170242 Lieutenant John Graham LYMBERY, 1 Bn. Sherwood Foresters, Commandos, D Bn. Layforce: POW

Personal Number: 170242
Rank: Lieutenant
Name: John Graham LYMBERY
Unit: 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters ; Commandos, "D" Battalion LAYFORCE


Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1919
Date of Enlistment: 20 Apr 1938
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Crete, Spnakia



London Gazette : 10 February 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35069/supplement/805/data.pdf
The undermentioned Cadets, from O.C.T.U., to be 2nd Lts., except.as other-wise stated, 3rd Nov. 1940:—
Foresters.
John Graham LYMBERY (170242).

 

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

1. No. 170242
RANK - LIEUT
SURNAME - LYMBERY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN GRAHAM
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st Bn The Sherwood Foresters attached "D" Bn. LAYFORCE (Commando)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 11/11/1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 20/4/38

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - STUDENT
(OR EXAMINATIONS PASSED WHILE P/W) - First Examination For Medical Degree of University of London - Result Not Known

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 43 WINTERBROOK Rd. DULWICH, LONDON SE24

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
TRANSIT SALONIKA 1 June 1941 - Aug 1941
OFLAG X C LUBECK Aug 1941 - Nov 1941
OFLAG VI B WARBURG Nov 1941 - Sept 1942
OFLAG VII B EICHSTATT Sept 1942 - April 1945
STALAG V A MOOSBURG April 1945 - Liberation


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
Malaria, Yellow Jaundice - Approx one month whilst in transit camp, SALONIKA

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
No


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 170242
RANK - LIEUT
SURNAME - LYMBERY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN GRAHAM


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).
At Middle East O.C.T.U. During the course from Aug - Nov 1940
( 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?)
-

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?
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 9 May 1945
Signature JG Lymbery, Lieut.

 

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• LYMBERY, John Graham | ͏

 

Also took part in OP Abstention prior to Crete