1531037 Gunner Samuel BLAKEY, 282 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 88 Regiment, RA: POW

Date of Enlistment: 15 February 1941
Army Number: 1531037
Rank: Gunner
Name: Samuel BLAKEY
Unit: Royal Artillery, 282 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 88 Regiment

Date of Birth: 8 June 1917
Place of Birth: England

Date of Capture: 21 June 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk, Libya

POW Number: 124759
POW Camps: Campo PG 88, Stalag VII A

 

Name: Samuel Blakey . Date of Birth: 8 June 1917 . Place of Birth: England . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/32/366
Name: Samuel Blakey.
Date of Birth: 8 June 1917.
Place of Birth: England.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Gunner.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Artillery].
Service Number: 1531031 or [1531037].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 124759.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 1531037
RANK - GNR
SURNAME - BLAKEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - SAMUEL
DECORATIONS - AFRICA STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 282 H.A.A. BATT. R.A. 88th REGT.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 8TH ARMY

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 8/6/1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 15/2/41

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - HAIRDRESSER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 13 CHESTNUT AVENUE, COWGATE ESTATE, N/C-ON-TYNE

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK, N. AFRICA, 21/6/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
CAMP 88 ITALY LATERINA SEPT/42 - MAY 43
STALAG VIIA MOOSBURG


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
PISTOIA (ITALY) MAY 43 - SEP. 43 LABOURER


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?
NONE


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 1531037
RANK - GNR
SURNAME - BLAKEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - SAMUEL


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 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?)
NO ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE - FREED IN ITALY BY ITALIANS
RECAPTURED AFTER 6 WEEKS FREEDOM


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?
NIL


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 5/5/45
Signature Samuel BLAKEY

 

See also:

• 38457 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Maurice Carstairs JONES-MORTIMER, 2 Welsh Guards: POW