2736997 Lance-Serjeant Cyril WILCOX, 3 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 4 July 1940
Army Number: 2736997
Rank: Lance-Serjeant
Name: Cyril WILCOX
Unit: 3 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 8 July 1913
Place of Birth: Aberdare

Date of Capture: 11 Oct 1944
Place of Capture: Italy

POW Number: 139534
POW Camps: Stalag VII A, Stalag 383

 

Name: Cyril Wilcox . Date of Birth: 08/07/1913 . Place of Birth: Aberdare . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/390/545
Name: Cyril Wilcox.
Date of Birth: 08/07/1913.
Place of Birth: Aberdare.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
Service Number: 2736997.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 139534.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2736997
RANK - L/Sgt
SURNAME - WILCOX
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CYRIL
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 3rd Bn WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 6th (BRITISH) ARMOURED DIV

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 8/7/13

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 4/7/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - PRINTER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 6 BANKES STREET, ABERDARE, S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ITALY - 11/10/44

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] VIIA GERMANY 25/10/44 - FEB. 45
[STALAG] 383 GERMANY FEB. 45 - APRIL 45
ON MARCH GERMANY APRIL 45 - LIBERATED


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
NO
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2736997
RANK - L/Sgt
SURNAME - WILCOX
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CYRIL


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).
HAMPSTEAD, 1942
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
HAMPSTEAD, 1942

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?)
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 15/5/45
Signature Cyril Wilcox