798106 Corporal John GREGSON, RA & 1 SAS: POW

Army Number: 798106
Rank: Corporal
Name: John GREGSON
Unit: Royal Artillery ; Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 11 Oct 1916
Date of Enlistment: 19 Sep 1929
Date of Capture: 17 Dec 1942
Place of Capture: 60 Miles South East of Tripoli, Libya

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Artillery (Field, Coastal & Anti-Aircraft) 721001 - 1842000

 

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

1. No. 798016
RANK - CPL.
SURNAME - GREGSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st SPECIAL AIR SERVICE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 8th ARMY

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 11/10/1911

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 9/1929 Reserve Recalled 15/8/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Switchboard Operator GPO

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 30 Westby Avenue, Blackpool, Lancs.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 17/12/42 60 miles SE Tripoli

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - Yes

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
Hospital Tripoli Dec 42 - Jan 43
Hopsital Caserta Jan - April
PG 66 Capua April - June
PG 70 - June - October
STALAG III B Muhlberg Oct 1943 - April 1945


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

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Dysentery Bad Food 4 weeks

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
No


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 798016
RANK - CPL
SURNAME - GREGSON
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).
Yes, by an officer of my Unit, Kabrit, Autumn 42.
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
Yes, n officer of my Unit, Kabrit, Autumn 42.

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
Yes, place of Capture. Questioned by 10 of Africa Korps. Had ?heads held on refusal to answer & threatened to be shot.


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. 1st escape by changing identity with ?K for a working commando, & digging out at night. F? recaptured after 5 days.
2nd attempt change of identity from Halle, recaptured after 3 days.


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 26 May 1945
Signature J Gregson