2722386 Percival Robert ABBOTT, 1 Irish Guards & 3 Irish Guards

Army Number 2722386
Rank Lance-Corporal
Name Percival Robert ABBOTT
Camp 10b Sandbostel
Unit [3BN]
Theatre [NWE]
Date of Capture 02/04/1945
Place of Capture: Bentheim, Germany
TNA Reference WO 344-1-1


General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War
PART I

1. No.: 2722386
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Surname: ABBOTT
Christian Names: Percival Robert
Decorations: Nil

2. Unit (Army): 3rd Battalion IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): GUARDS ARMOURED DIVISION

4. Date of Birth: 22 February 1908
5. Date of Enlistment: 29 August 1940
6. Civilian Trade: Stockbroker's Clerk
7. Private Address: 99, Huntingfield Road, Dover House Road, London, SW 15.

8. Place of Capture: Bentheim, Germany
Date of Capture: 2 April 1945

9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. Location From & To
XB Sandbostel 9 April 1945 (approx) - 29 April 1945

11. Were you in a Working Camp? No
Location From & To Nature of Work

12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: No
Nature of Illness Cause Duration

Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: Didn't need any



PART II

2. Lectures before Capture
(State where, when and by whom)
(a) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave in the event of capture?:
Several times by various Officers and at different battalions.
(b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?:
As above

3. Interrogation after Capture
(State where, when and methods employed by enemy)
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?:
No

4. Escapes attempted.
Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes?
(Give details of each attempt separately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, where and when captured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to our 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 against other Allied PoWS?
(Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), 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.
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8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
No


SECURITY UNDERTAKING.
I fully realised that all information relating to 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 of Signature: Saturday, 5 May 1945

 

Army Number: 2722386
Rank: Guardsman
Name: ABBOTT
Unit: 3 Company, 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Date of Payment 8 February 1944, 60 Local Currency