2735955 Guardsman Leslie Thomas FLETCHER, 3 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 4 April 1940
Army Number: 2735955
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Leslie Thomas FLETCHER
Unit: Welsh Guards


Date of Birth: 27 May 1917
Place of Birth: Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Date of Capture: 15 September 1942
Place of Capture: Benghazi, Libya

POW Number: 251268
POW Camps: Campo PG 90, Stalag IVB, Stalag IIIA

 

Name: Leathem Thomas Fletcher . Date of Birth: 27/5/1917 . Place of Birth: Lisburn . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/123/121
Name: Leathem Thomas Fletcher.
Date of Birth: 27/5/1917.
Place of Birth: Lisburn.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
Service Number: 2735955.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVC Wistritz.
PoW number: 251268.
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. 2735955
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - FLETCHER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Leathem Thomas
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 27/5/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 4/4/1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Labourer

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - Little Hill, Ballymacash, Lisburn

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Benghazi 15/9/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[CAMPO] PG 90 Italy Oct 1942 - Sept. 1943
STALAG 4B MÜHLBERG 28/9/43 - 12/5/1944
STALAG 3A LUCKENWALDE 13/5/44 - 16/6/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
PALEBURGH [Perleberg] 19/6/44 - 27/5/45 Red Cross


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?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2735955
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - Fletcher
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Leathem Thomas


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

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?)
NIL

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 31/5/45
Signature L Fletcher