2735056 Guardsman Edryd DAVIES, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 30 October 1939
Army Number: 2735056
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Edryd DAVIES
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 3 December 1916
Place of Birth: Brynmawr

Date of Capture: 26 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 931
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXB

 

Name: Edryd Davies . Date of Birth: 03/12/1916 . Place of Birth: Brynmawr . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/89/274
Name: Edryd Davies.
Date of Birth: 03/12/1916.
Place of Birth: Brynmawr.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2 Battalion, Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2735056.
Date of Capture: 26 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne, France.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 931.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 2735056
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - EDRYD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - GUARDS BRIGADE

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 3/12/16

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 30/10/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - RHAS-FAWR, TWYN-BLAEN-NANT, BRYNMAWR, BREC., S. WALES

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXIB POSEN JULY 40 - JUNE 41
[STALAG] XXB MARIENBURG JUNE 41 - JAN. 45

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
KOLMAR AUG. 40 - JUNE 41 ROAD WORK
STUHME [? STUHM] E. PR. JUNE 41 - DEC. 42 LAND WORK
STARGARD W. PR. DEC. 42 - JAN. 45 SAW MILL

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. 2735056
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - EDRYD


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
APRIL 1940. Co. COMMANDER
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES. CAMBERLEY Co. COMMANDER

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

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?)
JAN. 20TH. LEFT WEST PR. WITH THE PEOPLE I WORKED FOR.
ARRIVED IN STOLP 1 MONTH LATER BUT WAS FORCED BACK TO DANZIG WHERE I LEFT BY A GERMAN WOUNDED BOAT. LATER I TRANSFERRED TO A TROOP SHIP. ARRIVED IN LUBECK APRIL. THEN BY RAIL THROUGH HAMBURG WHERE I REACHED BRITISH LINES.
I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION A PHOTO OF THE PEOPLE & NAME & ADDRESS OF PEOPLE WHO ASSISTED ME.


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?
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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 April 29th 1945
Signature E. Davies, Gdsm