6346220 Lance-Corporal Reginald Lionel VIDLER, Special Air Service: POW

Army Number: 6346220
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Reginald Lionel VIDLER
Unit: Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 1 Dec 1921
Date of Enlistment: 6 May 1939
Date of Capture: 1943
Place of Capture: Termoli, Italy

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal West Kent Regiment 6334001 - 6390000

 

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

1. No. 6346220
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - VIDLER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD LIONEL
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGIMENT

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - DECEMBER 1st 1921

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 6th MAY 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - MALE NURSE

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 142, TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TERMOLI, ITALY

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG VIIIA MOOSBURG OCTOBER 23 - OCTOBER 26th 1943
DULAG LUFT FRANKFURT ON MAIN OCTOBER 26 - OCTOBER 29th
STALAG IVB MUHLBERG 1/11/43 - 23/9/44
STALAG IV F CHEMNITZ 24/9/44 - 8/5/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
CHEMNITZ 24/9/43 - 8/5/45 TREE FELLING


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

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 6346220
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - VIDLER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD LIONEL


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).
YES, BY COMMANDING OFFICER ITALY
SICILY, NORTH AFRICA
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES, SAME AS ABOVE.

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
INTERROGATION AT FRANKFURT ON MAIN, DULAG LUFT, SOLITARY CONFINEMENT


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).
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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?
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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 17/5/45
Signature Vidler, RL