Name: Charles Wills . Date of Birth: 24/10/1907 . Place of Birth: Northampton . ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/395/140 Name: Charles Wills. Date of Birth: 24/10/1907. Place of Birth: Northampton. Service: British Army. Rank: Trooper. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Armoured Corps]. Service Number: [7953223]. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg. PoW number: 223012. 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. - 7953223 RANK - TROOPER SURNAME - WILLS CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES DECORATIONS - NIL 2. UNIT (ARMY) - NORTH IRISH HORSE REGT 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 6th ARMOURED 4. DATE OF BIRTH - OCTOBER 24th 1907 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - FEBRUARY 26th 1942 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLICKER - BOOT - SHOE TRADE 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 13 SYMINGTON STREET, ST. JAMES, NORTHAMPTON 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - BEJA (TUNISIA) MAR 3rd 1943 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? NO 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till PM 3200 LATERINA ITALY APRIL 8th 1943 - SEPT 20th 1943 TSCHAUSCH III Nr BRüX SUDETENLAND SEPT 1943 - MAY 1945 11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work TSCHAUSCH III SEPT 1943 - MAY 1945 LAYING RAILWAY LINES 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? YES AS SUPPLIES PERMITTED GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET 1. No. - 7953223 RANK - - TROOPER SURNAME - WILLS CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES 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). A) BRANDON B) WICKHAM MARKET C) N. AFRICA A) 1942 B) 1943 C) 1943 REGIMENTAL OFFICERS, SECURITY POLICE ( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom). AS ABOVE 3. INTERROGATION after capture: Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy). USUAL INTERROGATION. GERMAN CAMP. TUNIS. ITALIAN CAMP, TUNIS. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION OF OTHERS AND CATCH QUESTIONS. 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 coming 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 21/5/1945 Signature C Wills
