2719090 Guardsman Arthur BLAYMIRE, 1 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 2 June 1939

Army Number: 2719090
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Arthur BLAYMIRE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 6 January 1920
Place of Birth: Leeds

Date of Capture: 26 January 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy

POW Number: 278215
POW Camps: Stalag IVB, Stalag 357

 

Army Number: 2719090
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Arthur BLAYMIRE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 278215
Camp: Stalag 357

 

Name: Arthur Blaymire . Date of Birth: 6/1/1920 . Place of Birth: Leeds . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/33/15
Name: Arthur Blaymire.
Date of Birth: 6/1/1920.
Place of Birth: Leeds.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: 2719090.
Date of Capture: 26 January 1944.
Theatre of Capture: Italy.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 278215.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 1.
Number of Cards: 5.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

via Ancestry

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

1. No. 2719090
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - BLAYMIRE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ARTHUR
DECORATIONS - Africa Star

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st Batt. IRISH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st DIVISION

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 06/01/1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 02/06/1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - LABOURER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 107 BELLEVUE ROAD, PARK LANE, LEEDS, YORKSHIRE

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ANZIO, ITALY, 26th JANUARY 1944

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] 357 / FALLINGBOSTEL / AUGUST 1944 - APRIL 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
-

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?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2729090
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - BLAYMIRE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ARTHUR


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).
-

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?)
YES. Attempted while on March but was recaptured by German Cpl when about four kilos from main body.
NAME OF COMPANION - Gds J. KERR


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 agains other Allied Prisoners of War? (Give details, names of persons concerned, camps, 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.
(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?
-


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 4/5/1945
Signature A. Blaymire

 

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?)
YES. Attempted while on March but was recaptured by German Cpl when about four kilos from main body.
NAME OF COMPANION - Gds J. KERR


See also:

• 2719186 Guardsman John KERR, MM, 1 Irish Guards: PoW