2719297 Guardsman James BURNS, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 1 September 1939

Army Number: 2719297
Rank: Guardsman
Name: James BURNS
Unit: 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 7 February 1910
Place of Birth: Belfast

Date of Capture: 4 February 1944
Place of Capture: Italy

POW Number: 278319
POW Camps: Stalag IVB, Stalag IXA

 

Army Number: 2719297
Rank: Guardsman
Name: J BURNS
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Missing 4 Feb 1944

 

Army Number: 2719297
Rank: Guardsman
Name: James BURNS
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 278319
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag XIA

 

Name: James Burns . Date of Birth: 7/2/1910 . Place of Birth: Belfast . Service: British... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/51/285
Description:
Name: James Burns.
Date of Birth: 7/2/1910.
Place of Birth: Belfast.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: [2719297].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 278319.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War
PART I

1. No.: 2719297
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: BURNS
Christian Names: James
Decorations: NIL

2. Unit (Army): IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): 24th GUARDS BRIGADE

4. Date of Birth: 7/2/1910
5. Date of Enlistment: 1/9/1939
6. Civilian Trade: Labourer
7. Private Address: 7 New Lodge Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland

8. Place and Date of Capture: Italy. 4/2/1944

9. Were you Wounded when Captured: NO

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. / Location / From & To
STALAG IXA / Altengrabow Germany / 10/3/1944 - 2/4/1944


11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location / From & To / Nature of Work
Gernrode, Germany / 2/4/1944 - 22/1/1945


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

Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?:
NONE REQUIRED


PART II
1. No.: 2719297
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: BURNS
Christian Names: James

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?:
AFRICA - JUNE 1943. CAPT. KENNEDY, IRISH GUARDS
(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?)
NONE

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 against other Allied PoWS?
(Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), 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.
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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: 12th May 1945
Signature: James Burns