WO 344-71-2 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2717532 Rank: Guardsman Surname: COOKE Christian Names: Charles Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): - 4. Date of Birth: 7 June 1910 5. Date of Enlistment: 15 October 1931 6. Civilian Trade: Painter 7. Private Address: 9 York Road, Taunton, Somerset, England 8. Place of Capture: NORTH AFRICA Date of Capture: 30 March 1943 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: Yes 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To Stalag VIIA and 344 - 18 April 1942 - October 1943 Near Munich Lamsdorf October 1943 - January 1945 Baveria Upper Silesia 20 January - 20 May 1945 On the March 11. Were you in a Working Camp? - Location From & To Nature of Work - 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: Yes Nature of Illness Cause Duration Swollen left leg, Wounds, 2 1/2 years Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: Yes PART II 2. Lectures before Capture (State where, when and by whom) (a) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave in the event of capture?: Yes. Africa, March 1943, Major BUCKNALL (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: No 3. Interrogation after Capture (State where, when and methods employed by enemy) Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?: No 4. Escapes attempted. Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes? No (Give details of each attempt separately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, where and when captured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to our companions?) - 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? No (Give details, places and dates). - 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 against other Allied PoWS? No (Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy). - 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. - 8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice? No SECURITY UNDERTAKING. I fully realised that all information relating to 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 of Signature: 23 May 1943
Army Number: 2717532 Rank: Guardsman Name: Charles COOKE Unit: 1 Irish Guards Theatre: North Africa POW Number: 83751 Date of Capture: 30/03/1943 Place of Capture: Tunisia Camp: Stalag VIIIB TNA Reference: WO 344-71-2