11057339 Driver John JAMES, Royal Army Service Corps attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 17 Jul 1941
Army Number: 11057339
Rank: Driver
Name: John JAMES
Unit: Royal Artillery ; Royal Army Service Corps attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 2 Sep 1907
Place of Birth: Wales

POW Number: 155080
Date of Capture: 20 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Artillery 11000001 - 11500000

 

Name: John James . Date of Birth: 02/09/1907 . Place of Birth: Wales . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/194/490
Name: John James.
Date of Birth: 02/09/1907.
Place of Birth: Wales.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: [Driver].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Army Service Corps].
Service Number: [11057339].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XVII-A Kaisersteinbruch.
PoW number: 155080.
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. 11057339
RANK - DVR.
SURNAME - JAMES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - R.A.S.C. 201st G

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st ARMOURED DIVISION

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 2nd SEPT. 1907.

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 17th JULY 1941

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - DESPATCH CHECKER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 2 MESSALINE AVENUE, ACTON, LONDON, W.3

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK 20th JUNE 1942

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
-


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
STALAG XVIIB 26th Jan 1944 - April 15th 1945 FORESTRY


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
MALARIA - FIVE WEEKS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NO


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 11057339
RANK - DVR.
SURNAME - JAMES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN


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).
NO
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
NO

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

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?)
NO

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.)
NO

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).
NO

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?
NO


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 12th May 1945
Signature J James