1881133 Lance-Corporal William Henry Francis McDUFF, Royal Engineers & 7 Commando, Layforce: POW

Army Number: 1881133
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: William Henry Francis McDUFF
Unit: Royal Engineers ; 7 Commando, Layforce


Date of Birth: 15 Nov 1916
Place of Birth: Walthamstow
Date of Enlistment: 3 Sep 1939
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Sfakia, Crete

 

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Reference: WO 416/235/71
Name: William [H][F] McDuff.
Date of Birth: 18/11/1916.
Place of Birth: Walthamstow.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Lance Corporal].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Engineers].
Service Number: [1881133].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag III-D Berlin.
PoW number: 11910.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 1881133
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - McDUFF
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM HENRY FRANCIS
DECORATIONS - AFRICA STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL ENGINEERS 7th COMMANDO (LAYFORCE) M.E.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 15th NOVEMBER 1916

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 3rd SEPTEMBER 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 62 MANOR ROAD, HIGHAM HILL, WALTHAMSTOW, LONDON E17

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 1st JUNE, SPAKIA, CRETE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NIL

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
TRANSIT CAMP LUCKENWALDE AUGUST 17th - AUGUST 19th
401 IIID NEUKOLN S.E. BERLIN AUGUST 19th - DECEMBER 1942
428 IIID ZERNSDORFT S.E. BERLIN JANUARY 1943 - APRIL 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NEUKOLN E. BERLIN AUGUST 1941 - DECEMBER 1942 SCRAP YARD
ZERNSDORF S.E. BERLIN JANUARY 1943 - APRIL 1945 RAILWAY


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. 1881133
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - McDUFF
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM HENRY FRANCIS


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).
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( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
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3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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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?)
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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 20th May 1945
Signature William McDuff

 

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