2734740 Guardsman Vivian Howard WILKINS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 15 May 1939
    Army Number: 2734740
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Vivian Howard WILKINS
    Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 13 November 1919
    Place of Birth: Perth

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

    POW Number: 8857
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB, Stalag IIIA
     
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    Name: Vivian Wilkins . Date of Birth: 13/11/1919 . Place of Birth: Perth . Service:... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/391/340
    Name: Vivian Wilkins.
    Date of Birth: 13/11/1919.
    Place of Birth: Perth.
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Private.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 4 Welsh Guards. [sic ; 2 Welsh Guards]
    Service Number: 2734740.
    Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
    Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
    PoW number: 8857.
    Date of Death: [unspecified].
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 1.
    Date: [1939-1945]
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    2734740
    RANK - GUARDSMAN
    SURNAME - WILKINS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - VIVIAN HOWARD
    DECORATIONS -

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

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    20th GUARDS BRIGADE

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    NOVEMBER 13 1919

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    MAY 15 1939

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    HAULAGE ENGINE DRIVER

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    34 NYTH-BRAN TERRACE, PORTH, RHONDDA, GLAMORGAN, SOUTH WALSES (GT. BRITAIN)

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    BOULOGNE 25/5/1940

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

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

    [STALAG] XXA THORN (POLAND) 9/6/40 - 17/8/1940
    [STALAG] XXB MARIENBURG (W. PRUSSIA) 12/2/41 - 17/2/45
    STALAG] IIIA LUCKENWALDE 9/4/45 - 20/5/45

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

    NARKAU [? NARKOWY] 17/8/40 - 5/4/41 ROAD BUILDING
    DIRSCHAU [TCZEW] 6/4/41 - 1/10/41 ROAD BUILDING
    PRAUST [PRUXZCZ GDANSKI] 1/10/41 - 6/1/42 SUGAR BEET FACTORY
    RAHMEL [RUMIA] 6/1/42 - 17/4/45 BUILDING ESTATE

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

    -
    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    -


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2734740
    RANK - GUARDSMAN
    SURNAME - WILKINS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - VIVIAN HOWARD


    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?)

    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.)

    DAMAGED NO END OF BUILDING MATERIAL WHEN ON WORKING PARTIES WHICH HELD UP WORK CONSIDERABLY.
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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).

    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?

    -


    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
    22/5/45
    Signature V H Wilkins
     
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