2734831 Guardsman Harry William MOORE, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 16 June 1939
Army Number: 2734831
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Harry William MOORE
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 25 September 1911
Place of Birth: Calgary, Canada

Date of Capture: 24 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 7849
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB

 

Name: Harry [W] Moore . Date of Birth: 25/09/1911 . Place of Birth: Calgary, Canada .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/260/145
Name: Harry [W] Moore.
Date of Birth: 25/09/1911.
Place of Birth: Calgary, Canada.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2734831.
Date of Capture: 24/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 7849.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
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. 2734831
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - MOORE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY WILLIAM
DECORATIONS -

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 25/9/11

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 16/6/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - BAKER AND TRUCK DRIVER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 1623 - 17A ST. E. CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE, 24/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXA THORN 9/6/40 - 20/4/41
[STALAG] XXB MARIENBURG - 18/2/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BRUSS 16/7/41 - 30/10/41 ROAD WORK
ELBING 15/10/41 - 1/12/43 BREWERY
DANZIG 25/1/44 - 9/7/44 MEDICAL ORDERLY
ALTPALESHKEN 9/7/44 - 18/2/45 FARM WORKER


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
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12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734831
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - MOORE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY WILLIAM


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).
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( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
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3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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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?)
Left working camp in ALT PALESHKEN on 18/2/45 WITH Wm. COWIE, and hid in woods and farms for sixteen days, attempting to get to Russian lines. Retaken by a German artillery battery on 4/3/45 in same village. We were both taken into DANZIG to French P.O.W. Camp.


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.)
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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).
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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?
Was with a party of approx. 230 P.OW's who were sent from DANZIG to LUBECK by the freighter Lys. We left on the 13/3/45, arrived LUBECK 26/3/45. During this period we received one loaf of bread and about three litres soup. We were all in one hold and had only the opportunity to wash once.



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 May 4th 1945
Signature Harry W. Moore

 

See also:

• 2932055 Private William COWIE, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders: POW - Escape companion, unsuccessful attempt