2734804 Serjeant John Lewis WILLIAMS, 2 Armoured Recce Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 30 May 1939
    Army Number: 2734804
    Rank: Serjeant
    Name: John Lewis WILLIAMS
    Unit: 2 Armoured Recce Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 31 May 1918
    Place of Birth:

    Date of Capture: 8 Sep 1944
    Place of Capture: Helchteren, Belgium

    POW Number: 88422
    POW Camps: Stalag XIIA, Stalag XVIIIC
     
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    Name: John [L] Williams . Date of Birth: 31/05/1918 . Place of Birth: [unspecified].... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/393/323
    Name: John [L] Williams.
    Date of Birth: 31/05/1918.
    Place of Birth: [unspecified].
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: Sergeant.
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: 2734804.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIIA Limburg.
    PoW number: 88422.
    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.
    2734804
    RANK - SERGEANT
    SURNAME - WILLIAMS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN LEWIS
    DECORATIONS - NIL

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    2nd ARMD. BN. WELSH GUARDS

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    31st MAY 1918

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    30th MAY 1939

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION
    (OR EXAMINATIONS PASSED WHILE P/W) - CINEMA PROJECTIONIST
    CIVIL SERVICE EXAM - ST. JOHN'S AMUBLANCE


    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    25 RHOS ST. RUTHIN, DENBIGHSHIRE, NTH WALES.

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    HELCHTEREN, BELGIUM, 8th SEPT. 1944

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

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

    [STALAG] 12A LINBERG [LIMBURG] 12 SEPT 1944 - 7 OCT 44
    [STALAG ] 18C MARKT PONGAU 15 OCT. 44 - 7 MAY 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?
    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2734804
    RANK - SGT.
    SURNAME - WILLIAMS
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN LEWIS


    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,
    JAN PICKERING LT. COL. GREENACRE MVO

    ( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
    YES
    LT WHISKARD MAY 1944 BRIGHTON


    3. INTERROGATION after capture:
    Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).

    YES.
    METHODS OF KINDLINESS wheedling giving drinks, cigs. holding we'd part with
    information.
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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?)

    NIL

    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.)

    NIL

    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).

    NIL

    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?

    Since being at STALAG 18C a part of non-working N.C.Os were treated badly ie. were confined in a compound, inadequate sanitary conditions, not allowed walks although promised.
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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
    18th May 1945
    Signature J.L. Williams
     
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