2719156 Guardsman David W ANDERSON, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 4 July 1939

Army Number: 2719156
Rank: Guardsman
Name: David W ANDERSON
Unit: 1 Irish Guards


Date of Birth: 26 April 1917
Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Announced POW by Rome radio: 9 February 1944
Date of Capture: 10 February 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy

POW Number: 278536
POW Camps: Stalag IVB, Stalag XXIA

 

Army Number: 2719256
Rank: Guardsman
Name: D ANDERSON
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Date of Payment 7 Jan 1944, 400 Local Currency, 3 C.R.U., CMF 4 Coy. 1st Bn. Irish Guards Missing ; POW announced by Rome radio 9 Feb 1944

 

Name: David [W] Anderson . Date of Birth: 26 April 1917 . Place of Birth: Belfast .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/7/61
Name: David [W] Anderson.
Date of Birth: 26 April 1917.
Place of Birth: Belfast.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: [2719156].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 278536.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2719156
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - ANDERSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - David
DECORATIONS - Africa Star

2. UNIT (ARMY) - Irish Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st Infantry Division

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 26 April 1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 4 July 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Farmer

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 8 Parkgate Ave, Sydenham, Belfast, N. Ireland

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 10/02/1944 Anzio

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
-

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Elbingerode / April 1944 - February 1945 / Stone Quarrying
Halberstadt / March 1945 - April 1945 / Labouring


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
None

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2719156
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - ANDERSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID


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).
Yes. Phillipville, N. Africa, Oct. 1943, Company Commander
( 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).
No

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 28 April 1945
Signature D Anderson