2724542 Guardsman C James HAUGHEY, 3 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 21 April 1944

Army Number: 2724542
Rank: Guardsman
Name: C James HAUGHEY
Unit: 3 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 24 December 1920
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 21 April 1945
Place of Capture: Wistedt, Germany

POW Number:
POW Camp:

 

3 Irish Guards, captured 21/04/1945, NWE, WO 417

 

See also:

• War Diary: 3rd Battalion IRISH GUARDS, Jan, Feb, April, 1945
• 21 April 1945
• A strong counter-attack, which was subsequently proved to have been made by the 2 Battalions of 104 Panzer Grenadier Regiment (15 Panzer Grenadier Division), was launched, supporte by Artillery, Mortars, and Self-Propelled guns, on to the area ELSDORF-WISTEDT shortly after first light. The situation was serious for a time, as a Platoon and Troop occupying WISTEDT were surrounded and cut off from the main body. Only one tank with the Tank Commander and Platoon Commander with 4 men managed to get back to the Company area. Elsewhere in spite of bitter fighting and heavy shelling on our forward areas, the enemy attack had been beaten off by midday. Another Coy/ Squadron Group moved to FRANKENBOSTEL and Battalion HQ to RUSPEL. At about dusk 16 bombs were dropped on ELSDORF fortunately causing very few casualties. The firing of Verey lights from the ground seemed to be co-ordinated in the tactical picture, but it was not followed by any counter-attack.

 

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Name: James Haughey
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1920
Enlistment Date: 21 Apr 1944
Capture Date: 20 Apr 1945
Capture Place: Wisted


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

1. No. 2724542
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - HAUGHEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - James
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - Irish Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - Guards Armoured Division

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 24/12/1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 21/04/1944

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Labourer

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 3 Mary St North, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Eire

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Wisted [Wistedt] 20/04/1945

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
Stalag Dulag / 20/04/1945 / 29/04/1945

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?
No


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2724542
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - HAUGHEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - James


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).
In England by OC
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.


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 31/04/1945
Signature Haughey J