2763806 Lance-Corporal John Gordon LYONS, 2 Black Watch; 50 ME Commando: POW

Army Number: 2763806
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: John Gordon LYONS
Unit: 2 Black Watch ; 50 ME Commando

Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1917
Date of Enlistment: 9 Oct 1939
Date of Capture: 28 Feb 1941
Place of Capture: Castle Rossa

 

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

1. No. 2763806
RANK - L/Cpl
SURNAME - Lyons
CHRISTIAN NAMES - John Gordon
DECORATIONS - Africa Star

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Bn. Black Watch - 50 M.E. Commando

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 20/9/1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 9/10/1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Fitter and Turner

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - c/o Rhodesia House, Strand, W.C.2, London

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Castel Rossa, 28/2/41

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 78 Italy 14/3/41 - 20/6/41
Bolzano Italy 2/7/41 - 28/11/41
PG 57 Italy 1/12/41 - 14/6/42
PG 59 Italy 16/6/42 - 15/9/43
Stalag IVC Germany 25/9/43 - 18/5/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BRUZ, SUDETENLAND 25/8/43 - 18/5/45 Coal Mining


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?
NIL


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2763806
RANK - L/Cpl
SURNAME - Lyons
CHRISTIAN NAMES - John 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).
Egypt, December 1940 by Lieutenant SMITH, B Coy, 50 M.E. Commando
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
Egypt, December 1940, by Lt. SMITH, B Coy, 50 M.E. Commando

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
Yes. RHODES ISLAND. By ordinary question method.

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?)
Attempted to escape in ITALY from PG 59 with N. CARTER, Paratroop. M. TREANOR, S.AFRICAN. Recaptured after 14 days by German Paratroops. 20/9/42. Physically fit. Method, a simple breakaway. All three went to GERMANY


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.)
I sabotaged an electric motor down the coal mine, Minerva, Bruz area. December 1944.


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 25/5/1945
Signature J G Lyons, L/Cpl