1945113 Lance-Corporal William Franklyn WHITEHEAD, Royal Engineers & Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 1945113
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: William Franklyn WHITEHEAD
Unit: Royal Engineers ; Long Range Desert Group

 

Name: William [F] Whitehead . Date of Birth: 12/02/1917 . Place of Birth: England . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/389/119
Name: William [F] Whitehead.
Date of Birth: 12/02/1917.
Place of Birth: England.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Engineers].
Service Number: 1945113.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 128494.
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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Name: William Franklyn Whitehead
Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1917
Date of Enlistment: 3 Apr 1939
Date of Capture: 17 Nov 1943
Place of Capture: Ceros [Leros]


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

1. No. 1945113
RANK - Lance-Corporal
SURNAME - WHITEHEAD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM FRANKLYN
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 8th ARMY

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 12/1/1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 3 APRIL 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - MINING

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - BARCLAYS BANK, BULAWAYO, SOUTHERN RHODESIA

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 17 NOVEMBER 1943, LEROS

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 7A MOOSBURG -


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
AUGSBURG - 20/4/45 DEBRIS CLEANING


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
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12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 1945113
RANK - L/C
SURNAME - WHITEHEAD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILLIAM FRANKLYN


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?)
Escaped on march first day and hid up in City.


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 6 May 1945
Signature WF Whitehead