4449931 Private Frank McGILL, Durham Light Infantry & 52 Commando, Layforce: POW

Army Number: 4449931
Rank: Private
Name: Frank McGILL
Unit: Durham Light Infantry ; 52 Commando, Layforce


Date of Birth: 16 Sep 1912
Place of Birth: Sunderland
Date of Enlistment: 20 Jan 1933
Date of Capture: 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

 

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Reference: WO 416/235/309
Name: Frank MacGill.
Date of Birth: 06/09/1912.
Place of Birth: Sunderland.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Durham Light Infantry].
Service Number: [4449931].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag III-D Berlin.
PoW number: 12297.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 4449931
RANK - Pte
SURNAME - McGill
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Frank
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 52ND Layforce Commandos

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 16th September 1912

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 20th January 1933

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Farmer

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 46 Warwick St. Southwick, Sunderland, England

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Island of Crete

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
404 BERLIN August 1941 - September 1942
- ZITTAU Sep. 1942 - July 1943
151 REGIS July 1943 - April 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? Yes
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BERLIN 1941 - 1942 Track Laying
ZITTAU 1942 - 1943 Coal Yard
REGIS 1943 - 1945 Mine


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Malaria Bad conditions in Salonica P.O.W. Camp Eight attacks (Each attack lasted ten days)
Boils Lack of fresh greens 5 Weeks
Ear Scalded Incompetence of German Sanitation A few days


12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NO


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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No.
RANK -
SURNAME -
CHRISTIAN NAMES -


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).

( 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).


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?
I received only one free day I three weeks, in Regis, treatment was very bad - i.e. Slavery. In several cases attacked with sticks.
I was on the Muhlberg forced march - bayoneted and kicked.


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 19/4/1945
Signature F McGill