2734319 Guardsman William Douglas BOWMAN, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 6 September 1937
Army Number: 2734319
Rank: Guardsman
Name: William Douglas BOWMAN
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 7 June 1919
Place of Birth: Pontycymer

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

POW Number: 37403
POW Camps: Stalag VI A, Stalag XX B

 

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Reference: WO 416/38/24
Name: William [D] Bowman.
Date of Birth: 07/06/1919.
Place of Birth: Pontycymer.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
Service Number: 2734319.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIA Hemer.
PoW number: 37403.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 2734319
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - BOWMAN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM DOUGLAS
DECORATIONS -

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

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - att. G.H.Q. - B.E.F.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 7/6/19

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 6/9/37

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - MINER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - No. 2 GARREG RD., PONTYCYMER, NR. BRIDGEND, GLAMORGAN, S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - WEST CAPPEL, OUTSIDE DUNKIRK, 29/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - YES

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
RES. LAZARETTE HEMER, RUHR, JUNE 40 - OCT. 40
STALAG VI A HEMER, RUHR, OCT. 40 - SEPT. 40
STALAG XX B MARIENBURG, E. PRUSSIA

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
DANZIG JUNE 42 - FEB. 45 FARM WORK

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Wound in right arm

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Medical treatment good. Food very bad.


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734319
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - BOWMAN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM DOUGLAS


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).
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( 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?
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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 27 APRIL 45
Signature W. Bowman