2735177 Guardsman Henry George Owen WAINFUR, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 14 December 1939
    Army Number: 2735177
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Henry George Owen WAINFUR
    Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 15 February 1919
    Place of Birth: Wales

    Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
    Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

    POW Number: 13977
    POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB ; Stalag 344
     
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    Name: [Harry G O] Weinfur [Wainfur] . Date of Birth: 15/02/1919 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/384/349
    Name: [Harry G O] Weinfur [Wainfur].
    Date of Birth: 15/02/1919.
    Place of Birth: Wales.
    Service: [British Army].
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: [2735177].
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf].
    PoW number: 13977.
    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.
    2735177
    RANK - Gdsman
    SURNAME - Wainfur
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - Henry George Owen
    DECORATIONS -

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    Welsh Guards

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    15/2/1919

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    14/12/39

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    Grt. Western Railway

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    The Woodlands, Pontrilas nr Hereford

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

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    Yes

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

    Stalag VIII B Lamsdorf June - July
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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    E25 Ralchbalde [Rauschwalde] July 1940 - May 1943 Stone Quarry
    E535 Sosnoditze [Sosnowiec] May 1943 - July 1944 Coal Mine
    E72 Beathen [Beuthen] July 1944 - 1945 Coal mine

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

    Sinusitis
    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    Yes until Hospital Evacuation
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    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2735177
    RANK - Gdsman
    SURNAME - Wainfur
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - Henry George Owen


    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
    4/5/1945
    Signature HG Wainfur
     
    Last edited: Nov 16, 2023

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