2734797 Lance-Serjeant David John WILLIAMS, 3 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1 June 1939
Army Number: 2734797
Rank: Lance-Serjeant
Name: David John WILLIAMS
Unit: Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 2 August 1921
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 11 February 1944
Place of Capture: Castelforte, Italy

POW Number: 142292
POW Camps: Aquila, Laterina, Stalag VIIA, Stalag XIA, Stalag 357

 

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

1. No. 2734797
RANK - L/SGT
SURNAME - WILLIAMS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID JOHN
DECORATIONS - AFRICA STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 6th ARMOURED DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 2nd AUGUST 1921

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st JUNE 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - LABOURER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 10 ADDISON RD., PENCAERAU, NORTH GLAMORGAN, S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 11/2/44 CASTELFORTE (ITALY)

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
AQUILA CAMP ITALY 16/2/44 - 12/3/44
LATERINA CAMP ITALY 17/3/44 - 24/3/44
STALAG 7A MOOSBURG GERMANY 30/3/44 - 10/4/44
STALAG 11A ALTENGRABOW GERMANY 12/4/44 - -/2/45
STALAG 357 FALLINGBOSTEL GERMANY -/2/45 - 16/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

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. 2734797
RANK - L/SGT
SURNAME - WILLIAMS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID JOHN


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.)
NO

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 27/4/45
Signature D J Williams