2735303 Guardsman Charles William SAUNDERS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 22 December 1939
Army Number: 2735303
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Charles William SAUNDERS
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 23 December 1917
Place of Birth: Birmingham

Date of Capture: 8 August 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

POW Number: 6122
POW Camps: Frontstalag 102, Stalag VIIB, Stalag VIIIA, Stalag 344

 

Name: Charles Saunders . Date of Birth: 23/12/1917 . Place of Birth: Birmingham . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/319/426
Name: Charles Saunders.
Date of Birth: 23/12/1917.
Place of Birth: Birmingham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2735303.
Date of Capture: 08/08/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIA Reichenbach.
PoW number: 6122.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 5.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2735303
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - SAUNDERS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES WILLIAM
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 23rd DEC 1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 22nd DEC 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLERK

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 102 VICTORIA STR., SMALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM 9.

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
102 LILLE, FRANCE 1st OCT. 1940 - 6th OCT. 1940
- GORLITZ OS GERMANY 9th OCT. 1940 - 16th OCT. 1940
VIIIB LAMSDORF OS GERMANY 16th OCT. 1940 - 30th OCT. 1940
344 COSEL OS GERMANY 28th JUNE 1944 - 22nd SEPT. 1944
344 COSEL OS GERMANY 12th OCT. 1944 - 9th NOV. 1944


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BIRCHENTILL OS 1st NOV. 1940 - 23rd MAY 1941 RIVER
BURCHELUST OS 24th MAY 1941 - 28th JUNE 1944 FORESTRY
BURCHELUST OS 22nd SEPT. 1944 - 12th DEC 1944 FORESTRY
BURCHELUST OS 9th NOV. 1944 - 23 JAN. 1945 FORESTRY


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?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2735303
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - SAUNDERS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES WILLIAM


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. MARCH 1940. COLCHESTER. CAPT. BLACKBURN
( 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. BOULOGNE, FRANCE, REASONABLE (VIVA VOCE)

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?
-


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 4th MAY 1945
Signature CW Saunders