3906256 Guardsman Ernest Stanley WILLIAMS, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 27 August 1930
Army Number: 3906256
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Ernest Stanley WILLIAMS
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 10 June 1906
Place of Birth: Pontypool

POW Number: 3199
POW Camps: Stalag XXIB, Stalag XXB

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

• Army Number Block Allocations
  
• South Wales Borderers 3902001 - 3947000

 

Name: Ernest [ S ] Williams . Date of Birth: 10/06/1906 . Place of Birth: Pontypool .... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/393/50
Name: Ernest S Williams.
Date of Birth: 10/06/1906.
Place of Birth: Pontypool.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: [3906256].
Date of Capture: 25/05/1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXIB Schubin.
PoW number: 3199.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 3906256
RANK - Guardsman
SURNAME - Williams
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Ernest Stanley
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Bn Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 10/6/06

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 27/8/30

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Catering Storeman

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 131 Willesden Lane, Kilburn, NW5 London

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 25/5/40 Boulogne (France)

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] 21B Schubin June 1940 - June 1941
[STALAG] 20B Marienburg June 194? - Feb 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Ushe (Poland) July 1940 - June 1941 Road Making
Marienau [Marynowy] August 1941 - Jan 1942 Resting and Farm Work
Tillau (Poland) Jan 1942 - Feb 1945 Road and Farm Work


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Slight Rupture / Heavy work and little food
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
No


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 3906256
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - Williams
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Ernest Stanley


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).
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( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
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3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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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. When the Americans were shelling WITTENBERGE on the River Elbe.
Recaptured 3 days later by the Germans between WITTENBERGE and PERLEBERG. Companions R.E. DAVIES & J. SLAVIN.


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.)
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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).
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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 17/5/45
Signature E S Williams

 

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