88717 Lieutenant Herbert Maxwell GRAHAM, 1 Lothians & Border Yeomanry: POW

Date of Commission: March 1939
Personal Number: 88717
Rank: Lieutenant
Name: Herbert Maxwell GRAHAM
Unit: 1 Lothians & Border Yeomanry

Date of Birth: 24 February 1905
Place of Birth: Edinburgh

Date of Capture: 12 June 1940
Place of Capture: St. Valery, France

POW Number: 1420
POW Camps: Oflag VII C/H, Oflag XXI D, Oflag V B, Oflag VII B, Stalag 383


London Gazette : 16 June 1939
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34636/page/4049/data.pdf
TERRITORIAL ARMY.
ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts. 17th June 1939:—
Herbert Maxwell GRAHAM.

 

Name: Herbert Maxwell Graham . Date of Birth: 24 February 1905 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/145/200
Name: Herbert Maxwell Graham.
Date of Birth: 24 February 1905.
Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lieutenant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Tank Regiment].
Service Number: 88717.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Oflag VIIC Laufen.
PoW number: 1420.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 88717
RANK - LIEUT.
SURNAME - GRAHAM
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HERBERT MAXWELL
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st LOTHIANS & BORDER YEOMANRY

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 51st

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 24th February 1905

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - March 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Company Director

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - New Club, Edinburgh, Scotland

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - St. Valery, France 12/6/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
OFLAG VII C/H Laufen July 1940 - March 1941
OFLAG XXID Posen March 1941 - June 1941
OFLAG VB Biberach June 1941 - Oct. 1941
OFLAG VIB Warburg Oct. 41 - Sept. 42
OFLAG VIIB Eichstatt Sept. 42 - March 45
STALAG 383 (Zweiglager) Steinburg March '45 - April '45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
No

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
No
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes - but not adequate dental treatment


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 88717
RANK - Lieut.
SURNAME - GRAHAM
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HERBERT MAXWELL


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
( 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).
Only in the ordinary way.

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?)
No. As a member of the Escape Committee for 3 years, I was not allowed to attempt to escape.


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, but I have certain information regarding anonymous letters sent to the Germans regarding escape.
Maj. MELSORS - Security Officer - made investigation and may have further information.


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.)
The Geneva Convention was not recognised as binding by the Germans.


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
I was a member of the escaping committee from February 1942 at VIB until release in April 1945. I was also security officer for the last 5 weeks before release at STEINBURG Holiday Camp.


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 4th May 1945
Signature H.M. Graham, Lt

 

See also:

• 38457 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Maurice Carstairs JONES-MORTIMER, 2 Welsh Guards: POW