2732435 Guardsman Abel James PROSSER, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 27 October 1927
Army Number: 2732435
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Abel James PROSSER
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 12 November 1908
Place of Birth: Mountain Ash

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 3673
POW Camps: Stalag XXI B, Stalag XXI D, Stalag VIII B, Stalag IV C, Stalag 344

 

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Reference: WO 416/297/44
Name: Abel James Prosser.
Date of Birth: 12/11/1908.
Place of Birth: Mountain Ash.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2732435.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 3673.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.

 

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

1. No. 2732435
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - PROSSER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ABEL JAMES
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd BATT. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 12/11/1908

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 27th Oct. 1927

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - POLICE CONSTABLE

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 52 LONGLANDS ROAD, WELWYN GARDEN

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 25th MAY 1940 BOULOGNE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXI B POLAND 1940 June - 1941 Aug.
STALAG XXI D POSEN POLAND 1941 Aug. - 1944 SEPT.
STALAG 8 B LAMSDORF, GERMANY OCT. 1944 - NOV. 1944
STALAG IV C GLEIWITZ, GERMANY NOV. 1944 - JAN. 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
1/ General Labourer
2/ ROAD MAKING
3/ Nil
4/ COAL MINING


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
No / No / No
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2732435
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - PROSSER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ABEL JAMES


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).
Yes
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
No

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?)
-

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.)
-

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).
-

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?
Fus. RIGBY was shot for whistling on the way to work, while at POSEN, POLAND. Stalag XXI D. Full particulars are with Major LAWSON, R.A.M.C.


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 14th May 1945
Signature Abel James Prosser

 

See also:

• 3451512 Fusilier Vernon RIGBY, 1/8 Lancashire Fusiliers: POW, 16/04/1944
  
• 56090 Major John George LAWSON, MBE, MiD, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW