https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16722742 Reference: WO 416/79/54 Name: Ronald Coulson. Date of Birth: 27 July 1920. Place of Birth: Manchester. Service: [British Army]. Rank: [Guardsman]. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards]. Service Number: [2722372]. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg. PoW number: 278160. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 0. Number of Fingerprints: 0. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 1.
WO 344-74-2 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2722372 Rank: Guardsman Surname: COULSON Christian Names: Ronald Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): 1st DIVISION 4. Date of Birth: 27 Jul 1920 5. Date of Enlistment: 29 Aug 1940 6. Civilian Trade: Labourer 7. Private Address: 77 South Street, Longsight, Manchester 8. Place of Capture: Anzio, ITALY Date of Capture: 3 Feb 1944 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To Stalag 4B - Stalag IIA 19 Jan 1944 - 28 Apr 1945 11. Were you in a Working Camp? Location From & To Nature of Work - 30 Apr 1944 - 19 Apr 1945 Cement Labourer 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: No Nature of Illness Cause Duration - Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: Yes PART II 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?: No (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? No (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? No (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? No (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. No 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 of Signature: 3 May 1945
Army Number: 2722372 Rank: Guardsman Name: Ronald COULSON Unit: 1 Irish Guards Theatre: POW Number: 278160 Date of Capture: 03/02/1944 Place of Capture: Camp: Stalag XIA TNA Reference: WO 344-74-2
Army Number: 2722372 Rank: Guardsman Name: R COULSON 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 1st Bn. Irish Guards Missing 4 Feb 1944
