2732571 Guardsman Henry SLOCOMBE, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 16 May 1928
Army Number: 2732571
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Henry SLOCOMBE
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 14 June 1909
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 14484
POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB, Stalag XIIID, Stalag 344

 

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

1. No. 2732571
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - Slocombe
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Henry
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Batt. Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 20th Guards Brigade

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 14/6/1909

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 16/5/1928

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Milkman Salesman

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 41 Haddon Grove, Sidcup, Kent

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Boulogne 25/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf June 1940 - July 1940
Stalag XIIID Nürnberg March 1945 - April 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Hindenburg August 1940 - March 1941 Mining
Breslau Jay 1941 - November 1942 Land work
Auschwitz Sept. 1943 - March 1944 Factory work
Regensfeld March 1944 - January 1945 Factory work


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Varicose Ulcers / Injury to legs in mine / Ten months
Suspected Ulcerated Stomach / Lack of proper diet / November 1944 -
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
From the German Authorities, No


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2732571
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - Slocombe
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Henry


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).
No
( 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 April 29th 1945
Signature H Slocombe