3313065 Private Joseph MURRAY, Highland Light Infantry & 7 Commando, "A" Battalion LAYFORCE: POW

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Army Number: 3313065
Rank: Private
Name: Joseph MURRAY
Unit: Commandos, "A" Battalion LAYFORCE

Date of Birth: 23 Nov 1920
Place of Birth: Glasgow
Date of Enlistment: 14 Apr 1936
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

Army Number Block Allocations

Highland Light Infantry 3299001 - 3377000

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Name: Joseph Murray . Date of Birth: 23/11/1920 . Place of Birth: Glasgow . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/267/118
Name: Joseph Murray.
Date of Birth: 23/11/1920.
Place of Birth: Glasgow.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Highland Light Infantry.
Service Number: 3313065.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 95774.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]

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

1. No. 3313065
RANK - PTE
SURNAME - MURRAY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOSEPH
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - "A" BATT. LAYFORCE (COMMANDOS)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 23rd NOV 1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 14th APRIL 1934

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 12 CLERWOOD ST. GLASGOW E2, SCOTLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - CRETE 1st JUNE 1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG IV B MUHLBERG (ELBE) 20th Aug 1941 - (18th ? 1941)
CRETE 1st MALEME 1st JUNE 1941 - 3rd JULY 1941
SALONIKA SALONIKA 4th JULY 1941 - 12th AUG 1941
STALAG IVC BODENBACK SUDENTENLAND 19th OCT 1941 - 8th MAY 1945

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BODENBACK 19th OCT 1941 - 8th MAY 1945 RAILWAY WAGON REPAIRS

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?

GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 3313065
RANK - PTE
SURNAME - MURRAY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - 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).
YES by R.A.F. Officer in 1940 at ARRAN SCOTLAND
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
-

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
-

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?)
-

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).
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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 14th MAY 1945
Signature Joe Murray