2734211 Guardsman Gwilym DAVIES, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 13 January 1937
Army Number: 2734211
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Gwilym DAVIES
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 24 January 1914
Place of Birth: Ammanford, South Wales

Date of Capture: 29 May 1940
Place of Capture: Cassel

POW Number: 10711
POW Camps: Stalag VIIIB, Stalag 344

 

Name: Gwilym Davies . Date of Birth: 24/01/1914 . Place of Birth: Ammanford, South... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/89/367
Name: Gwilym Davies.
Date of Birth: 24/01/1914.
Place of Birth: Ammanford, South Wales.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 1 Battalion, Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2734211.
Date of Capture: 29 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Cassel, France.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 10711.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

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

1. No. 2734211
RANK - GDSM
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GWILYM
DECORATIONS - 39-43 Star

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS 1st Batt.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.H.Q. Troops B.E.F. 1939

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 24/1/1914

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - Jan. 13th 1937

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Miner

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - Talley House, Garnant, Ammanford, Carm. South Wales, Gt. Britain

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Cassel, 29th May 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
E3 att STALAG 344 BLECHHAMMER, OBER SILESIA 22/7/40 - 28/1/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
YES
BLECHHAMMER 22/7/40 - 26/1/45 LABOURER, BENZINE WORKS


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?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734211
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - DAVIES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GWILYM


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).
No
( 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 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?)
YES
Prior to being marched to central Germany my companion and I hid out in cellar for five days, before the Russians came to us. Companion was Peter GEE, R.A. in this party.


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?
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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 10th April 1945
Signature Gwilym Davies

 

See also:

• 936223 Gunner Peter GEE, 104th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery: POW - Escape Companion, successful attempt.