4857854 Serjeant Richard THEOBALD, Leicestershire Regiment ; M.E. Commandos: POW

Army Number: 4857854
Rank: Serjeant
Name: Richard THEOBALD
Unit: Leicestershire Regiment ; M.E. Commandos, Layforce


Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1917
Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield
Date of Enlistment: 16 Dec 1935
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Sfakia, Crete

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Leicestershire Regiment 4848001 - 4904000

 

Name: Richard Theobald . Date of Birth: 30/11/1917 . Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/358/107
Name: Richard Theobald.
Date of Birth: 30/11/1917.
Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The Leicestershire Regiment].
Service Number: 4857854.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IIID Berlin.
PoW number: 12263.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 4857854
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - THEOBALD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - RICHARD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - LEICESTERSHIRE REGT ATT/ LAYFORCE M.E. COMMANDOS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 30th Nov. 1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 16th Dec 1925

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 20 Bingley Rd., Shipley, Yorks.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Sfakia Crete 1st June 1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
404 STALAG IIID BERLIN AUG 1941 - JULY 1942
STALAG XXIA CHILTBERG [? SCHILTBERG] POLAND JULY 1942 - SEPT 1942
STALAG 383 PARSBERG BAVARIA SEPT 1942 - MARCH 1945
MARCHING SOUTH MARCH 1945 - 1st MAY 1945


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

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. 4857854
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - THEOBALD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - RICHARD


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).
-
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
-

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NO

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did you 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?)
-

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?
-


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 13th May 1945
Signature R Theobald Sgt

 

See also:

• THEOBALD, Richard | ͏

 

Steve it's certainly the first time I've seen it detailed under Camps with dates.

There have been quite a few mentions of forced marches on the last page under Point 8. Any Other Matters. Some in respect of recommendations for RAMC officers who protested, others giving details about conditions, one even mentioned postponement owing to an air raid

I've been tagging them as I go along:
long marches | WW2Talk