2734616 Guardsman Hector Charles SMITH, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 24 January 1939
Army Number: 2734616
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Hector Charles SMITH
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 25 April 1920
Place of Birth:

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

POW Number: 10905
POW Camps: Stalag XIIC, Stalag VIIIB, Stalag 344

 

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

1. No. 2734616
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - SMITH
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Hector Charles
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2 BT. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 25/4/20

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 24/1/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - WAITER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 7 WIMBORNE ST. , DOWLAIS, GLAM. S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE, 25/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] 12C Copdanos June 40 - August 40
[STALAG] 8B or 344 Lamsdorf August 40 - March 1945
[STALAG] 344 LAMSDORF March 45 - Lib. May 1st 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
ETS KNUPOW [Knurow ?] few weeks


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
No
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734616
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - SMITH
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HECTOR CHARLES


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
( 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?)
ESCAPED FROM WORKING PARTY, MAY 1942, TRAVELLED BY TRAIN WITH GERMAN CONVOY TO POLISH BORDER, RECAPTURED BY GERMAN CIVILIAN POLICE.


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.)
CUT ELECTRIC CABLES IN AIRFIELD, STUBENDORF, OBERSCHLESIEN


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?
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 12 May 45
Signature H.C. Smith