2056391 Gunner Michael Robert WHALEN, Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 2056391
Rank: Gunner
Name: Michael Robert WHALEN
Unit: Long Range Desert Group

 

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Name: Whalen Michael Robert
Date of Birth: 21 Aug 1920
Date of Enlistment: 21 Feb 1940
Date of Capture: 28 Apr 1941
Place of Capture: Derna, Libya

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

1. No. 2056391
RANK - Gunner
SURNAME - WHALEN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Michael Robert
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (Rhod)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - British

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 21st August 1920

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - February 21st 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Chauffeur

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 9 Leven Vale, Salisbury, Rhodesia

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Derna, Libya, April 28 1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
3200 - 107 UDINE May 15/41 - Sept/43
STALAG 18A WOLFSBERG Sept/43 - April/44
11086 LIENZ April/44 - May/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
LIENZ April/44 - May/45 General Work


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2056391
RANK - Gunner
SURNAME - WHALEN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Michael Robert


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).
YES, at SIWA, Africa, by different Officers
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
Yes at SIWA - as stated above

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?)
NONE

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 May 20 / 1945
Signature Michael R. Whalen

 

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