Date of Enlistment: 1 June 1943 Army Number: 2738871 Rank: Guardsman Name: Reginald BALL Unit: 3 Welsh Guards Date of Birth: 4 December 1922 Place of Birth: Hanley Date of Capture: 11 October 1944 Place of Capture: Italy POW Number: 139581 POW Camps: Stalag VIIA, Stalag 344
Name: Reginald Ball . Date of Birth: 4 December 1922 . Place of Birth: Hanley . ... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/16/400: Name: Reginald Ball. Date of Birth: 4 December 1922. Place of Birth: Hanley. Service: British Army. Rank: Guardsman. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards. Service Number: 2738871. Date of Capture: 11 October 1944. Theatre of Capture: Italy. Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosberg. PoW number: 139581. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 1. Number of Fingerprints: 1. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 1.
WO 344-15-2 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2738871 Rank: Guardsman Surname: BALL Christian Names: Reginald Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): 3rd Battalion WELSH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): attached 6th Armoured 4. Date of Birth: 4 December 1922 5. Date of Enlistment: 1 June 1943 6. Civilian Trade: Steel Worker 7. Private Address: 100 Leonard Road, Birches Head, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs 8. Place of Capture: Italy Date of Capture: 11 October 1944 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To Stalag 344 O/S 27 October 1944 - 8 December 1944 11. Were you in a Working Camp? Location From & To Nature of Work O/S 8 December 1944 - 22 January 1945 Paper Factory 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: No Nature of Illness Cause Duration - Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: No 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?: In Italy, April 1944, by my Commanding Officer (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: In Italy, April 1944, by my Commanding Officer 3. Interrogation after Capture (State where, when and methods employed by enemy) Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?: In Italy, October 1944. The method: By giving me cigs but of no use and in O/S by the same methods. 4. Escapes attempted. Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes? No, I did not, could not, too well guarded. (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? (Give details, places and dates). I had no chance, too well guarded. 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). I know of none. 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? 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: 23 May 1945
