2733036 Guardsman David STANFORD, 1 Welsh Guards: 04/02/1946

Date of Enlistment: 28 January 1930
Army Number: 2733036
Rank: Guardsman
Name: David STANFORD
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 5 May 1911
Place of Birth: Cwmavon

Date of Capture: 29 May 1940
Place of Capture: Cassel, France

POW Number: 14798
POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB, Stalag 344

 

Name: David Stanford . Date of Birth: 05/05/1911 . Place of Birth: Cwmavon . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/341/116
Name: David Stanford.
Date of Birth: 05/05/1911.
Place of Birth: Cwmavon.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2733036.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 14798.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2733036
RANK - GDSM.
SURNAME - STANFORD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1ST BATT. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 51ST DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 5/5/1911

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - JAN. 28TH 1930

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - STEEL WORKER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 1 LONGLANDS RD., MARGAM, PORT TALBOT, GLAM. S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - CASSEL FRANCE 28/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] 8B later 344 LAMSDORF 17/5/40 - 18/8/40


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NIKLASDORF 18/8/40 - 23/12/41 BUILDINGS
E325 FREDENTHAL DEC. 41 - JAN. 1944 LINEN WEAVING
E225 BISMARKHüTTE JAN. 1944 - JAN. 1945 LABOURING


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
LUMBAGO / EXPOSURE / 18 MONTHS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NO


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733036
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - STANFORD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID


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).
NO
( 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?)
ALONE. AUG. 15TH 1944. FREE 5 DAYS. RECAPTURED BY GESTAPO AT KRAKOW.
JAN. 23RD 1945. ESCAPED FROM GERMAN AT RYBNIK. HID IN CELLAR 16 DAYS AND THEN BROKE THROUGH GERMAN FRONT WITH W/O JONES-FORD, RAF. I WAS NOT FIT.


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.)
CUT CABLES IN NIKLASDORF, SEPT. 1940


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?
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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 11/4/1945
Signature David Stanford

 

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GUARDSMAN DAVID STANFORD
Service Number: 2733036
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Welsh Guards
Date of Death: 04 February 1946
Age 34 years old
Buried or commemorated at MARGAM (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
Grave Reference: Left of Church Door.
Location: United Kingdom
Additional Info: Son of William and Mary Stanford, of Port Talbot; husband of Laura Stanford, of Margam, Port Talbot.