Date of Enlistment: 17 August 1938 Army Number: 3449266 Rank: Guardsman Name: James SWEENEY Unit: 3 Irish Guards Date of Birth: 18 April 1920 Place of Birth: Residence: 36 Gill Street, Moston Lane, Blackley, Manchester, as at 5 May 1945 Date of Capture: 2 April 1945 Place of Capture: Bentheim, Germany POW Number: POW Camps: Stalag XB
View Record Name: James Sweeney Birth Date: 18 Apr 1920 Enlistment Date: 17 Aug 1938 Capture Date: 2 Apr 1945 Capture Place: Near Benthein PART I. GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. 1. No. 3449266 RANK - Guardsman SURNAME - SWEENEY CHRISTIAN NAMES - James DECORATIONS - 2. UNIT (ARMY) - 3rd Bn Irish Guards 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - Guards Armd Div 4. DATE OF BIRTH - 18/04/1920 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 17/08/1938 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Apprentice Welder 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 36 Gill Str, Moston Lane, Blackley, Manchester 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 2nd April 1945, Near Benthein [Bentheim] 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till Stalag X B / Sandbostel / 08/04/1945 / 29/04/1945 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 12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT? GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET 1. No. 3449266 RANK - Guardsman SURNAME - SWEENEY CHRISTIAN NAMES - James 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). I have been lectured many times on how to behave in the event of capture. The last place by Major GREEN, BM 24 Guards (Africa) ( 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). Near Bentheim. Threatened to send me to a special Camp. 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?) No. 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 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 05/05/1945 Signature J Sweeney
