2733546 Guardsman William Marshall ISAAC, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1 December 1939
Army Number: 2733546
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William Marshall ISAAC
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 31 October 1914
Place of Birth: Tylorstown

Date of Capture: 25 May 194
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 7653
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB

 

Name: William Marshall Isaac . Date of Birth: 31/10/1914 . Place of Birth: Tylorstown... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/192/352
Name: William Marshall Isaac.
Date of Birth: 31/10/1914.
Place of Birth: Tylorstown.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2733546.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 7653.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

View Record Isaac William Marshall 31 Oct 1914 1 Dec 1939 25 May 1940 Bologne
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PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 2733546
RANK - SGT.
SURNAME - ISAAC
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM MARSHALL
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd BATTN. H.M. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - INDEPENDENT BRIGADE GUARDS

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 31/10/14

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1/12/39 (RESERVE)

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - POLICE CONSTABLE

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 35, ELM ROAD, EVESHAM, WORCS. ENG.

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
-

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
THORN, POLAND JUNE 1940 - JULY 1940 VARIOUS TYPES
KLEIN BARTELSEE BROMBERG AUG. 1940 - MAY 1943 ROAD WORK THEN N.C.O. I/C CANTEEN
CHRISTBURG MAY 43 - DEC. 44 MAN OF CONFIDENCE
DANZIG DEC. 44 - FEB. 45 MAN OF CONFIDENCE


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


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733546
RANK - SGT.
SURNAME - ISAAC
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM MARSHALL


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?)
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?
C.Q.M.S. GRANGER, Chief Man of Confidence, Stalag XXA Thorn and C.S.M. FULTON, Chief Man of Confidence XXB Marienburg can give information reference ill-treatment reports and British POWs joining "Free Corps",


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 W.M. Isaac, Sgt.

 

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