2735177 Guardsman Henry George Owen WAINFUR, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 14 December 1939
Army Number: 2735177
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Henry George Owen WAINFUR
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 15 February 1919
Place of Birth: Wales

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 13977
POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB ; Stalag 344

 

Name: [Harry G O] Weinfur [Wainfur] . Date of Birth: 15/02/1919 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/384/349
Name: [Harry G O] Weinfur [Wainfur].
Date of Birth: 15/02/1919.
Place of Birth: Wales.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
Service Number: [2735177].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf].
PoW number: 13977.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2735177
RANK - Gdsman
SURNAME - Wainfur
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Henry George Owen
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 15/2/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 14/12/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Grt. Western Railway

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - The Woodlands, Pontrilas nr Hereford

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Boulogne 25/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - Yes

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf June - July


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
E25 Ralchbalde [Rauschwalde] July 1940 - May 1943 Stone Quarry
E535 Sosnoditze [Sosnowiec] May 1943 - July 1944 Coal Mine
E72 Beathen [Beuthen] July 1944 - 1945 Coal mine


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Sinusitis
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes until Hospital Evacuation


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2735177
RANK - Gdsman
SURNAME - Wainfur
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Henry George Owen


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 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?)
No

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?
No


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 4/5/1945
Signature HG Wainfur