2733929 Guardsman Trevor Archibald DAVIES, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 27 December 1934
Army Number: 2733929
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Trevor Archibald DAVIES
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 8 December 1916
Place of Birth: Glamorgan

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 2848
POW Camps: Stalag XXID, Stalag 344

 

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Reference: WO 416/90/167
Name: Trevor Archibald Davies.
Date of Birth: 8/12/1916.
Place of Birth: Glamorgan.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [2733929].
Date of Capture: 25 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 2848.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.

 

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

1. No. 2733929
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - TREVOR ARCHIBALD
DECORATIONS - 39-43 STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS 2nd

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 8/10/16

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 27/12/34

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - SHOP ASSISTANT

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 127 BERW ROAD, PONTYPRIDD, GLAM. SOUTH WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE 25/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 21D POZNAN POLAND JUNE 40 - MAY 44
STALAG 344 UPPER SILESIA MAY 44 - DEC 44


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
KROTCHIN POLAND JAN. 42 - JAN. 44 RAILWAY LABOUR
KOSTEN POLAND JAN. 44 - MAY 44 MAKING FIRING RANGES
MANKENDORF SUDETENLAND DEC. 44 - APRIL 45 SAW MILLS


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
CHEST TROUBLE / CAMP CONDITIONS / 5 MONTHS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES. BRITISH.


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733929
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - TREVOR ARCHIBALD


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).
In BOULOGNE, questions were asked me by a German Capt.


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

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 20/5/45
Signature T. A. Davies