2734637 Lance-Serjeant David Alfred DAVIES, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 7 March 1939
Army Number: 2734637
Rank: Lance-Serjeant
Name: David Alfred DAVIES
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards, 3 Company

Date of Birth: 28 September 1919
Place of Birth: Pontardawe, Glamorgan

Date of Capture: 28 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 9871
POW Camps: Stalag 344, Stalag VIIIB, Stalag VIIA

 

Name: David Alfred Davies . Date of Birth: 28/09/1919 . Place of Birth: Pontardawe,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/89/239
Name: David Alfred Davies.
Date of Birth: 28/09/1919.
Place of Birth: Pontardawe, Glamorgan.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2 Battalion, Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2734637.
Date of Capture: 28 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne, France.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 9871.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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

1. No. 2734637
RANK - L/SGT.
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID ALFRED
DECORATIONS - 1939-43 STAR

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 28/9/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 7/3/1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - MINER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 13, ABERNANT ROAD, CWMGORS, GLAMORAN, SOUTH WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE (FRANCE) 28/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 344 LAMSDORF (GERMANY) 14 JULY 1940 - 7 FEB. 1945
STALAG VIIA MOOSBURG (GERMANY) 7 FEB. 1945 - 9 MAY 194


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
MOOSBURG 10 FEB. 1945 - 29 APRIL 1945 RED CROSS, MAGAZINE GUARD


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. 2734637
RANK - L/SGT.
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID ALFRED


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).
YES, CAPT. CARTER H.M. TOWER OF LONDON. FEB. 1940
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES, CAPT. CARTER H.M. TOWER OF LONDON. FEB. 1940

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
YES, BOULOGNE, MAY 28 1940.
Asked POSITION OF MY REGIMENT - Did not reply.


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 12/5/1945
Signature D. A. Davies, L/Sgt.