2732699 Lance-Corporal Charles James TAYLOR, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 8 August 1928
Army Number: 2732699
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Charles James TAYLOR
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 9 June 1910
Place of Birth: Edmonton

Date of Capture: 24 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 3877 [or 3874]
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXIA, Stalag VIIIB, Stalag VIIA

 

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Reference: WO 416/355/13
Name: Charles [James] Taylor.
Date of Birth: 09/06/1910.
Place of Birth: Edmonton.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [2732699].
Date of Capture: 24/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 3877.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2732699
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - TAYLOR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES JAMES
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 9th June 1910

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 8th August 1928

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Postman

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 79, CAMPBELL ROAD, CATERHAM, SURREY

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE, FRANCE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] 21B SCHUBIN POLAND 12/6/40 - 1/3/41
[STALAG] 21A POSEN POLAND 3/3/41 - 6/6/41
[STALAG] 8B LAMSDORF GERMANY 8/6/41 - 12/4/45
[STALAG] MOOSBURG BAVARIA 15/4/45 - 27/5/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
FREUDENTHAL SUDENTENLAND 17/8/43 - 12/4/45 LAND AND COMMERICAL
KONIN POLAND 3/7/40 - 15/12/40 LAND DRAINAGE


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2732699
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - TAYLOR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES 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).
TOWER OF LONDON, FEBRUARY 1940
CAPTAIN HIGGON WELSH GUARDS
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
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3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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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?)
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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.)
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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).
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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?
I know that Pipe Major MACLEAN knew that the German Guards were interfering with British Red Cross parcels, extracting articles from them and then emptying the remaining contents into sacks and issuing them out as bulk issue. Also myself and L/Cpl KIRWIN of my regiment were grossly mishandled and all decent clothing and boots we had taken from us and then sent back to the 21B STALAG. We reported the when we interviewed the senior British Medical Officer.


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 10 May 1945
Signature C. Taylor

 

See also:

• 2732629 Lance-Corporal Sidney KIRWAN, 2 Welsh Guards: POW
• "Also myself and L/Cpl KIRWIN of my regiment were grossly mishandled and all decent clothing and boots we had taken from us and then sent back to the 21B STALAG. We reported the when we interviewed the senior British Medical Officer."