 7 days. 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? 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? Nuns at Convent in Thuine helped to hide us, gave us food for three days until the place was over run by the COLDSTREAM GUARDS. 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: 7 May 1945
Army Number: 2723609 Rank: Guardsman Name: Daniel MURPHY Unit: Irish Guards Theatre: North West Europe POW Number: Date of Capture: 02/04/1945 Place of Capture: Gildehaus, Germany Camp: TNA Reference: WO 344-229-2
See also: 2721365 Lance-Serjeant Thomas Michael GANNON, 3 Irish Guards: Liberated POW 2723728 Seamus Augustine MORRIS, 2 Irish Guards 2721063 Samuel McCOMISH, MM, 2 Irish Guards
Irish Guards: Medal Rolls, General Service Medal, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948 Army Number: 2723609 Rank: Lance-Corporal Name: D MURPHY Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948 TNA Reference: WO 100/526 Notes: In Palestine 17 October 1945 to 7 April 1947
