2733138 Guardsman Charles Thomas FEWTRELL, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 4 October 1930
Army Number: 2733138
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Charles Thomas FEWTRELL
Unit: Welsh Guards

Date of Birth:3 1 December 1909
Place of Birth: Swansea

Date of Capture: 30 May 1940
Place of Capture: West Cappel, France

POW Number: 10545
POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB

 

Name: Charles Fewtrell . Date of Birth: 31/12/1909 . Place of Birth: Swansea . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/119/358
Name: Charles Fewtrell.
Date of Birth: 31/12/1909.
Place of Birth: Swansea.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2733138.
Date of Capture: 30 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: West Cappell.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 10545.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.

 

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

1. No. 2733138
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - FEWTRELL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES THOMAS
DECORATIONS - NO

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 31/12/1909

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 4/10/30

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - OMNIBUS CONDUCTOR

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 22A IDRIS TERRACE PLASMARL SWANSEA, S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - WEST CAPPEL FRANCE MAY 30 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
344 LAMSDORF O.S. 17/6/40 - 25/1/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
E3 BLECHHAMMER 20/6/40 - 23/2/1 LABOURING
E115 BURGWASSER 12/3/41 - 25/1/45 FORESTRY


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?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2733138
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - FEWTRELL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES THOMAS


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).
FRANCE - CAPT. NOEL - WELSH GUARDS
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
-

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NO

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did yo 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.)
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 MAY 20 1945
Signature Charles Fewtrell