2364878 Signalman Joseph RIMMINGTON, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 23 Jan 1941
Army Number: 2364878
Rank: Signalman
Name: Joseph RIMMINGTON
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 9 Apr 1912
Place of Birth: Doe Lea

POW Number: 82126
Date of Capture: 20 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Acroma, Libya

 

Name: Joseph Rimmington . Date of Birth: 09/04/1912 . Place of Birth: Doe Lea . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/307/288
Name: Joseph Rimmington.
Date of Birth: 09/04/1912.
Place of Birth: Doe Lea.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant Major.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Royal Corps of Signals.
Service Number: 2364878.
Date of Capture: 20/06/1942.
Theatre of Capture: Tobruk.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIA Gorlitz.
PoW number: 82126.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2364878
RANK - SIGNALMAN
SURNAME - RIMMINGTON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOSEPH
DECORATIONS - AFRICA STAR (8th ARMY)

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 201st GUARDS BRIGADE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - APRIL 9th 1912

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - JANUARY 23rd 1941

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - WAGES AND COST CLERK (COLLIERY)

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - "RIMWOOD", GLAPWELL, NEAR CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ACROMA (LIBYA) JUNE 20th 1942

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 82 ITALY AREZZO (FLORENCE) AUG 6th 1942 - SEPT 16th 1943
STALAG VII B LAMSDORF (LATER TESCHEN) SEPT 18th 1943 - JAN 22nd 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
TARNOWITZ NOV 5th 43 - FEB 9th 44 RAILWAY
NIWKA FEB 9th 44 - JULY 18th 44 COAL MINE
WESTFELD JULY 18th 44 - JAN 22th 45 COAL MINE


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
INJURED KNEE AND THIGH MINE ACCIDENT 5 WEEKS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2364878
RANK - SIGNALMAN
SURNAME - RIMMIINGTON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOSEPH


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. ON BOARD SHIP, BY CAPT. SPELLMAN, R. C. of Sigs.
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
AS ABOVE

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.)
DAMAGED MACHINERY (UNDERGROUND) BY PUTTING STONES, SAND, ETC IN SAME. July 1944
BURYING TOOLS, DRILLS, ETC.


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?
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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 May 12th 1945
Signature Joseph Rimmington