2718999 Guardsman Francis MURPHY, 2 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 1 January 1939
Date of Discharge: 15 January 1945

Army Number: 2718999
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Francis MURPHY
Unit: 2 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 2 June 1918
Place of Birth: -


Date of Capture: 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne
PoW number: 8544
PoW Camp: Stalag XXA, Stalag IIIA

 

Army Number: 2718999
Rank: Guardsman
Name:
Unit: 2 Irish Guards
Theatre: France 1940
POW Number: 8544
Date of Capture: 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne
Camp: Stalag IIIA

 

Name: Francis Murphy . Date of Birth: 02/06/1918 . Place of Birth: [unspecified]. ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/266/285
Name: Francis Murphy.
Date of Birth: 02/06/1918.
Place of Birth: [unspecified].
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Irish Guards.
Service Number: 2718999.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 8544.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.

 

WO 344-229-2


PART I
General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War

1. No.: 2718999
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: MURPHY
Christian Names: Frank
Decorations: -
2. Unit (Army): 2nd Battalion IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): -

4. Date of Birth: 2 Jun 1918
5. Date of Enlistment: 1 Jan 1939
6. Civilian Trade: -
7. Private Address: 22 Purnell Street, Dublin, EIRE

8. Place of Capture: Boulogne
Date of Capture: -

9. Were you Wounded when Captured:

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. Location From & To
- Thorn 8 Jun 1940 - Aug 1940
Stalag IIIA Luckenwalde Dec 1944 - Jan 1945

11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location From & To Nature of Work
Friesack Apr 1940 - Dec 1944 Land
Postsdam Jan 1945 - 25 Apr 1945 Carpenter

12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?:
No
Nature of Illness Cause Duration
-

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?:
No
(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?
-
(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?
(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: 17 May 1945

 

Campaign Stars & Medals : 2:0

• 1939-45 Star
• War Medal 1939-45

Address given at time of application (1948):
24, Princess Drive, Sale, Cheshire