2553925 Signalman Denis RILEY, Royal Signals & Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 2553925
Rank: Signalman
Name: Denis RILEY
Unit: Long Range Desert Group

Date of Birth: 12 Sep 1920
Date of Enlistment: 23 Jul 1940
Date of Capture: 28 Oct 1943
Place of Capture: Dodecanese Islands

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Corps of Signals 2303001 - 2604000

 

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

1. No. 2553925
RANK - SGM
SURNAME - RILEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DENIS
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - ARMY

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 12th SEP. 1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 23rd JULY 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLERK

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - c/o RHODESIA HOUSE, 419 STRAND, LONDON

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - DODECANESE 28/10/43

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 344 LAMSDORF GERMANY SEPT '43 - MARCH '44
STALAG 357 THORN POLAND MARCH '44 - AUG '44
STALAG 357 FALLINGBOSTEL GERMANY AUG '44 - APRIL '45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

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?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2553925
RANK - SGM
SURNAME - RILEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DENIS


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).
IN SYRIA IN 1943 BY LRDG OFFICER
( 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. In BERLIN Nov 1943.

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?)
NO

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 29/4/45
Signature D. Riley

 

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Reference: WO 416/307/160
Name: Denis Riley.
Date of Birth: 12/09/1920.
Place of Birth: [unspecified].
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Sergeant Major]. sic signalman?
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Corps of Signals].
Service Number: [2553925].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 358375.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]