6846774 Rifleman Reginald Evan DAVIES, Queen Victoria's Rifles, KRRC: POW

Date of Enlistment: 16 October 1939
Army Number: 6846774
Rank: Rifleman
Name: Reginald Evan DAVIES
Unit: Queen Victoria's Rifles, King's Royal Rifle Corps

Date of Birth: 13 April 1919
Place of Birth: London

POW Number: 13483
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XX B

Date of Capture: 26 May 1940
Place of Capture: Calais, France

 

Name: Reginald Evan Davies . Date of Birth: 13/4/1919 . Place of Birth: London . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/90/65
Name: Reginald Evan Davies.
Date of Birth: 13/4/1919.
Place of Birth: London.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The King's Royal Rifle Corps].
Service Number: 6846774.
Date of Capture: 26 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Calais.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 13483.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 6846774
RANK - RFN.
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD EVAN
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - Q.V.R. K.R.R.C.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 13th April 1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 16th October 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Auditor

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 123, Nightingale Road, Carshalton, Surrey

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Calais 26th May 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXA Thorn July 1940 - October 1941
STALAG XXB Marienburg Oct. 1941 - May 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Stargard Aug '40 - Nov. '40 Road Building
Strassbourg Nov. '40 - Sept. '41 Road Building
? Sept. '41 - Oct. '41 Farming
Altfelde Oct. '41 - Jan. '42 Sugar Factory
? April '42 - Nov. '42 Farming
Tillau Nov. '42 - Feb. '45 Road Building & Farming


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
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12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 6846774
RANK - RFN.
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD EVAN


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).
At Paddock Wood in Kent by Major Morgan
( 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 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?)
Escaped from column of march at dusk, outside town of WITTENBERGE. Recaptured by German forces combing woods systematically after only 1 1/2 days of freedom. Names of companions also recaptured - Gdsm E. WILLIAMS, Pte. J. SLAVIN.


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.)
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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).
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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 7th May 1945
Signature RE Davies

 

See also:

• Escape Companions, unsuccessful attempt
• 7607064 Private John SLAVIN, 47 Company Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps: POW
  
• 3906256 Guardsman Ernest Stanley WILLIAMS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW