2735066 Guardsman William Ivor EVANS, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 3 November 1939
Army Number: 2735066
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William Ivor EVANS
Unit: Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 29 July 1917
Place of Birth: Cwmgwrach

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

POW Number: 14100
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB

 

Name: [W] Ivor Evans . Date of Birth: 29/7/1919 . Place of Birth: Glamorgan . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/114/209
Name: [W] Ivor Evans.
Date of Birth: 29/7/1919.
Place of Birth: Glamorgan.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [2735066].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [Stalag XXB Marienburg].
PoW number: 14100.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.

 

Name: William Ivor Evans . Date of Birth: 29/7/1919 . Place of Birth: Cumgwrach . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/115/94
Name: William Ivor Evans.
Date of Birth: 29/7/1919.
Place of Birth: Cumgwrach.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2735066.
Date of Capture: 12 June 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Dunkirk.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 14100.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 2735066
RANK - Gds
SURNAME - Evans
CHRISTIAN NAMES - William Ivor
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.H.Q.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 29/7/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - Nov 3rd 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Miner

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - Maes y Dre Wrexham

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 28th May 1939 [sic, 1940] Dunkirk


9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - Yes

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXB / ? / August 12th '39 [sic, 1940?] - Nov. 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Elbing / 8 months / Road clearing


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Lung Trouble / Cold / 3 years
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2735066
RANK - GDS
SURNAME - EVANS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Ivor 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).
No
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
No

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
No

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?)
YES ONCE
WORKING CAMP D??TCH E??? YES.


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?
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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 11th May 1943
Signature W I Evans