2735298 Guardsman Douglas Alfred PREATOR, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 22 December 1939
Army Number: 2735298
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Douglas Alfred PREATOR
Unit: Welsh Guards


Date of Birth: 13 June 1919
Place of Birth: Birmingham

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

POW Number: 7168
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, BAB 20

 

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Reference: WO 416/294/552
Name: Douglas Alfred Preator.
Date of Birth: 13/06/1919.
Place of Birth: Birmingham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2 Battalion The Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2735298.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 7168.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 5.

 

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

1. No. 2735298
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - PREATOR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DOUGLAS ALFRED
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 13th JUNE 1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 22nd DECEMBER 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLERK

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 228. WINSON GREEN ROAD, WINSON GREEN, BIRMINGHAM 18, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 25th MAY 1940 BOULOGNE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXA FORT XI THORN POLAND JUNE 7th 1940 - AUGUST 22nd 1940
STALAG XXA FORT XIII THORN POLAND JUNE 15th 1941 - JULY 2nd 1940


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
WIRSITZ POLAND AUGUST 22nd 1940 - JUNE 14th 1941 ROAD BUILDING
GRAUDENZ POLAND JULY 3rd 1941 - MARCH 12th 1942 LABOURING (BARRACKS)
REIGERSFELD O/S MARCH 1942 - JAN. 1945 LABOURING


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. 2735298
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - PREATOR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DOUGLAS ALFRED


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).
YES. FORT XV POLAND JUNE 1940. Asking various questions, guns men in units. I didn't say anything but they supplied answers - then a sharp question of location of factories in my home town.


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 30th APRIL 1945
Signature D.A. Preater