2733298 Lance-Corporal Walter Percival SMITH, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: April 1931
    Army Number: 2733298
    Rank: Lance-Corporal
    Name: Walter Percival SMITH
    Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 26 January 1913
    Place of Birth: Swansea

    Date of Capture: 31 May 1940
    Place of Capture: France

    POW Number: 12515
    POW Camps: Stalag 344, Stalag VIIIB
     
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    Name: Walter [P] Smith . Date of Birth: 26/01/1913 . Place of Birth: Swansea . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/336/385
    Name: Walter [P] Smith.
    Date of Birth: 26/01/1913.
    Place of Birth: Swansea.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Lance Corporal.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
    Service Number: [2733298].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
    PoW number: 12515.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    2733298
    RANK - L/CPL
    SURNAME - SMITH
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - WALTER PERCIVAL
    DECORATIONS - 39-43 Star

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

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

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    26th JAN. 1913

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    APRIL 1931

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    LEATHER FACTORY HAND

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    c/o 46 STATION TERRACE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR, SOUTH WALES

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    FRANCE, 31st MAY 1940

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

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

    STALAG 344 LAMSDORF GERMANY 1940 - 1945
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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    KRAPPITZ 1940 - 1942 PAPER MILLS
    FALKENBERG 1942 - 1943 SAW MILLS
    FRIEDRIGRATS 1943 - 1945 SAW MILLS

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    12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
    Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

    APPENDIX / UNKNOWN / 5 MONTHS
    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2733298
    RANK - L/CPL
    SURNAME - SMITH
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - WALTER PERCIVAL


    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.
    -

    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?)

    NO

    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

    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).

    NO

    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?

    NO


    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
    17th May 1945
    Signature W. P. Smith
     
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