2733460 Serjeant David John JONES, DCM, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 10 May 1932
Army Number: 2733460
Rank: Serjeant
Name: David John JONES
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 2 December 1912
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number:
POW Camps: Stalag XXIA, Stalag VIIIB, Stalag 383

 

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

1. No. 2733460
RANK - Sgt.
SURNAME - JONES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID JOHN
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2ND BN. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 20th Imperial Guards Brigade

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 2nd Dec. 1912

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 10th May 1932

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Police Constable

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 60, Totteridge Avenue, High Wycombe, Bucks.

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXIA POZEN, POLAND July 40 - Sept. '40
[STALAG] VIIIB LAMSDORF, SILESIA March '41 - Aug. '42
[STALAG] 383 HOHENFELS, BAVARIA Sept. 42 - April 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
SUDETENLAND 25 July 42 - 14 Aug. 42 General Farming


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Rheumatism / not known / intermittent from 1942
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733460
RANK - Sgt.
SURNAME - JONES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - David John


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?)
August 1942. From FREUDENTHAL, SUDETENLAND. Volunteered to go on working party. Bribed civilians for clothes & overalls. Left the camp during evening & were recaptured 3 days later at OLMUTZ, CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Accompanied by P.S.M. VOAK, WELSH GUARSD. Where moved by Police, were chained together. Were treated fairly, once established as Brit. P.O.Ws & both returned to Stalag. Were both 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.)
Made hay stores appear full when only half full. Changed destination cards of a few railway trucks. Aug. 1942.


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 7th May 1945
Signature D. J. Jones, Sgt.

 

Recommendation for Award for Jones, David John Rank: Serjeant Service No: ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 373/101/296
Name Jones, David John
Rank: Serjeant
Service No: 2733460
Regiment: 2 Battalion Welsh Guards
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Royal Marines
Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal
Date of announcement in London Gazette: 19 March 1946