68554 Lieutenant Peter Stubley BLACK, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Personal Number: 68554
Rank: Captain
Name: Peter Stubley BLACK
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 7 May 1918
Place of Birth: Elton

Date of Capture: 24 May 1940
Place of Capture: France

POW Number: 1578
POW Camps: Oflag VII B, Oflag VIIC


London Gazette : 1 September 1939
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34662/page/5982/data.pdf
The undermentioned officers, from Territorial Army, to be 2nd Lts. 2nd July 1939: -
FOOT GUARDS.
W. G'ds.—
2nd Lt. Peter Stubley BLACK, 8th Bn. Foresters, next below 2nd Lt. E. G. F. Bedingfeld.

London Gazette : 18 February 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35077/supplement/955/data.pdf
The undermentioned 2nd Lts.to be Lts.:—
2nd Jan. 1941:—
W. G’ds.
FOOT GUARDS.

P. S. Black (68554).

London Gazette : 2 July 1946
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37635/supplement/3375/data.pdf
FOOT GUARDS

The undermentioned Lts to be Capts 1st July, 1946.—
P. S BLACK (68554).

London Gazette : 31 July 1951
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39297/supplement/4094/data.pdf
FOOT GUARDS.
W. G'ds.
Capt. P. S. BLACK (68554) retires on ret. pay on account of disability, 31st July 1951.

 

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16581003
Reference: WO 416/31/322
Name: Peter Stabley Black.
Date of Birth: 7/5/1918.
Place of Birth: Elton.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lieutenant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: P68554.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Oflag VIIC Laufen.
PoW number: 1578.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

Thanks for finding that LG entry and his full name. Title & LG post duly amended.

 

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

1. No. 68554
RANK - LIEUT.
SURNAME - BLACK
CHRISTIAN NAMES - PETER STUBLEY
DECORATIONS - NONE

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - No DIVISION - 20th GUARDS BRIGADE

4. DATE OF BIRTH - MAY 7th 1918

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - NO PRIVATE ADDRESS AS YET, ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATIONS - GUARDS CLUB, BROOK ST., LONDON, W. 1.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE FRANCE, MAY 24th 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - YES

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
NOT KNOWN BOULOGNE MAY 24th - MAY 28
ENGLUSH no. 17/215 GEN. HOSP. CAMIERS MAY 28th - July 2nd

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

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?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 68554
RANK - LIEUT.
SURNAME - BLACK
CHRISTIAN NAMES - PETER STUBLY


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 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?)
Two unsuccessful tunnel attempts. Companions Capt. Lord HOPETOUN, Lieut. P.J. McCALL, Lieut. D.M. MACCOLL, Capt. P. BLUNDELL, Capt. Lord ARUNDELL of WARDOUR.

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 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?
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 MAY 9th 1945
Signature P.S. Black, Lieut.

 

See also:

• 70030 Lieutenant Peter John McCALL, 2 Welsh Guards: POW - escape companion, unsuccessful attempt