2933682 Lance-Corporal John James JONES, Liverpool Scottish, QOCH & 7 Commando, Layforce: POW

Army Number: 2933682
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: John James 'Jack' JONES
Unit: Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders ; 7 Commando, "A" Battalion Layforce


Date of Birth: 24 Feb 1917
Place of Birth: Liverpool
Date of Enlistment: 12 Jan 1940
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Sfakia, Crete

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Cameron Highlanders 2921001 - 2966000

 

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Reference: WO 416/201/177
Name: John [J] Jones.
Date of Birth: 24/02/1917.
Place of Birth: Liverpool.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Liverpool Scottish [The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders].
Service Number: [2933682].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IIID Berlin.
PoW number: 12375.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

View Record JONES [Jomes] John James 24 Feb 191712 Jan 1940 1 Jun 1941 Sfakia, Crete
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PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 2933682
RANK - L/CORP
SURNAME - JONES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN JAMES
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - A BATT. "LAYFORCE" No. 7 COMMANDO

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - LAYFORCE M.E.F.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 24/2/17

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 12th JANUARY '40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - TANNERS SOLE LEATHER MACHINE CONDITIONER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 1 IVY LEIGH, TUEBROOK, LIVERPOOL

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - SPHAKIA, CRETE, 1st JUNE '41

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
TRANSIT MALEME 14th JUNE '41 - 21st JULY '41
TRANSIT SALONIKA 24th JULY - 30th AUGUST 44
STALAG III D LUCKENWALDE 7th SEP. '41 - 18th SEP. 41
STALAG VIII B LAMSDORF 16th DEC. '42 - 8th JAN. '43


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
404 DABENDORF 10th SEP. 41 - SEP. 42 RAILWAY COOK
500 - SEP. 42 - SEPT 42 STRAFFE
714 STARKEN SEPT 42 - 16th DEC. 42 LAGER WORK
E 557 ? [Hemmersdorf] // 8th JAN 43 - 13th JUNE 43 RIVER
E 42 ROTHFEST 13th JUNE 43 - 15 SEP 44 PAPER MILL
E [E137] RATIBORHAMMER DEC 44 - JAN 45 SAW MILL
22A KOPITZ [ / BRUX] MARCH 45 - 7th MAY 45 BOMBING CLEARANCE


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
OPERATION ON EYES - SEP.- OCT. 44

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2933682
RANK - L/CORPORAL
SURNAME - JOHNES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN JAMES


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).
GIRVAN, SCOTLAND SEP. '40 CAPTAIN S. MACARTHY-MORROUGH
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
ISLE OF ARRAN DEC. '40 R.A.F. OFFICER

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did you 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?)
DABENDORF 404, SEPTMEBER 42. CIVILIAN CLOTHING OBTAINED. TRIED TO STEAL PLANE, RANGSDORF. THREE DAYS ON DROME UNSUCCESSFUL. SET OUT BY ROAD TO LUBECH. RAN INTO POLICE PATROL. GROSSBEAREN. PHYSICALLY FIT. EDWARD A. JAMES CAME INTO STRAFE WITH ME (LICHTENFELDE)


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.)
SAND IN GREASE CUPS. ACID IN SAME. DABENDORF. TOOLS BURIED E557 OR THROWN INTO RIVER. SABOTAGE IN PAPER FACTORY. ROTHFEST E42.


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).
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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 24th May '45
Signature John J. Jones

 

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