2735483 Guardsman Peter RINTOUL, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 15 January 1940
    Army Number: 2735483
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Peter RINTOUL
    Unit: A Company, 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 8 Aug 1919
    Place of Birth: East Lothian, Scotland

    Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
    Place of Capture: Bolougne Sur Mer, France

    POW Number: 13913
    POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB, Stalag 344
     
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    Name: Peter Rintoul . Date of Birth: 08/08/1919 . Place of Birth: East Lothian,... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/307/341
    Name: Peter Rintoul.
    Date of Birth: 08/08/1919.
    Place of Birth: East Lothian, Scotland.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Guardsman.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards, "A" Company.
    Service Number: 2735483.
    Date of Capture: 26/05/1940.
    Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
    PoW number: 13913.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 1.
    Number of Fingerprints: 1.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 3.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    2735483
    RANK - GUARDSMAN
    SURNAME - RINTOUL
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - PETER
    DECORATIONS -

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

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    21st Guards Brigade [sic, 20th Guards Brigade]

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    8/8/19

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 15/1/40

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    CARPENTER

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    c/o KILSPINDIE, HADDINGTON, SCOTLAND

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

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    YES

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

    STALAG VIIIB LAMSDORF O.S. 3/6/40 - 5/8/40
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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    BIELAU O.S. 5/8/40 - 12/6/41 GENERAL LABOUR
    MECHTAL O.S. 12/6/41 - SEPT 42 COAL MINE
    KNUROW POLAND SEPT 42 - OCT 42 COAL MINE
    JOASDORF SUDET.D 12/1/43 - JULY 43 STONE QUARRY
    BORY POLAND JULY 43 - 17/1/45 COAL MINE

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    12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
    Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

    Chronic Bronc. & Pleurisy / Sleeping at Work / 4 months
    Varicose Veins INJ / Strain / 1 month

    Gland Operation INJ / Unknown / 5 weeks
    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    Generally good
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    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2735483
    RANK - GUARDSMAN
    SURNAME - RINTOUL
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - PETER


    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?)
    Still Guarded Roding 3rd Arm Div, 3rd Army
    Relieved at Roding on 24/4/45

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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.)

    WHENEVER POSSIBLE (I have no diary)
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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).

    -

    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
    3rd May 45
    Signature Peter Rintoul
     
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