Date of Enlistment: 26 April 1941 Army Number: 2738035 Rank: Guardsman Name: Samuel Henry WYTON Unit: 2 Welsh Guards Date of Birth: 17 September 1921 Place of Birth: POW Number: POW Camps: Stalag XB Date of Capture: 1 April 1945 Place of Capture: Near Enschede, Holland
View Record via Ancestry PART I. GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. 1. No. 2738035 RANK - Guardsman SURNAME - Wyton CHRISTIAN NAMES - Samuel Henry DECORATIONS - 2. UNIT (ARMY) - Welsh Guards 2nd Batt. 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.A.D. 4. DATE OF BIRTH - Sept. 17th 1921 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 26 April 1941 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Acetylene Welder 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 77 Grove Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Holland nr Enschede 1/4/45 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NIL 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till STALAG 10B SANDBOSTEL 10/4/45 - 2/5/45 11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work NO 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. 2738035 RANK - Guardsman SURNAME - Wyton CHRISTIAN NAMES - Samuel Henry 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: England: June 44. Int. Off. G.A.D. ( 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). Questioned about V1 attacks on England, treatment of German P.O.W. in England. 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 5th May 45 Signature S. H. Wyton