2734897 Guardsman Frederic WONNACOTT, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 18 Jul 1939
Army Number: 2734897
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Frederic WONNACOTT
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 20 Jan 1921
Place of Birth:

POW Number: 11517
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB, Stalag IIC

Date of Capture: 28 May 1940
Place of Capture: Dunkirk

 

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

1. No. 2734897
RANK - GDSN.
SURNAME - WONNACOTT
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FREDERIC
DECORATIONS -

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 20/1/1921

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 18/7/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - NEWSAGENT

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 54 OLD CHURCH ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, GLAM., S.W.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 28.5.1940 DUNKIRK

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXA THORN JUNE 1940 - MAR. 1941
STALAG XXB MARIENBURG MAR. 1941 - FEB. 1945
STALAG IIC GRIEFSWALD MAR. 1945 - APRIL 1945
STALAG I [? STALAG LUFT I] BARTH APRIL 1945 - RELEASE


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
FRIEDHEIM AUG. 1940 - OCT. 1940 IRRIGATION WORK
WIESSENHOE OCT. 1940 - NOV. 1940 IRRIGATION WORK
BROMBERG MAR. 1941 - APRIL 1943 BUILDING WORK
DANZIG APRIL 1943 - OCT. 1943 BREWERY
Continued under Signature)
PROUST OCT 1943 - DEC. 1943 SUGAR FACTORY
DANZIG DEC. 1943 - FEB. 1945 BREWERY


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Wound left Shoulder / Cleaning Brewery melting boiler. I slipped & fell on fan. / 3 months
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


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1. No. 2734897
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - WONNACOTT
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FREDERIC


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 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?)
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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.)



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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 11/5/1945
Signature F. Wonnacott