2734642 Guardsman Frederick Edward TIMOTHY, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 11 March 1939
Army Number: 2734642
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Frederick Edward TIMOTHY
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 2 October 1919
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 26 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 4785
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXB

 

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

1. No. 2734642
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - TIMOTHY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FREDERICK EDWARD
DECORATIONS -

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 2/10/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 11/3/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - FARM LABOUR

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 172 WOOD VILLEROAD, CATHAYS, CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE, FRANCE, 26 MAY 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXIB ? JUNE 40 - AUG 16 40
[STALAG] XXB MARIENBURG 16 JUNE 1941 - 22 JUNE 41


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
POSEN, POLAND AUG 17 40 - JUNE 14 41 ROAD WORK
BAUMGARTH JUNE 16 41 - DEC 4 42 FARM WORK


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES

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1. No.
RANK -
SURNAME -
CHRISTIAN NAMES -


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).

( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.


3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).


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?)


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.)


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).


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?
-


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 2nd MAY 1945
Signature F.E. Timothy