2735228 Guardsman Wynne EVANS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 15 November 1939
Army Number: 2735228
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Wynne EVANS
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 19 June 1919
Place of Birth: Wrexham

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 3867
POW Camps: Stalag XXB, Stalag XXI B, Stalag XXI D, Stalag VIII B, Stalag VIII A, Stalag XX A, Stalag XXB, Stalag II E,

 

Name: Wynne Evans . Date of Birth: 10/6/1919 . Place of Birth: Wrexham . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/115/104
Name: Wynne Evans.
Date of Birth: 10/6/1919.
Place of Birth: Wrexham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [2735228].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 3867.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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

1. No. 2735228
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - EVANS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WYNNE
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 19/6/19

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 15/11/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - NURSING ORDERLY

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - COED-Y-GLYN, GLYN CEIRIOG, WREXHAM

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXIB SCHEWBIN [? SCHWERIN] May 1940 - Nov 1940
[STALAG] XXID POSEN Nov 1940 - May 1941
[STALAG] VIIIB LAMSDORF May 1941 - Sept 1943
[STALAG] VIIIA (THORN) GORLITZ Sep 1943 - April 1944
[STALAG] XXA [STALAG] XXB [STALAG] IIE MARIENBURG SCHWERIN


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
POSEN Nov 1940 - May 1941 LABOURING
BRIEG May 1941 - Aug 1941 LABOURING
WALDENBURG Aug 1941 - Feb 1944 GLASS WORKS
GROUDENS [? GRAUDENZ] April 1944 - Aug. 1944 LABOURING


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
LOST TOP OF RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER / ACCIDENT WITH GLASS / 12 WKS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2735228
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - EVANS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WYNNE


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?)
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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.)



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 9th May 1945
Signature W Evans