324277 Corporal William Maxwell TASKER-BROWN, Yorkshire Hussars ; 50 (ME) Commando: POW

Army Number: 324277
Rank: Corporal
Name: William Maxwell TASKER-BROWN
Unit: Yorkshire Hussars ; 50 (ME) Commando

 

Name: Tasker-Brown Wilhelm M . Date of Birth: 23/02/1914 . Place of Birth: Newcastle... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/203/135
Name: Tasker-Brown Wilhelm M.
Date of Birth: 23/02/1914.
Place of Birth: Newcastle.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Corporal].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Armoured Corps].
Service Number: 324277.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 21366.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

Name: William Maxwell Tasker Brown . Date of Birth: 23/02/1914 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/354/145
Name: William Maxwell Tasker Brown.
Date of Birth: 23/02/1914.
Place of Birth: Newcaste on Tyne.
Service: [unspecified].
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Cavalry.
Service Number: 324277.
Date of Capture: 01/06/1941.
Theatre of Capture: Crete.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 21366.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

1. View Record
2. Rasker-Brown William Maxwell
3. 23 Feb 1914
4. Apr 1939
5. Sfakia, Crete

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

1. No. 324277
RANK - Cpl.
SURNAME - TASKER-BROWN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM MAXWELL
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. 50 (ME) COMMANDO

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 23 FEB. 1914

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - APRIL 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - ADVERTISING

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 12 LESLIE CRESCENT, GOSFORTH, NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - SPAKIA [SFAKIA], CRETE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
MALEME CRETE 1/6/41 - 28/6/41
TRANSIT CAMP SALONIKA 2/7/41 - 15/8/41
STALAG VIII B (LATER 344) LAMSDORF GERMANY 23/8/41 - 24/3/42
STALAG VIII B (LATER 344) LAMSDORF GERMANY 5/11/43 - 1/12/43


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
RATIBOR HAMMER O/S 24/3/42 - 5/11/43 SAW MILL
GROSS RAUDEN O/S 1/12/43 - 25/1/45 FORESTRY


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
FOOD POISONING UNKNOWN 3 WEEKS STALAG VIII B HOSPITAL

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 324277
RANK - Cpl.
SURNAME - TASKER-BROWN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM MAXWELL


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).
NO
( 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).
NO

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?)
ESCAPE FROM MARCHING COLUMN 23/4/45 RECAPTURED BY POLICE 25/4/45 NEAR NEUG?. SUDETENLAND (NOT FIT) ALONE
ESCAPE FROM SICK COLUMN. 28/4/45 NEAR ? C/SLOVAKIA CONTACTED AMERICAN 12th F.A. (A BATTERY) 7/4/45 (NOT FIT) ALONE

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



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 13th MAY 1945
Signature WM Tasker-Brown

AFTER ESCAPE ON 28/4/45
HELPED AND SHELTERED BY
ALOIS HAAS
BUKOVA
2 POST DLAZOV
C/SLOVAKIA