2735324 Guardsman Reginald Hudson WILLIAMS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 29 December 1939
Army Number: 2735324
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Reginald Hudson WILLIAMS
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 21 December 1917
Place of Birth: Hawarden

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

POW Number: 3149
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXID, Stalag 344, Stalag IVC

 

Name: Reginald Williams . Date of Birth: 21/12/1917 . Place of Birth: Hawarden . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/394/1
Name: Reginald Williams.
Date of Birth: 21/12/1917.
Place of Birth: Hawarden.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [unspecified].
Date of Capture: 24 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 3149.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2735324
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - WILLIAMS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD HUDSON
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - DECEMBER 21st 1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 29th DECEMBER 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - ASSISTANT RADIO SERVICE ENGINEER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 19 ASTON HALL LANE, PENARLAG, HAWARDEN, NEAR CHESTER

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BOULOGNE 25/5/1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXIB SCHUBIN POLAND 13/6/40 - SEPT/ 1941
STALAG XXID POSEN POLAND SEPT. 1941 - JULY 1944
STALAG 344 LAMSDORF GERMANY JULY 1944 - FEB. 1945
STALAG IVC TEPLITZ SUDENTENLAND MAR. 1945 - MAY 20th 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
STALAG XXIB JUNE 1940 - SEPT. 1941 GENERAL LABOURING
STALAG XXID SEPT. 1941 - JULY 1944 GENERAL LABOURING
STALAG 344 AUG. 1944 - FEB. 1945 RAILWAY LABOURING
STALAG IVC MAR. 1945 - MAY 1945 LABOURING


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. 2735324
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - WILLIAMS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - REGINALD HUDSON


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?)
NONE

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.)
MINOR - BRUX, SUDETENLAND. FACTORY
ELECTRICAL LAND AND CABLES
MARCH 1945 - MAY 1945


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?
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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 24/5/45
Signature RH Williams