Date of Enlistment: 3 November 1939 Personal Number: VX6599 Rank: Lieutenant Name: John Henderson STRONG Unit: 2/8th Battalion, 6th Australian Division, AIF Date of Birth: 2 July 1917 Place of Birth: Corowa, Australia Date of Capture: 12 April 1941 Place of Capture: Near Kleidi, Greece POW Number: 1783 POW Camps: Oflag XC, Oflag VB, Oflag VIB, Oflag VIIB, Stalag 383
Name: John Henderson Strong . Date of Birth: 02/07/1917 . Place of Birth: Corowa,... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/348/335 Name: John Henderson Strong. Date of Birth: 02/07/1917. Place of Birth: Corowa, Australia. Service: [Australian Imperial Force]. Rank: Lieutenant. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [2/8 Infantry Battalion]. Service Number: [VX6599]. Date of Capture: [unspecified]. Theatre of Capture: [unspecified]. Camp Name/Number: Oflag XC Lubeck. PoW number: 1783. 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. VX 6599 RANK - Lieut. SURNAME - STRONG CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN HENDERSON DECORATIONS - 2. UNIT (ARMY) - 6 Aus. Div. 2/8 BN. A,I.F. Abroad 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 6 Aus. Div. 4. DATE OF BIRTH - 2/7/1917 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - Nov. 3 1939 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Law 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - COROWA, N.S.W. Australia 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Near KLEIDI (Greece) 12 Apr. 1941 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till OFLAG XC LUBECK 12/5/41 - 2/6/41 OFLAG VB BIBERACH 4/6/41 - 10/10/41 OFLAG VIB DUESSEL in WARBURG 12/10/41 - 9/9/42 OFLAG VIIB EICHSTATT 10/9/42 - 27/3/45 OFLAG Steinburg Zweiglager Stalag 383 STEINBURG 28/3/45 - 25/4/45 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 NO 12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT? - GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET 1. No. VX 6599 RANK - Lieut. SURNAME - STRONG CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN HENDERSON 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 - Palestine - 1940 - Commanding Officer ( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom. Yes - Palestine - 1940 - Commanding Officer 3. INTERROGATION after capture: Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy). Yes. On day following captured at KLEIDI (Greece) by Brigade Commander 7 SS Gebirgsjaeger Regt. Interrogation was brief & consisted in a series of attempts to show that they already had complete information & asking confirmation. No ill-treatment was suffered. 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?) Yes. Partly successful escape on march after capture. Acted alone & was recaptured on same day - 14 Apr. 1941. Participated in unsuccessful tunnels at BIBERACH (1941), DUSSEL in WARBURG (1942). Was engaged continually for first 2 years in captivity in preparations, none of which came to fruition. 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? 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 3 May '45 Signature John H Strong
See also: John Henderson Strong 38457 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Maurice Carstairs JONES-MORTIMER, 2 Welsh Guards: POW
