2734468 Lance-Corporal Eric Wynne WILLIAMS, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 28 March 1938
    Army Number: 2734468
    Rank: Lance-Corporal
    Name: Eric Wynne WILLIAMS
    Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 29 December 1919
    Place of Birth: Anglesey

    POW Number: 15442
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag 357

    Date of Capture: 28 May 1940
    Place of Capture: Calais, France
     
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    Name: Eric [W] Williams . Date of Birth: 29/12/1919 . Place of Birth: Anglesey .... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/393/16
    Name: Eric [W] Williams.
    Date of Birth: 29/12/1919.
    Place of Birth: Anglesey.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Lance Corporal.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: [2734468].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
    PoW number: 15442.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 6.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    2734468
    RANK - L/CORPORAL
    SURNAME - NIL
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAMS
    DECORATIONS - ERIC WYNNE

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    1st WELSH GUARDS

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    2nd DIV

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    20 DECEMBER 1919

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    28 MARCH 1938

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    Student

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    7, BLADE'S STREET, LANCASTER, LANCS.

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    CALAIS (28 MAY 40)

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    YES

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

    FORT 17 [STALAG XXA] THORN 21 AUG. 40 - JAN. 41
    FORT 13 [STALAG XXA] THORN JAN. 41 - APRIL 41

    CAMP 35 GRAUDENZ APRIL 41 - SEPT. 41
    GER. MIL. PRISON GRAUDENZ MAY 43 - MAY 44
    STALAG 357 THORN JUNE 44 - APRIL 45

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

    CAMP 35 (GRAUDENZ) APRIL 41 - DEC. 41 i/c WORKING GROUP
    CAMP 86 (LESSEN) APRIL 43 - DEC. 43 i/c WORKING GROUP

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

    MALARIA / CONDITION OF CAMP / 4 MONTHS
    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    YES
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    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2734468
    RANK - L/CPL
    SURNAME - WILLIAMS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - ERIC WILLIAMS [sic]


    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, - 1939 GIBRALTAR - D.S.M. BAKER
    ( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
    YES, - 1939 - GIBRALTAR - D.S.M. BAKER

    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?)

    YES - ONCE - AIDED BY POLISH UNDERGROUND ARMY (GRAUDENZ). NO COMPANIONS EXCEPT POLISH PATRIOT. I was physically fit. Recaptured at DANZIG. By S.S.
    Method employed Civilian Clothing, travelling by rail.

    I was court-martialed at DANZIG on the 25 April 1943 for conniption with the Polish Underground Army and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at GRAUDENZ Military Prison.

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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.)

    -

    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).

    -

    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?

    -


    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
    6th MAY 1945
    Signature EW Williams
     
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