2732451 Guardsman John Charles MUSTO, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 3 November 1927
Army Number: 2732451
Rank: Guardsman
Name: John Charles MUSTO
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 16/10/1907
Place of Birth: Newbridge

Date of Capture: 22 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne, France

POW Number: 7638
POW Camps: Stalag XXA,

 

Name: John [C] Musto . Date of Birth: 16/10/1907 . Place of Birth: Newbridge . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/267/429
Name: John [C] Musto.
Date of Birth: 16/10/1907.
Place of Birth: Newbridge.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
Service Number: [2732451].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: [Stalag XXA Thorn].
PoW number: 7638.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.

 

WO 344-230-2

PART I
General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War

1. No.: 2732451
Rank: Guardsman
Surname: MUSTO
Christian Names: John Charles
Decorations: -

2. Unit (Army): 2nd Battalion WELSH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): -

4. Date of Birth: 16 October 1909
5. Date of Enlistment: 3 November 1927
6. Civilian Trade: Stoker
7. Private Address: 10 Edwards ?, Newbridge, Mon. South Wales

8. Place of Capture: Boulogne, FRANCE
Date of Capture: 22 May 1940

9. Were you Wounded when Captured:
No

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. Location From & To
Stalag XXA Thorn Poland June 1940 - January 1945
Greifswald Germany March 1945 - April 1945
L.I . Barth April 1945 - Release

11. Were you in a Working Camp?
Location From & To Nature of Work
Bruss Poland July 1940 - September 1941 Road Work
? Poland September 1941 - November 1941 Farm Work
Grudenz November 1941 - April 1942 Town work
Neubruck April 1942 - March 1944 Farm Work
Strasburg June 1944 - January 1945 Farm Work

12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?:
Nature of Illness Cause Duration
In hospital at Thorn 3 Months March 1944 - June 1944

Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?:
Yes


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?:
-
(b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?:
-

3. Interrogation after Capture
(State where, when and methods employed by enemy)
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?:
-

4. Escapes attempted.
Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes?
-
(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).
Breaking tool, etc

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).
-

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?
None

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: 11 May 1945