3771992 Private Alfred THOMPSON, King's Liverpool ; 7 Commando, Layforce: POW

Army Number: 3771992
Rank: Private
Name: Alfred THOMPSON
Unit: King's Liverpool ; Layforce


Date of Birth: 29 Aug 1918
Date of Enlistment: 21 Oct 1938
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

• Army Number Block Allocations
• King's Regiment 3757001 - 3846000

 

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

1. No. 3771992
RANK - PTE
SURNAME - THOMPSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ALFRED
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - KING'S LIVERPOOL (LAYFORCE)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 29/8/1918

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 27/10/38

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - PAINTER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 14 ELLEL GROVE, LIVERPOOL 6

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 1/5/1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG IVC WHISTRITCH [? BYSTRICE] 27/8/41 - 11/5/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? YES
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
HERNSKERTION 20/10/41 - 15/7/42 LABOURER
BODENBACK 17/7/42 - 11/5/45 PAINTER


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
STOMACH BAD FOOD LAST 19 MONTHS

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES (STOMACH POWDER ONLY)


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 3771992
RANK - PTE
SURNAME - THOMPSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ALFRED


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?)
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?
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 14/5/45
Signature A. Thompson

 

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• 7 Commando
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