T/129673 Driver George SPENCER, Royal Army Service Corps attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Army Number: T/129673
Rank: Driver
Name: George SPENCER
Unit: Royal Army Service Corps attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 24 December 1909
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire
Date of Enlistment: 11 December 1939

POW Number: 229812
Date of Capture: 20 June 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

 

Name: George Spencer . Date of Birth: 24/12/1909 . Place of Birth: Burnley,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/339/317
Name: George Spencer.
Date of Birth: 24/12/1909.
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Driver.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Army Service Corps].
Service Number: T/129673.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 229812.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

View Record Spencer George 24 Dec 1909 11 Dec 1939 20 Jun 1942 Tobruk RASC 201 GUARDS BRIGADE

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

1. No. T/129673
RANK - DRIVER
SURNAME - SPENCER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GEORGE
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 201 GUARDS BRIGADE 903 COY, R.A.S.C.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st ARMOURED DIVISION

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 24/12/1909

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 11/12/1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - DRIVER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 30 MOORLAND RD., BURNLEY

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK 20/6/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 51 ALTAMURA ITALY 3/8/42 - 30/8/42
PG 73 CARPI ITALY 2/9/42 - 22/9/43
STALAG IV B MUHLBERG 24/9/43 - 14/10/43
STALAG IV D TORGAU 14/10/43 - 13/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
KEMBERG ARB. KDO. W602 14/10/43 - 13/4/45 LABOUR


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


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. T/129673
RANK - DRIVER
SURNAME - SPENCER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GEORGE


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).
C.O. Comy
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
-

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NO

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

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.)
NO


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 2/5/45
Signature G. Spencer