2731773 CSM Ernest LARCOMBE, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 4 April 1924
Army Number: 2731773
Rank: Company Serjeant Major
Name: Ernest LARCOMBE
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 13 March 1900
Place of Birth: Pontypool, Newport

Date of Capture: 31 May 1940
Place of Capture: North Dunkirk, France

POW Number: 12563
POW Camps: Stalag 344

 

Name: Ernest Larcombe . Date of Birth: 13/03/1900 . Place of Birth: Pontypool, Newport .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/216/404
Name: Ernest Larcombe.
Date of Birth: 13/03/1900.
Place of Birth: Pontypool, Newport.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Company Sergeant Major.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2731773.
Date of Capture: 31/05/1940
Theatre of Capture: West Cappelle, Belgium.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 12563.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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

1. No. 2731773
RANK - C.S.M.
SURNAME - LARCOMBE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ERNEST
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st Bn. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.H.Q. Tps

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 13/3/1900

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 4/4/1924

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - SOLDIER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 22 HELENA ROAD, WINDSOR, BERKS.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Nr. DUNKIRK, 31/5/1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 344 LAMSDORF JUNE 1940 - JUNE 1943


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
E325 FREUDENTHAL JUNE 43 - MARCH 45 RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
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12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2731773
RANK - C.S.M.
SURNAME - LARCOMBE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ERNEST


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).
AVESNES FRANCE March 1940
War Office Lecturer E Larcombe [struck out and initialled]
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
AVESNES FRANCE March 1940
War Office Lecturer


3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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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?)
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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.)
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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).
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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 describes the kind of offences coning 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?
Employed throughout as, Compound or Barrack Commander, and later as Red Cross Representative for 14 Working Parties, in FREUDENTHAL O/S, district.


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 19/5/45
Signature E Larcombe, CSM

 

From -

Cpl. H. H. Webb’s Squad. Welsh Guards, June 1924.