2735297 Guardsman Thomas Richard POWELL, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 22 December 1939
Army Number: 2735297
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Thomas Richard POWELL
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 18 March 1918
Place of Birth: Birmingham

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

POW Number: 7159
POW Camps: Stalag XXB, Stalag XXA

 

Name: Thomas Richard Powell . Date of Birth: 18/03/1918 . Place of Birth: Birmingham... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/294/301
Name: Thomas Richard Powell.
Date of Birth: 18/03/1918.
Place of Birth: Birmingham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2 Battalion The Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2735297.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 7157 [7159].
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. 2735297
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - POWELL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - THOMAS RICHARD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2ND BATT. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - BRIGADE GUARDS

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 18/3/18

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 22/12/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - PRESS OPERATOR

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 19 ONSLOW ROAD, TYSELEY, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XX A THORN JUNE 1939 [sic, 1940] - APRIL 1943
[STALAG] XX B MARIENBURG APRIL 1943 - JANUARY 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
WIRSITZ JULY 1939 [sic, 1940] - NOVEMBER 1941 QUARRY
BROMBERG APRIL 1942 - ARIL 1943 DRAINAGE
CHRISTBURG APRIL 1943 - JANUARY 1945 CEMENT


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


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2735297
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - POWELL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - THOMAS RICHARD


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?)
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 2/5/45
Signature T. R. Powell