VX5133 Lieutenant Alfred James Cummerford REILLY, MiD, AIF: POW

Personal Number: VX5133
Rank: Lieutenant
Name: Alfred James Cummerford REILLY, MiD
Unit: 2/6th Battalion, 17th Brigade, 6th Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force

Date of Birth: 11 December 1909
Place of Birth: Geelong, Australia

Date of Capture: 1 June 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

POW Number: 3576
POW Camps: Oflag X C, Oflag VI B, Oflag VII B, Stalag 383


London Gazette : 30 December 1941
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, The Western Desert, The Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tobruk) during the period February, 1941, to July, 1941:—
AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES.
Lt. A. J. C. Reilly (VX.5133)

 

Name: [Alfred J C] Reilly . Date of Birth: 11/12/1909 . Place of Birth: Geelong . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/303/239
Name: [Alfred J C] Reilly.
Date of Birth: 11/12/1909.
Place of Birth: Geelong.
Service: [Australian Imperial Force].
Rank: [Lieutenant].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [2/6 Infantry Battalion].
Service Number: [VX5133].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Oflag XC Lubeck.
PoW number: 3576.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

London Gazette : 30 December 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35396/page/7339/data.pdf

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35396/page/7359/data.pdf

 

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

1. No. VX5133
RANK - LIEUTENANT
SURNAME - REILLY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ALFRED JAMES CUMMERFORD
DECORATIONS - (M.I.D CRETE)

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2/6th Bn. 17th BDE. 6th AUS. DIV., A.I.F.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 6th AUS. DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 11/12/09

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - NOV. 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - PASTORALIST

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - c/o Geelong Club, Geelong, Vic., Aus.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - CRETE 1 June 1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NIL

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
SALONIKA, SALONIKA GREECE Late June '41 - July '41
[OFLAG] 10C LUBECK AUG '41 - OCT 9th '41
[OFLAG] 6B WARBURG OCT 10th '41 - SEPT 9th '42
[OFLAG] 7B EICHSTATT SEPT 9th '43 - MAR 26th '45
ZWEIGLAGER 383 STEINBURG MAR 26 '45 - APRIL 30th '45


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
-
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. VX5133
RANK - LIEUT.
SURNAME - REILLY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ALFRED JAMES CUMMEFORD


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).
CRETE by German security or Intelligence Officers. No information given, all the Germans had full information of personnel of all Aus. units in area at that time.


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?)
( A ) At WARBURG (2 Occasions Tunneling)
( B ) At EICHSTATT 1 Tunneling, 1 Wire attempt with scaling ladders on fog board. morning. Frustrated.
( C ) CRETE, recaptured 2 days later 1941


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 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?
Salonica Camp. 10 men shot over period of 5 weeks for alleged breech of regulations. German Unit (125 Inf. Reg?)
Merchant Service Officers shot at LUBECK10C for petty offences about Sept. '41. Name Unknown of German responsible.
Deliberate & systematic starvation of P.O.W's in this camp during 1941. Reprisals re ?ing EICHSTATT camp 1943-44


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 3 May 1945
Signature AJC Reilly

 

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