3059540 Private James Joseph HANRETTY, Royal Scots: POW

Date of Enlistment: 15 December [no year given]
Army Number: 3059540
Rank: Private
Name: James Joseph HANRETTY
Unit: Royal Scots

Date of Birth: 22 December 1918
Place of Birth: Edinburgh

Date of Capture: 2 June 1940
Place of Capture: Forges-Les-Eaux

POW Number: 5587
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXB

 

Name: James Henratty . Date of Birth: 22/12/1918 . Place of Birth: Edinburgh . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/161/223
Name: James Henratty.
Date of Birth: 22/12/1918.
Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The Royal Scots Fusiliers].
Service Number: [3059540].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 5587.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 3059540
RANK - PRIVATE
SURNAME - HANRETTY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES JOSEPH
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL SCOTS, ARMY

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 51st DIVISION

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 22nd DECEMBER [no year given]

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 15th DECEMBER [no year given]

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - GLAZIER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 41 LOTHIAN ST [no further details given]

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - FORGES-LES-EAUX 2 JUNE 40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] XXIB SCHUBIN 8/7/40 - 8.8/40
[STALAG] XXB MARIENBURG 15/6/41 - 22/6/41


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
HANSDORF 9/7/40 - 10/6/41 STONE QUARRY
TRANKWITZ 22/6/41 - 6/10/42 FARM
PRAUSTERKRUG 15/1/43 - 16/2/45 FOREST


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
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12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 3059540
RANK - Private
SURNAME - HANRETTY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES JOSEPH


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).
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( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
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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 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 reach Russian Lines myself and Pt. DOMINEY. Escaped 16th February until 4 March 1945.
Escaped from armed guard 4 March, recaptured 6th March 1945 within six miles of the Russian lines.


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.)
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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?
Travelled on the "Lys" from Neafahr????? to Lübeck took 14 days Treatment very bad and very little food.


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 5/5/45
Signature J. Hanretty

 

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