2735317 Guardsman Gordon BLANE, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1 January 1940
Army Number: 2735317
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Gordon BLANE
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards, 3 Company

Date of Birth: 28 February 1919
Place of Birth: Connah's Quay

POW Number: 3625
POW Camp: Stalag XXI B, Stalag XXI D, Stalag VIII B, Stalag VII A

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

 

Name: Gordon Blane . Date of Birth: 28 February 1919 . Place of Birth: Connah's Quay... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/32/440
Name: Gordon Blane.
Date of Birth: 28 February 1919.
Place of Birth: Connah's Quay.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [2735317].
Date of Capture: 25 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne, France.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 3625.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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

1. No. 2735317
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - BLANE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GORDON
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Bn WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 28/2/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st Jan 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - LABORATORY ASSISTANT

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - WEPRE DRIVE, CONNAH'S QUAY, CHESTER

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
XXI B POLAND 12/6/40 - 3111/40
XXI D POLAND 1/12/40 - 12/6/41
VIII B GERMANY 12/6/41 - 1/11/43
VIII A GERMANY 1/11/43 - RELEASE


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
WEISWASSER O/L 12/8/41 - RELEASE FACTORY WORK


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. 2735317
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - BLANE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GORDON


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: ONE
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?)
ESCAPED FROM HOYESWERDA (FRENCH OFFICERS CAMP). DISGUISED AS A FRENCH P.O.W. THREE OF US MADE THE ATTEMPT, BLANE, RIDING & LILFORD AND AFTER BEING PICKED UP TWICE AND ESCAPING AGAIN WHERE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT AT WEISWASSER. OUR PUNISHMENT WAS FOURTEEN DAYS BREAD & WATER. WE WERE PHYSICALLY FIT.


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.)
WORKING PARTY GENERAL DAMAGE. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WEISWASSER O/L
WEISWASSER O/L 1942 - 45


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?
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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 17/5/45
Signature Gordon Blane