2735154 Guardsman John Gordon WILSON, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

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    Date of Enlistment: 1 Dec 1945 [sic ; probably 1939]
    Army Number: 2735154
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: John Gordon WILSON
    Unit: 3 Company, 2 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1919
    Place of Birth:

    Date of Capture: 27 May 1945
    Place of Capture: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

    POW Number:
    POW Camps: Stalag XXA, Stalag XXD, Stalag IIID
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    2735154
    RANK - GDSN
    SURNAME - WILSON
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN GORDON
    DECORATIONS -

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    WELSH GUARDS

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -
    20th GUARDS BRIGADE

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    31/10/19

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    1/12/45 [sic; probably 1939]

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    BUS CONDUCTOR

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    15 BACK LANE, BEESTON, LEEDS 11, YORKSHIRE

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    BOULOGNE

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

    10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
    Camp No. / Location / From / Till

    [STALAG] XXA THORN POLAND 3/6/40 - October 1941
    [STALAG] XXB MARIENBERG EAST PRUSSIA October 1941 - 21/1/45
    [STALAG] 3D HALBERSTADT April 45 - 12/4/45

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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work

    WIRZITZ POLAND JULY 1940 - AUGUST 1941 DEMOLITION WORK
    DANZIG OCTOBER 1941 - JAN. 1942 FARM WORK
    DEUTSCH EYLOA [? EYLAU] FEB 1942 - JAN. 1943 BUILDER
    MARIENBERG FEB 1943 - NOV 1943 WOOD YARD

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    12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
    Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

    PHLEBITIS / POISONED FINGER / APRIL 1944 - JULY 1944
    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    2735154
    RANK - GDSN
    SURNAME - WILSON
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN GORDON


    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?)

    Escaped shortly after captured along with two men of the R.A., names unknown, in the vicinity of BOULOGNE, recaptured two days later by German Officer after attempt to break though to British lines, separated from companions.
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    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?

    Inhuman treatment undergone by men when marched from PRUSSIA to HALBERSTADT, unfortunately no written information on hand.
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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
    27/4/45
    Signature J. G. Wilson
     
    Last edited: Nov 22, 2023

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