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4390776 Private Arthur DURHAM, 4 Green Howards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 15 May 1939
    Army Number: 4390776
    Rank: Private
    Name: Arthur DURHAM
    Unit: 4 Green Howards

    Date of Birth: 18 October 1919
    Place of Birth: Seamer, Yorkshire

    Date of Capture: 22 May 1940
    Place of Capture: Arras, France

    POW Number: 8589
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA
     
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    Name: Arthur Durham . Date of Birth: 18/10/1919 . Place of Birth: Seamer, Yorkshire .... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/106/90
    Name: Arthur Durham.
    Date of Birth: 18/10/1919.
    Place of Birth: Seamer, Yorkshire.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Private.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Green Howards, (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
    Service Number: 4390776.
    Date of Capture: 22 May 1940.
    Theatre of Capture: Arras.
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn Podgorz.
    PoW number: 8589.
    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.
    4390776
    RANK - PTE
    SURNAME - DURHAM
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - ARTHUR
    DECORATIONS -

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    4th GREEN HOARDS

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    50th N.

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    18/10/19

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    15/5/39

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    VALET

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    SEAMER, YARM-ON-TEES, YORKSHIRE

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    25/5/40 ARRAS (FRANCE)

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

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

    STALAG XXA THORN 9/6/40 - 16/1/45
    STALAG 2A NEW BRANDENBURG 28/2/45 - 4/3/45
    STALAG 2E SCHWERIN 26/3/45 - 2/5/45

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

    THORN 9th JUNE 1940 - 16th JAN 1945 AGRICULTURE
    SCHWERIN 27th MARCH - 2 MAY 1945 FORESTRY

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    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?
    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    4390776
    RANK - PTE.
    SURNAME - DURHAM
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - ARTHUR


    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).

    -

    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?)

    BROMBERG 1943.
    ROGERS, WELSH GUARDS
    V. ALMY, R.A.S.C.
    RECAPTURED, ALL, AFTER 4 DAYS.
    KEYS. FROM CIVILIANS

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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.)

    THRESHING MACHINE DESTROYED BY THROWING IRON INTO DRUM.
    ARTIFICIAL MANURE THROWN INTO LAKE
    SMALL TOOLS HIDDEN & DESTROYED.
    POTATOES, GRAIN, WAGONS, MACHINES.
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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?

    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
    5/5/45
    Signature Arthur Durham
     
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