70030 Lieutenant Peter John McCALL, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Commission: 3 December 1936
Army Number: P/70030
Rank: Lieutenant
Name: Peter John McCALL
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 28 September 1913
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer. France

POW Number: 629
POW Camps: Oflag VII C, Oflag VII D, Oflag VI B, Oflag VIII B, Oflag IX A/Z,

 

Name: Peter McCall . Date of Birth: 28/09/1913 . Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/231/437
Name: Peter McCall.
Date of Birth: 28/09/1913.
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lieutenant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: P70030.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne, France.
Camp Name/Number: Oflag VIIC Laufen.
PoW number: 629.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 2.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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

1. No. P70030
RANK - Lieut.
SURNAME - McCALL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Peter John
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Bn. Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 28th Sept. 1913

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 3rd Dec. 1936

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Breeding & Training Race Horses

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - FREEMASON LODGE, NEWMARKET, SUFFOLK, England

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 25th MAY 1940, Boulogne

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
O FLAG VIIC LAUFEN June 40 - November
OFLAG VIID TITTMONING November 40 - October
OFLAG VIB WARBURG October 41 - September
OFLAG VIIB EICHSTATTT September 42 - July
OFLAG IX A/Z ROTEBURG July 43 - End of March 45
On the March M? E? till liberated at Wimmelburg near Eisleben by A Coy 33 Armoured Reg., 3 Arms Div., 1st U.S. Army Task Force


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
-
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. P70030
RANK - Lieut.
SURNAME - McCALL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Peter John


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).
YES. MAINZ. Straightforward questions by a Major, appeared to know all my particulars, except the No. of the Battalion.


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?)
Tunnel at TITTMONING. Tunnel found by Germans.
Two Tunnels at WARBURG. Self caught by Germans in one.
Neither completed.
Captured by Germans after breaking out of ROTENBURG into German quarters whilst trying to get right away, with five others.


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?
I have filled in Form Q re hand-cuffing at OFLAG VIIB.


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 April 1945
Signature PJ McCall, Lieut.

 

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