2721211 Lance-Corporal James Albert DAVENPORT, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Army Number: 2721211
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: James Albert DAVENPORT
Unit: 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 29 Sep 1914
Date of Enlistment: 13 Jun 1940
Date of Capture: 8 Feb 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy

 

Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Missing 8 February 1944

 

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Name: James Albert Davenport
Date of Birth: 29 Sep 1914
Date of Enlistment: 13 Jun 1940
Date of Capture: 8 Feb 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy


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

1. No. 2721211
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - DAVENPORT
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES ALBERT
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - IRISH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1ST DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 29/9/1914

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 13/6/1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - TEXTILE WORKER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 13 WALMER PLACE, LONGSIGHT, MANCHESTER, LANCS

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ANZIO, ITALY. 8/2/1944

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG IV B MUHLBERG 26 FEB '44 - 30 MARCH 1944
STALAG 357 THORN, POLAND APRIL - AUG. 30 1944
STALAG 357 FALLINGBOSTEL AUG. 1944 - APRIL 8 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
NO

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2721211
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - DAVENPORT
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES ALBERT


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. NORTH AFRICA BY COY 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 11/5/1945
Signature J Davenport

 

Name: James [A] Davenport . Date of Birth: 29/9/1914 . Place of Birth: Salford,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/88/244
Description:
Name: James [A] Davenport.
Date of Birth: 29/9/1914.
Place of Birth: Salford, England.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: 2721211.
Date of Capture: 09 February 1944.
Theatre of Capture: Italy.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muehlberg.
PoW number: 279056.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 1.
Number of Cards: 4.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

Irish Guards: Medal Rolls, General Service Medal, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948

Army Number: 2721211
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: J DAVENPORT
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
GSM & Clasp: GSM, Palestine Clasp 1945 - 1948
TNA Reference: WO 100/526