T/75217 MSM Ronald BESWICK, Royal Army Service Corps attached 200 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1938
Army Number: T/75217
Rank: Mechanist Sergeant-Major
Name: Ronald BESWICK
Unit: Royal Army Service Corps attached 200 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 28 Aug 1913
Place of Birth: Manchester

POW Number: 8944
Date of Capture: 21 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

 

Name: Ronald Beswick . Date of Birth: 28 March 1913 . Place of Birth: Manchester .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/28/447
Name: Ronald Beswick.
Date of Birth: 28 March 1913.
Place of Birth: Manchester.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Mechanist Sergeant Major].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Army Service Corps].
Service Number: 75217.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIA Wolfsberg.
PoW number: 8944.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. T/75217
RANK - M.S.M.
SURNAME - BESWICK
CHRISTIAN NAMES - RONALD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 200 GUARDS BRIGADE COY. (R.A.S.C.)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st ARMD. DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 28th AUGUST 1913

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - ? 1938


6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - ENGINE FITTER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 4 MALTON AVENUE, CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY, MANCHESTER

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK 21/6/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[CAMPO] PG 65 ALTAMURA 21/7/42 - 15/6/43
[CAMPO] PG 73 CARPI 17/6/43 - 18/9/43
STALAG 18A SPITTAL 20/9/43 - 12/11/43


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
ZEDLACH AUSTRIA 12/11/43 - 8/5/45 ROAD WORK


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/75217
RANK - M.S.M.
SURNAME - BESWICK
CHRISTIAN NAMES - RONALD


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).
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?
NO


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 19/5/45
Signature R Beswick

Released by 8th Army : 8/5/45 ZEDLACH AUSTRIA
Arrived in NAPLES : 18/5/45