2732557 Lance-Corporal Arthur RUSSELL, Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 12 March 1928
Army Number: 2732557
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Arthur RUSSELL
Unit: Welsh Guards


Date of Birth: 17 March 1904
Place of Birth: Llanharan

Date of Capture: 26 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 16674
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag 357

 

Name: Arthur Russell . Date of Birth: 17/03/1907 . Place of Birth: Llanharan . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/316/342
Name: Arthur Russell.
Date of Birth: 17/03/1907.
Place of Birth: Llanharan.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2732557.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 16674.
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. 2732557
RANK - Corporal
SURNAME - Russell
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Arthur
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 17/3/1907

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 12/3/1928

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Road & Public Work Foreman

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 6 Green Man Gardens, West Ealing, W. 13, London

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Boulogne 26/6/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - Yes

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
Fort 15 Thorn 20/12/43 - 12/3/44
Fallingbostel 357 15/3/43 - 6/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
? 6/6/41 - 20/12/43 Farm Work


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
NIL
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NIL


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2732557
RANK - Corporal
SURNAME - Russell
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Arthur


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).
NIL
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
NIL

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NIL

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?)
NIL

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.)
NIL

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).
NIL

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?
NIL


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 4/5/45
Signature A Russell