6100538 Private Miguel TORRALBO, 50 ME Commando, LAYFORCE: POW

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    Army Number: 6100538
    Rank: Private
    Name: Miguel TORRALBO
    Unit: 50 ME COMMANDO, LAYFORCE



     
    Last edited: Sep 26, 2023
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    • View Record via Ancestry
    • Name: Torralbo. Miguel
    • Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1907
    • Date of Enlistment: 5 Oct 1940
    • Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
    • Place of Capture: Crete

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

    1. No.
    6100538
    RANK - PTE.
    SURNAME - TORRALBO
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - MIGUIL [sic]
    DECORATIONS -

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    50 COMMANDO, LAYFORCE

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    8/9/1907

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    5/10/40

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    FARMER

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    30 CAYE PELAYO, VILLANUEBO, CORDOBA PROVINCE, SPAIN
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    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    CRETE, 1/6/1941

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

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

    MALEME CRETE 1/6/41 - 20/8/1941
    STALAG IV B MUHLBERG GERMANY 23/8/41 - 5/7/42

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

    OFFEL [STALAG] IV A 23/7/42 - 18/1/43 COAL MINES
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    12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
    Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

    - CRONIC 9/2/43
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    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    -


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    6100538
    RANK - PTE
    SURNAME - TORRALBO
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - MIGUIL [sic]


    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 you 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



    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
    28/5/45
    Signature M Torralbo

    Interrogation note:-
    This man is really a Spaniard who joined British Army in EGYPT saying he was a British Subject by birth.
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    Last edited: Sep 26, 2023
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