7607064 Private John SLAVIN, 47 Company Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps: POW

Date of Enlistment: 11 September 1939
Army Number: 7607064
Rank: Private
Name: John SLAVIN
Unit: 47 Company Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

Date of Birth: 17 March 1918
Place of Birth:

POW Number: 10595
POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXB

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

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Name: John Slavin . Date of Birth: 17/03/1918 . Place of Birth: [unspecified]. ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/331/400
Name: John Slavin.
Date of Birth: 17/03/1918.
Place of Birth: [unspecified].
Service: British Army.
Rank: Private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Auxilliary Military Pioneer Corps.
Service Number: 7607064.
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 10595.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 7607064
RANK - Pte.
SURNAME - Slavin
CHRISTIAN NAMES - John
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 47th Coy. A.M.P.C.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 2 Division

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 17/3/1918

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 11/9/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Glass Worker

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 46 Pincheon St., Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Boulogne

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXA Thorn 7/7/40 - 7/9/41
STALAG XXB Marienburg 7/9/41 - 2/7/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Graudenz 7/8/40 - 7/9/41 General Worker
Altfelder 10/9/41 - 5/1/42 General Worker
Tiege 7/1/42 - 10/9/42 Farm Worker
Tillau 14/9/42 - 17/2/45 Farm Worker


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Broken Bone (Nose) / ill treatment / 5/12/40 - still sick
Piles / Damp billets / 14/9/42 - still sick
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes - but no better, treatment only by our own Sanitator


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 7607064
RANK - Pte.
SURNAME - Slavin
CHRISTIAN NAMES - John


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).
(None)
( 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 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?)
Yes, two times. Escape from working party - GRAUDENZ 7/8/40, recaptured two miles away by German soldier, handed over to our guard.
WITTENBERGE April 12 45. Gds. WILLIAMS, Rfn. R. DAVIES. Recaptured by Flak Unit PERLEBERG. Undernourished.


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?
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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 8/5/45
Signature J. Slavin

 

Name: J Slavin . Service number: 7607064 . Date of birth: 17 March 1918 . | The National Archives
Reference: WO 423/61970
Name: J Slavin.
Service number: 7607064.
Date of birth: 17 March 1918.
Date: [1939-1963]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: ADH001140609

 

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