323569 Lance-Corporal Robert Henry PARRY-JONES, Cheshire Yeomanry & Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 323569
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Robert Henry PARRY-JONES
Unit: Cheshire Yeomanry ; Long Range Desert Group

Date of Birth: 1 Aug 1920
Date of Enlistment: 1 Apr 1939
Date of Capture: 13 Jun 1944
Place of Capture: San Quinrilo, Italy

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

1. No. 323569
RANK - L/CPL.
SURNAME - PARRY-JONES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ROBERT HENRY
DECORATIONS - AFRICA STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP. (SPECIAL RAIDING FORCES)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - SPECIAL RAIDING FORCES

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 1st AUGUST 1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st APRIL 1920
1st APRIL 1939 CHES. YEO. TERRITORIALS

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 70, SYCAMORE DRIVE, LACHE ESTATE, CHESTER, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - SAN QUIRICO, ITALY


9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
LUFT 7 UPPER SILESIA JULY 1st 44 - 19/1/145
STALAG 3A LUCKENWALDE 5/2/45 - 19/5/45


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
No

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 323569
RANK - L/CPL.
SURNAME - PARRY-JONES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ROBERT 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. AZIB, PALESTINE. MARCH 1944? BY AMERICAN OFFICER.
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES. SAME AS ABOVE.

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NO

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?)
YES. WHEN BEING TRANSPORTED NORTH DIRECTLY AFTER CAPTURE. THE CAR OVERTURNED. I KICKED GUARD IN JAW AS WE DID SO, BUT OFFICER IN FRONT GOT ME BEFORE I COULD MAKE COVER. FIRED ONE ROUND AT ME. HURT MY RIGHT SHOULDER ON HITTING GROUND.

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.)
-

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?
The march from LUFT 7 and the treatment, and lack of food on the same.


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 1944
Signature R.H. Parry-Jones

 

Name: Robert Henry Parry-Jones . Date of Birth: 01/08/1920 . Place of Birth: Chester... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/282/537
Name: Robert Henry Parry-Jones.
Date of Birth: 01/08/1920.
Place of Birth: Chester.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Reconnaissance Corps].
Service Number: 323569.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag Luft 7 Bankau.
PoW number: 183.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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