2733039 Serjeant Ernest HUXTABLE, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 8 February 1930
Army Number: 2733039
Rank: Serjeant
Name: Ernest HUXTABLE
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 30 September 1912
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 29 May 1940
Place of Capture: West Capelle

POW Number: 11224
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag 383

 

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

1. No. 2733039
RANK - Sgt.
SURNAME - HUXTABLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ERNEST
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st Bn WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.H.Q. Troops

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 30th September 1912

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 8th February 1930

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Butcher

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 2, Diamond Street, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - West Capelle 29th May 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXA (5) THORN, POLAND 12th June 40 - 6th Jan. 41
[STALAG] XXA (7) THORN, POLAND 6th Jan. 41 - July 41
[STALAG] XXA (3A) THORN, POLAND July 41 - Aug. 41
[STALAG] XXA (160) MICHELAU, Nr GRAUDENZ Aug. 41 - Nov. 19th 41
[STALAG] XXA (3A) THORN, POLAND Nov. 19th 41 - April 1st 42
[STALAG] XXA (5) THORN, POLAND April 1st 42 - Sept. 42
[STALAG] 383 BAVARIA Sept. 42 - April 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
STALAG XXA 7 6th Jan. 41 - July 41 i/c Working Party. Cable laying


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

1. No. 2733039
RANK - Sgt.
SURNAME - HUXTABLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ERNEST


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 (R.S.M. Lecture on Course)
France. April 1940
( 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 you 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?)
Whilst i/c Working Party - owing to numerous regiments training in area - was escorted back to working party after two hours absent.


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?
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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 12th May 1945
Signature E. Huxtable, Sgt.