1880061 Sapper Stanley Eric HARPER, Royal Engineers & 7 ME Commando, "A" Batt Layforce: POW

Army Number: 1880061
Rank: Sapper
Name: Stanley Eric HARPER
Unit: Royal Engineers ; 7 ME Commando, "A" Battalion LAYFORCE


Date of Birth: 8 Mar 1918
Place of Birth: West Kirkby
Date of Enlistment: 9 Sep 1939
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Sfakia, Crete

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Engineers 1842001 - 2303000

 

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Reference: WO 416/163/282
Name: Stanley [E] Harper.
Date of Birth: 8/3/1917.
Place of Birth: West Kirkby.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Sapper].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Engineers].
Service Number: 1880061.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XVIIIA Wolfsberg.
PoW number: 4930.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 1880061
RANK - Spr.
SURNAME - HARPER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - STANLEY ERIC
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 7th M.E. COMMANDO, "A" Bttn. LAYFORCE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 8/3/18

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 9/9/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - ART STUDENT

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - "ATALON" GERALDINE ROAD, GREAT MALVERN, WORCS. ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - SFAHKIA [SFAKIA] CRETE 1st JUNE 41

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
HOSPITAL MALEME KAHNIA CRETE JUNE 1st -
STALAG 18A WOLFSBERG, AUSTRIA AUG 4 41 - APRIL 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
LAUNSDORF FRIESACK AUG 4/41 - JAN. 43 STONE QUARRY
ST. VEIT FEB/43 - MAY /43 RAILWAY
ARDENNING FELDRACH - - RAILWAY
GRAZ - APRIL/45 RAILWAY & AIR RAID SHELTERS


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. 1880061
RANK - Spr.
SURNAME - HARPER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - STANLEY ERIC


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?)
YES. September 43, escaped from Graz area, disguised as an old lady, recaptured by SS, south of Steinbruck Yugoslavia, during bandit raid on Oct 13th 43
Map making always.


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.)
Passive Resistance & general stupidity


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).
NIL

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 18th of May/45
Signature E Harper