2722789 Guardsman Patrick CONNOLLY, 1 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1 October 1940

Army Number: 2722789
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Patrick CONNOLLY
Unit: 2 Company, 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 17 March 1911
Place of Birth: Warrington

Date of Capture: 29 January 1944
Place of Capture: Nettuno, Italy

POW Number: 40013
POW Camps: Stalag IVA

 

Army Number: 2722789
Rank: Guardsman
Name: P CONNOLLY
Unit: 2 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, 600 Local Currency ;
Missing, POW 30 January 1944

 

Army Number: 2722789
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Patrick CONNOLLY
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
POW Number: 40013
Date of Capture: 29/01/1944
Place of Capture: Nettuno
Camp: Stalag IVA

 

WO 344-70-2


PART I
General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War

1. No.: 2722789
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: CONNOLLY
Christian Names: Patrick
Decorations: -
2. Unit (Army): 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): 1st DIVISION

4. Date of Birth: 17 March 1911
5. Date of Enlistment: 1st October 1940
6. Civilian Trade: Gardener
7. Private Address: 7 / 105 Monument Road, Ladywood, Birmingham 16

8. Place of Capture: Nettuno, Italy
Date of Capture: 29 January 1944

9. Were you Wounded when Captured: Yes

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. Location From & To
Konigswatha Hospital 29 February 1944 - 26 July 1944
Stalag IVA Honstein 26 July 1944 - 8 May 1945

11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location From & To Nature of Work
Radebeaul Dresden 5 November 1945 - April 1945 Packing medicines for Dr. Madaus and Co.

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

Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?:
-


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?:
-
(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?:
-

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 of Signature: 16 May 1945

 

Name: Patrick Connolly . Date of Birth: 17/03/1911 . Place of Birth: Warrington . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/74/323
Name: Patrick Connolly.
Date of Birth: 17/03/1911.
Place of Birth: Warrington.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: 2722789.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVA Hohnstein.
PoW number: 40013.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]