2735396 Guardsman Walter SHUTTLEWORTH, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 27 December 1939
    Army Number: 2735396
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Walter SHUTTLEWORTH
    Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 14 June 1919
    Place of Birth: Preston

    Date of Capture: 16 June 1940
    Place of Capture: Hardelot, France

    POW Number: 3190 [or 31357]
    POW Camps: Stalag 9C
     
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    Name: Walter Shuttleworth . Date of Birth: 17/06/1919 . Place of Birth: Preston . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/321/428
    Name: Walter Shuttleworth.
    Date of Birth: 17/06/1919.
    Place of Birth: Preston.
    Service: [unspecified].
    Rank: Private.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [unspecified].
    Service Number: 2735396.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag IXC Bad-Sulza.
    PoW number: 3190.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
    Date: [1939-1945]


    Name: Walter Shuttleworth . Date of Birth: 17/06/1919 . Place of Birth: Preston . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/328/372
    Name: Walter Shuttleworth.
    Date of Birth: 17/06/1919
    Place of Birth: Preston.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: [2735396].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag IXC Bad Sulza.
    PoW number: 31357.
    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.
    2735396
    RANK - GUARDSMAN
    SURNAME - SHUTTLEWORTH
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - WALTER
    DECORATIONS -

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

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    17th JUNE 1919

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    DEC. 27th 1939

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    15 HEYSHAM ST., PRESTON, LANCS., ENGLAND

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    HARDELOT, FRANCE JUNE 16th 1940

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

    10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
    Camp No. / Location / From / Till

    107 STALAG 9C GERMANY JULY 12th 1940 - OCT 6th 1941
    100 STALAG 9C GERMANY OCT 6th 1941 - SEP 1943
    137 STALAG 9C GERMANY SEPT 1943 - MARCH 30th 1945

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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    GERMANY JULY 12th 1940 - MARCH 30th 1945 ROAD MAKING
    - - - STONE QUARRY
    - - - SALT MINE

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    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?
    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2735396
    RANK - GUARDSMAN
    SURNAME - SHUTTLEWORTH
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - WALTER


    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).

    -
    ( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
    -

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

    -

    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?)

    -

    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.)

    -

    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).

    -

    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?

    -


    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
    12/5/45
    Signature W. Shuttleworth
     
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