6291999 Lance-Corporal Anthony Bruce DIPLOCK, Buffs ; 4 Commando: POW

Army Number: 6291999
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Anthony Bruce DIPLOCK
Unit: Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) ; 4 Commando, Special Service Brigade

• Army Number Block Allocations
• The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6278001 - 6334000

 

Name: Anthony Bruce Diplock . Date of Birth: 7/11/1921 . Place of Birth: Eastbourne .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/97/152
Name: Anthony Bruce Diplock.
Date of Birth: 7/11/1921.
Place of Birth: Eastbourne.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Lance Corporal].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Buffs.
Service Number: 6291999.
Date of Capture: 19 August 1942.
Theatre of Capture: Dieppe [France].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 25286.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. - 6291999
RANK - L/CPL.
SURNAME - DIPLOCK
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ANTHONY BRUCE
DECORATIONS - 1939-43 STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 4 COMMANDO. SPECIAL SERVICE BRIGADE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - SPECIAL SERVICE BRIGADE

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 7/11/21

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 17/6/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLERK

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 33 BARASSIE ST., TROON, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - DIEPPE 19/8/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? YES

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 344 LAMSDORF O/S SEPT '42 - FEB '44
STALAG VIII B TESCHEN O/S FEB '44 - JAN '45


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. - 6291999
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - DIPLOCK
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ANTHONY BRUCE


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
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 coming 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?
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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 13/5/45
Signature AB Diplock, L/Cpl.

 

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