4077171 Lance-Corporal Trevor John BUSS, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 11 November 1938
Army Number: 4077171
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Trevor John BUSS
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 1 July 1918
Place of Birth: Newport, England

Date of Capture: 30 May 1940
Place of Capture: France

POW Number: 20508
POW Camps: Stalag XXA

 

Name: Trevor John Buss . Date of Birth: 1 July 1918 . Place of Birth: Newport,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/52/201
Name: Trevor John Buss.
Date of Birth: 1 July 1918.
Place of Birth: Newport, England.
Service: [unspecified].
Rank: [Lieutenant Corporal].[Lance-Corporal]
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
Service Number: 4077171.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA.
PoW number: 20508.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1

 

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

1. No. 4077171
RANK - L/CPL.
SURNAME - BUSS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - TREVOR JOHN
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st BN. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 1st JULY 1918

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 11th NOVEMBER 1938

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - WINDOW CLEANER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 49 EMLYN STREET, NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - WEST CAPPELL 30th MAY 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XX A THORN POLAND 1st AUG. 1940 - 29th APRIL 43
STALAG XX B MARIENBURG W. PRUSSIA 1st MAY 1943 - 17th FEB. 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
THORN 1st AUG. '42 - 29th APRIL 43 LABOURING
MARIENBURG 1st MAY 43 - 17th FEB. 45 LABOURING


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?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 4077171
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - BUSS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - TREVOR JOHN


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).
Lecture received on active service given by Lt. DANIELS on behaviour on capture. France.
( 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 special interrogation by enemy but enemy were fully informed of all Regts & troop movement even before capture.


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 8th May 1945
Signature T. J. Buss