WO 344-2-1 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2735422 Rank: Lance Serjeant Surname: ADAMS Christian Names: Cyril Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): 3rd Battalion WELSH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): 6th ARMOURED DIVISION 4. Date of Birth: 24 Sep 1919 5. Date of Enlistment: 5 Jan 1940 6. Civilian Trade: Assistant Surveyor 7. Private Address: 131 Brook Street, Blaenrhondda, Treherbert, Glam., South Wales 8. Place of Capture: ITALY Date of Capture: 21 June 1944 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: Yes 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To Forli (Hospital) Italy 26 Jun 1944 - Aug 1944 Verona (Hospital) Italy Aug 1944 - 10 Aug 1944 Metz (Hospital) France 10 Aug 1944 - 30 Sep 1944 119 Neu Koln (Hospital) Germany 30 Sep 1944 - 26 Dec 1944 428 Zernsdorf - 27 Dec 1944 - 30 Apr 1945 11. Were you in a Working Camp? Location From & To Nature of Work 428 Zernsdorf 27 Dec 1944 - 30 Apr 1945 Non Worker 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: Nature of Illness Cause Duration - Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: - 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?: Yes. Hampstead by Staff Officer. (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: Yes. Hampstead by Staff Officer. 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? No (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?) - 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? No (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 against other Allied PoWS? No (Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), 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. 8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice? - 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: 20 May 1945
Army Number: 2735422 Rank: Lance Serjeant Name: C ADAMS Unit: Welsh Guards Theatre: POW Number: Date of Capture: Place of Capture: Camp: TNA Reference:
