Date of Enlistment: 18 February 1940 Army Number: 2735682 Rank: Guardsman Name: John Edward THOMAS Unit: Welsh Guards Date of Birth: 9 January 1920 Place of Birth: Date of Capture: 15 June 1940 Place of Capture: Hardellot POW Number: 16901 POW Camps: Stalag XXA
Name: John [E] Thomas . Date of Birth: 09/01/1920 . Place of Birth: Grangestown . ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/359/39 Name: John [E] Thomas. Date of Birth: 09/01/1920. Place of Birth: Grangestown. Service: [British Army]. Rank: Private. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards]. Service Number: [273682]. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn. PoW number: 16901. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 1. Date: [1939-1945]
View Record via Ancestry PART I. GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. 1. No. 2735682 RANK - GUARDSMAN SURNAME - THOMAS CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN EDWARD DECORATIONS - 2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd BATT. WELSH GUARDS 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 4. DATE OF BIRTH - 9th JAN. 1920 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 15th FEB. 1940 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - STEEL WORKER 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 19 LANCHESTER ROAD, GRANGETOWN (YORKS.), ENGLAND 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - HARDELOT, 15th JUNE 1940 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till STALAG XXA THORN JULY 40 - AUG. 40 " " NOV. 40 - JAN. 41 " " NOV. 41 - JAN. 42 11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work LAUTENBERG AUG 40 - NOV. 40 FOREST WORK OSSOWO JAN. 41 - NOV. 41 ROAD WORK GRUPPE JAN. 42 - MAY 42 GENERAL WORK ALTHAUSEN MAY 42 - JAN. 45 FARM WORK 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? The treatment could have been much better GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET 1. No. 2735682 RANK - GUARDSMAN SURNAME - THOMAS CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN EDWARD 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? The treatment by the Germans on the marching columns was undoubtedly outrageous & in many cases the case of a lot of boys' deaths. Especially the last march across POLAND & GERMANY which lasted in may cases over 6 weeks. 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 4th MAY 1945 Signature John E. Thomas