WO 344-229-2 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2718657 Rank: Lance Serjeant Surname: MURPHY Christian Names: John Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): 2nd Battalion IRISH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): - 4. Date of Birth: 25 Oct 1917 5. Date of Enlistment: Dec 1936 6. Civilian Trade: Butcher 7. Private Address: 75 Marrowbone Lane, Dublin, EIRE 8. Place of Capture: Boulogne, FRANCE Date of Capture: May 1940 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: - 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To - 11. Were you in a Working Camp? Location From & To Nature of Work Poland Jan 1940 - May 1944 Sand quarry Stalag XXID - Odd jobs Stalag IIIA Germany May 1944 - May 1945 Serjeant i/c Party 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: - Nature of Illness Cause Duration - Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: - 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 (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: - 3. Interrogation after Capture (State where, when and methods employed by enemy) Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?: Yes, Germany, good methods. 4. Escapes attempted. Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes? (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?) Y 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). - 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? - (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? - 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: 13 May 1945
Army Number: 2718657 Rank: Lance Corporal Name: J MURPHY Unit: 1 Irish Guards GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1936 - 1939 TNA Reference: WO 100/503
Army Number: 2718657 Rank: Lance-Serjeant Name: John MURPHY Unit: 2 Irish Guards Theatre: France 1940 POW Number: 3420 Date of Capture: 05/1940 Place of Capture: Boulogne Camp: Stalag IIIA TNA Reference: WO 344-229-2
