2722673 Guardsman Harold George BEARMAN, 1 Irish Guards: PoW

Name: Harold George Bearman . Date of Birth: 16 December 1911 . Place of Birth: Earls... | The National Archives

Reference: WO 416/23/261
Description:
Name: Harold George Bearman.
Date of Birth: 16 December 1911.
Place of Birth: Earls Colne.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Irish Guards].
Service Number: [2722673].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIA Altengrabow.
PoW number: 142734.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

WO 344-21-1


PART I
General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War

1. No.: 2722673
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: BEARMAN
Christian Names: Harold George
Decorations: -

2. Unit (Army): 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): 1st DIVISION

4. Date of Birth: 16 Feb 1911
5. Date of Enlistment: 26 Sep 1940
6. Civilian Trade: Gardener
7. Private Address: Holfield Grange, Coggeshall, Essex, England

8. Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy
Date of Capture: 3 February 1944

9. Were you Wounded when Captured:
No

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. Location From & To
Stalag VIIA Moosburg 8 Mar 1944 - 24 Mar 1944
Stalag XIA Alten Grabon 26 Mar 1944 - 14 Jun 1944

11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location From & To Nature of Work
Gerwish 14 Jun 1944 - 12 Apr 1945 Cement Factory

12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?:
Nature of Illness Cause Duration
Pneumonia - 28 Mar 1944 - 16 Apr 1944

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?:
Yes. Ayr, Scotland, 1 February 1943. Captain FITZGERALD officer commanding Support Company, 1st Battalion 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?)
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?
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.
-

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
I wish to state that Captain TATE, Medical Officer at XIA Alten Grabow did extremely good work.

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: 2 May 1945

 

Army Number: 2722673
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Harold George BEARMAN
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 142734
Date of Capture: 03/02/1944
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag XIA
TNA Reference: WO 344-21-1

 

Army Number: 2722673
Rank: Guardsman
Name: H BEARMAN
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: 2722673
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Harold George BEARMAN
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre:
POW Number: 142734
Date of Capture: 03/02/1944
Place of Capture:
Camp: Stalag XIA
TNA Reference: WO 344-21-1

 

Army Number: 2722673
Rank: Guardsman
Name: H BEARMAN
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

 

See also:

• 127211 Captain Hugh Temple TATE, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW - mentioned in PART II, Question 8, last page of questionnaire.