3313425 Corporal David Shaw PETRIE, Highland Light Infantry att'd 3rd Bn LAYFORCE, 7 Commando: POW

Army Number: 3313425
Rank: Corporal
Name: David Shaw PETRIE
Unit: Highland Light Infantry attached 3rd Battalion Layforce


Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1918
Place of Birth: Glasgow
Date of Enlistment: Aug 1939
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

 

Name: David Petrie . Date of Birth: 19/08/1919 . Place of Birth: Glasgow . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/288/271
Name: David Petrie.
Date of Birth: 19/08/1919.
Place of Birth: Glasgow.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Highland Light Infantry.
Service Number: 3313425.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 95534.
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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PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. 3313425
RANK - CPL.
SURNAME - PETRIE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID SHAW
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - H.L.I. attached 3rd BTN. LAYFORCE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 19/8/18

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - August 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - JOINER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 131 NEILSLAND OVAL, POLLOK, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG IVB MUHLBERG - ELBE - GERMANY 19/8/41 - 18/10/41
STALAG IVC GERMANY 18/10/41 - 11/9/43
STALAG 383 GERMANY 11/9/43 - 1/5/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
STALAG IVC 18/10/41 - 11/9/43 RAILWAY REPAIR SHED


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
GASTRITIS BAD FOOD 2 YRS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NO



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 3313425
RANK - CPL
SURNAME - PETRIE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - DAVID SHAW


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.
-

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?)
Attempted escape from Working Camp in summer of 1943 on empty rail truck. Recaptured 5 days later by farm workers in Sudetenland - Was physically fit.


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).
-

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?
-


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 15/5/45
Signature D. S. Petrie

 

See also:

• 7 Commando
• "Petrie David Cpl 3313425 HLI; PoW Crete WO417/28"