6100545 Lance-Corporal Vincent / Vincente BLASCO, 50 ME COMMANDO, LAYFORCE: POW

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    Army Number: 6100545
    Rank: Lance-Corporal
    Name: Vincent BLASCO
    Unit: 50 ME COMMANDO, LAYFORCE



     
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    Name: Vincent (Vincente) BLASO
    Date of Birth 25 Apr 1917
    Date of Enlistment: 9 Sep 1940
    Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
    Place of Capture: Crete


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

    1. No.
    6100545
    RANK - Lance Corporal
    SURNAME - BLASCO
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - Vincent
    DECORATIONS -

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    LAYFORCE (50 ME COMMANDO)

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

    4. DATE OF BIRTH - 25 APRIL 1917

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    9 SEPTEMBER 1940

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    MATTRESS MAKING

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    21 ARGYLL AVENUE, INTAKE, DONCASTER, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    CRETE 1 JUNE 1941

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

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

    STALAG III D / / 2/1941 / 10/1943
    STALAG IV G / / 10/1943 / 15/5/1945

    Blasco Vincent CAMPS.png

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

    BERLIN / 9/41 / 10/43 / LABOUR
    GOLZERN / 10/43 / 4/44 / PAPER FACTORY
    TREBSEN / 4/44 / 4/45 / PAPER FACTORY

    Blasco Vincent WORK CAMPS.png

    12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
    Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

    APPENDICITIS / I do not know / 7/1/43 till 7/2/1942
    MALARIA THREE TIMES


    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    6100545
    RANK - L/Corporal
    SURNAME - BLASCO
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - Vincent


    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).

    No

    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?)

    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



    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
    3 MAY 1945
    Signature V Blasco
     
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    Reference: WO 416/32/472
    Name: Vicente Blasco.
    Date of Birth: 25 April 1917.
    Place of Birth: Gibralter.
    Service: [British Army].
    Rank: [Lance Corporal].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)].
    Service Number: [6100545].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag IIID Berlin.
    PoW number: 12353.
    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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