2720885 Lance-Corporal James BRESLIN, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Date of Enlistment: 8 May 1940

Army Number: 2720885
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: James BRESLIN
Unit: 3 Company, 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 27 May 1911
Place of Birth: Blackburn, England

Date of Capture: 22 February 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy

POW Number: 131043
POW Camps: Stalag IVG, Stalag VIIA

 

Army Number: 2720885
Rank: Lance Corporal
Name: J BRESLIN
Unit: 3 Company, 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 14 January 1944, 400 Local Currency ;
Missing 22 February 1944

 

Army Number: 2720885
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: James BRESLIN
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
POW Number: 131043
Date of Capture:
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag IV G

 

Name: James Breslin . Date of Birth: 27 May 1911 . Place of Birth: Blackburn, England .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/41/153
Name: James Breslin.
Date of Birth: 27 May 1911.
Place of Birth: Blackburn, England.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: 2720885.
Date of Capture: 22 February 1944.
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 131043.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War
PART I

1. No.: 2720885
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Surname: BRESLIN
Christian Names: Jamest
Decorations: -

2. Unit (Army): 1st Battn. IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): 1st Infantry

4. Date of Birth: 27th May 1911
5. Date of Enlistment: 8/5/40
6. Civilian Trade: Shop Assistant
7. Private Address: 6 Ripon Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England

8. Place and Date of Capture: 22/2/43 [1944], Anzio, Italy


9. Were you Wounded when Captured:
No

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. / Location / From & To
VIIA / Moosburg / 23 June '43 [1944] - 15 July '43 [1944]
IVB / Mühlberg / 15th July '43 [1944] - Aug 25th '43 [1944]
IVG / Oschatz / Aug 25th '43 [1944] - April 13th '45


11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location / From & To / Nature of Work
KDO.4. ESPENHAIN SAX. / Aug. 25th '43 - April 13th '45 / SURFACE MINE


12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?:
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-
Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?:
YES



PART II
1. No. 2720885
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Surname: BRESLIN
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?:
-
(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. Anzio, Italy, Questions

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: 15/05/45
Signature: J. Breslin