2733760 Guardsman Thomas John Henry POPE, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1 January 1934
Date of Re-enlistment: 15 June 1939
Army Number: 2733760
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Thomas John Henry POPE
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 9 Mar 1915
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture:
Place of Capture: Belgium

POW Number: 87620
POW Camps: Stalag VIIA

 

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

1. No. 2733760
RANK - GDSMAN
SURNAME - POPE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - THOMAS JOHN HENRY
DECORATIONS - 1939-1943 [STAR]

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - GUARDS ARMOURED

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 9th MARCH 1915

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st JAN. 1934 & JUNE 15th 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - MINER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 15 GRAIG TER., SENGHENYDD, S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BELGIUM

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG VII A MOOSBERG NOV - DECEMBER [1944]
KOM. 4104 MUNICH DECEMBER - MAY [1944 - 1945]
WORKING ON THE STREET


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
MUNICH DEC. - MAY [1944 - 1945 STREETS AND TILING ROOF OF HOUSES


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?
NO


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733760
RANK - GDSMAN
SURNAME - POPE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - THOMAS JOHN HENRY


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).
IN ENGLAND BY COMMANDING OFFICER EASTBOURNE
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
AS ABOVE

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
YES BY A GERMAN OFFICER. HE GAVE US CIGS. TO MAKE US TALK.


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?)
WE ESCAPED AND DID NOT GET RE-CAPTURED


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.)
BRAKING TILES AND GLASS


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?
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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 15/5/45
Signature T. POPE