2733752 Serjeant Harry Llewellyn RICHARDSON, DCM, MiD, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 19 December 1933
Army Number: 2733752
Rank: Serjeant
Name: Harry Llewelyn RICHARDSON, DCM, MiD
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 31 December 1914
Place of Birth: Conway

Date of Capture: 26 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 3724
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXIC/2, Stalag XXB


London Gazette : 13 September 1945
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field: —
The Distinguished Conduct Medal.
No. 2733752 Lance-Sergeant Harry Llewellyn RICHARDSON, Welsh Guards (Deinolen, Caernarvonshire).

London Gazette : 1 November 1945
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of gallant and distinguished services while Prisoners of War:—
Foot Guards.
W. G'ds.
2733752 Lce.-Sergt. H. L. RICHARDSON, D.C.M.

 

Name: Harry [L] Richardson . Date of Birth: 30/12/1914 . Place of Birth: Conway . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/305/464
Name: Harry [L] Richardson.
Date of Birth: 30/12/1914.
Place of Birth: Conway.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2733752.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 3724.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

London Gazette : 1 November 1945
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PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 2733752
RANK - Sergeant
SURNAME - RICHARDSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY LLEWELYN
DECORATIONS - NIL

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 31/12/14

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 19/12/14

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION Inspector (Aeronautical Inspection Directorate)
(OR EXAMINATIONS PASSED WHILE P/W) - Label. 1st Aid. St. John's Ambulance Association

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 52 Sutcliffe Road, Plumstead Common, London SE18, England

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Boulogne (France) 26th May 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXIB Schubin Poland June - Dec. 1940
[STALAG] XXIC/2 Grätz, Poland 28th May - June 10th 1941
[STALAG] XXB Willenberg West Prussia June 14th til 24 Jan. 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Usch (Poland) - Camp Leader & Medical Orderly
Elbing (West Prussia) - As Above
Altfelde (West Prussia) - Camp Leader
Trappenfelde West Prussia - Farm Worker
*Marienburg West Prussia - Librarian Stalag H.Qts.
*Marienburg Goods station - unloading Coal & Railway lines & sleepers


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Lumbago back muscles / Whilst working on Railway / 3 weeks
Chest trouble / Wet whilst working / 2 years
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733752
RANK - Sergeant
SURNAME - RICHARDSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY LLEWELYN


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 official lecture (Read up pamphlet on my own)
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
Was told briefly that it was the duty of all P.O.W's to escape.

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
Yes, at German H.Q., at Boulogne, time approx. 1700 HRS. Cake, wine & cigarettes left on sideboard whilst being interrogated. Eventually beaten up by two German under officers, with small rubber clubs.


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.)
1st Week December 1941. Whilst Camp Leader at Altfelde Working Party No. 294/XXB, turned off main sugar supply line pipe, resulting in the temporary breakdown of whole plant which was eventually switched on to reserve pipe line which did not correctly function.


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 2nd May 1945
Signature H Llew. Richardson, Sgt.