5051681 Lance-Corporal Jack BUCKLEY, Special Air Service: POW

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    Army Number: 5051681
    Rank: Lance-Corporal
    Name: Jack BUCKLEY
    Unit: Special Air Service

    Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1917
    Date of Enlistment: 15 Jan 1940
    Date of Capture: 3 Oct 1943
    Place of Capture: Termoli, Italy


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

    1. No.
    5051681
    RANK - L/Cpl
    SURNAME - BUCKLEY
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JACK
    DECORATIONS - none

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    Special Air Service. Army Air Corps

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    Attached G.H.Q. for operations (8th Army)

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    December 7th 1917

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    January 15th 1940

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    Roofing Tile Maker

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    4, Adcock's Yard, Measham, Burton On Trent, Staffs, England

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    Termoli (Italy), Oct 3rd 1943

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NIL

    10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
    Camp No. / Location / From / Till

    STALAG IV B MUHLBERG May 11/43 - Sept 26/44
    STALAG XVII B GNEIXENDORF KREMS Sept 29/44 - April 8/45

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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    Attached N.C.O. Lager XVIIB (American Luft camp) Sept 29/44 - April 8/45 Camp Duties (general) Sanitation, building & general welfare of Lager
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    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.
    5051681
    RANK - L/Cpl
    SURNAME - BUCKLEY
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - Jack


    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 recollection
    ( 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).

    I was interrogated by Intelligence Officers (German) at the airforce centre of FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN. Threats of violence by the S.S. were made, but no action was taken.
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    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?)

    -

    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?

    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
    13th May 1945
    Signature Jack Buckley, L/Cpl
     
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