2733069 Serjeant Albert EDWARDS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 14 May 1930
Army Number: 2733069
Rank: Serjeant
Name: Albert EDWARDS
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 25 November 1908
Place of Birth: Cardiff

Date of Capture: 15 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 11603
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB

 

Name: Albert Edwards . Date of Birth: 25/11/1908 . Place of Birth: Cardiff . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/109/42
Name: Albert Edwards.
Date of Birth: 25/11/1908.
Place of Birth: Cardiff.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2/Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2733069.
Date of Capture: 24 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn Podgorz.
PoW number: 11603.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 2733069
RANK - SGT.
SURNAME - EDWARDS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ALBERT
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 25th November 1908

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 14th May 1930

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 6 Seymour Road, Hampton Walk, K-o-T, Middlesex, England

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE 25th May 40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXB GERMANY

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
KRISSAU, POLAND JULY 1940 - AUG. 1941 BRITISH CAMP LEADER
GRENZDORF 13 SEPT. 41 - JAN. 1945 BRITISH CAMP LEADER
Commenced March of Evacuation JAN. 1945 RecaptureD 2 MAY 45


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


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733069
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - EDWARDS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ALBERT


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).
At THORN, POLAND, by gifts & having no response by threats, but the enemy got no information from me.


4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did you 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?)
NO OPPORTUNITIES

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 OPPORTUNITIES

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?
The shooting of 4 British soldiers in cold blood by an Officer in the WAFFEN SS at PUTLITZ near WITTENBERG. The last information given by the German guards was that the Officer was detained at the Hospital at SCHWERIN.


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 7th May 45
Signature A Edwards, Sgt.

 

See also:

• 4389088 Private Ronald James JACKSON, 4th Green Howards: POW 24/04/1945, Shot by SS
• https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/search-results/?CemeteryExact=true&Cemetery=PUTLITZ TOWN CEMETERY
• https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-...metery-details/2112253/putlitz-town-cemetery/