2732750 Guardsman Edward WOODS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 3 September 1939
    Army Number: 2732750
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Edward WOODS
    Unit: 3 Company, 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 19 February 1909
    Place of Birth: Liverpool

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

    POW Number: 15202
    POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB, Stalag 344, Stalag XIIID, Stalag VIIA
     
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    Name: Edward Woods . Date of Birth: 09/02/1909 . Place of Birth: Liverpool . ... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/400/240
    Name: Edward Woods.
    Date of Birth: 09/02/1909.
    Place of Birth: Liverpool.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: 2732750.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
    PoW number: 15202.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    2732750
    RANK - GDSM
    SURNAME - WOODS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - EDWARD
    DECORATIONS - 1939-43 [Star]

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    2nd Bn WELSH GUARDS

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    19/2/1909

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    3/9/1939

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    LABOURER

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    101 FLAXTON ROAD, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, S.E.18

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    BOULOGNE 25/5/1940

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

    10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
    Camp No. / Location / From / Till

    [STALAG] 344 LAMSDORF 26/6/1940 - 15/3/1945
    [STALAG] 13D NüRNBERG 13/8/1945 - 13/4/45
    [STALAG] 7A MOOSBURG AS LIB. P.O.W. 29/4/1945
    LIBERATED BY U.S.A. 3rd ARMY 8 KILOS FROM MOOSBURG WHILST ON MARCH FROM NüRNBERG

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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    REICHENBERG 4/7/1944 - 16/9/1944 CLEANING RIVER BANKS & BED
    LINDENEISE 10/12/1940 - 20/6/1940 ROAD WORK
    THULE 2/10/1941 - 20/2/1943 FORESTRY WORK

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    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?
    -


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2732750
    RANK - GDSM
    SURNAME - WOODS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - EDWARD


    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).

    YES. CAPT. HAMILTON CARTER, TOWER OF LONDON
    ( 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
    11/5/1945
    Signature E Woods
     
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2023

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