2355757 Signalman James DUNBAR, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 14 November 1940
Army Number: 2355757
Rank: Signalman
Name: James DUNBAR
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 2 January 1910
Place of Birth: Kilmarnock

POW Number: 247765
Date of Capture: 20 June 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

 

Name: James Dunbar . Date of Birth: 02/01/1910 . Place of Birth: Kilmarnock . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/104/249
Name: James Dunbar.
Date of Birth: 02/01/1910.
Place of Birth: Kilmarnock.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [unspecified].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The Royal Corps of Signals Regiments].
Service Number: [2355757].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
PoW number: 247765.
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. 2355757
RANK - SIGMN.
SURNAME - DUNBAR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL SIGNALS (201st GDS BRIGADE SIGNALS)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st ARMOURED DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 2nd JANUARY 1910

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 14th NOVEMBER 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - RAILWAY CARR. OILER.

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 82 BONNYTON SQUARE, KILMARNOCK, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK 20th JUNE 1942

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[CAMPO] PG 73 CARPI ITALY SEPT. 1942 - SEPT. 1943
[STALAG] IV B MUHLBERG SAX. GERMANY SEPT. 1943 - OCT 1943


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
RIESA/ELBE SAXONY OCT 1943 - 17th APRIL 1945 GOODS WAREHOUSE. RLY.


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
NIL

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NIL


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2355757
RANK - SIGMN.
SURNAME - DUNBAR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES


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?)
Left a column of prisoners at STRELLA [? STREHLA] with 17 Companions on 22nd April 1945 and met Americans at WURZEN on 24th April 1945. (69th INFANTRY DIV. 1st American Army,)
Yes. All managed to get to Allied lines safely.
(Names at foot of Part II).

NAMES OF COMPANIONS
CPL. J. KENNEDY
L/BDR W. MAYNARD
DVR. S. ROSS
GNR. R. JONES
GNR. E.L. JONES
GNR. S. TUTT
PTE. N. FOSTER
PTE. J. MORRIS
GNR. A. GLEAVE
PTE. J. CLARK
TPR. CLARK
RFLMN. C. GUNNER
DVR. J. BROOKS
PTE. G. BALLS
PTE. J. FERRANT
SIGMN. C. DALE
DVR. J. ARMITAGE



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 18th May 1945
Signature James Dunbar

 

See also:

• Escape companions -
• T/162687 Driver James Alexander ARMITAGE, 903 Company RASC attached 200 Guards Brigade: POW
  
• 2363901 Signalman Clifford Robert DALE, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW
  
• 6019978 Private Joseph FERRANT, 2/5 Battalion Essex Regiment: POW
  
• 6850341 Rifleman Charles Ernest GUNNER, 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps: POW