2093963 Serjeant John Edward Hall WALKER, RE & 11 SAS: POW

Army Number: 2093963
Rank: Serjeant
Name: John Edward Hall WALKER
Unit: Royal Engineers ; 11 Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 1 Oct 1920
Date of Enlistment: 30 Aug 1939
Date of Capture: 12 Feb 1941
Place of Capture: Near Calitri, Italy

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Engineers 1842001 - 2303000

 

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

1. No. 2093963
RANK - SERGEANT
SURNAME - WALKER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN EDWARD HALL
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - No 11 SPECIAL AIR SCE BTN (ARMY AIR CORPS)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 1/10/20

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 30/8/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - SORTING CLERK (G.P.O.)

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 2 SALMOND PLACE, EDINBURGH 7, SCOTLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - CALITRI, ITALY 12/2/41

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[CAMPO PG] 78 SULMONA, ITALY {MARCH 1941 - JULY 1942}
{MARCH 1943 - JULY 1943}
[STALAG] 344 LAMSDORF, GERMANY AUG 1943 - JAN 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
YES
L'AQUILA ITALY JULY 1942 - MARCH 1945 BUILDING BARRACKS ADMINISTRATIVE


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?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2093963
RANK - SERGEANT
SURNAME - WALKER
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN EDWARD HALL


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. RINGWAY AERODROME, MANCHESTER JAN. 1941
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES. RINGWAY AERODROME, MANCHESTER JAN. 1941

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
YES. NAPLES ITALY. FEB 1941. THREATS, BRIBERY

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?)
SULMONA ITALY APRIL 1941 TUNNEL
L'AQUILA ITALY JAN 1943
LAMSDORF GERMANY TUNNEL


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.)
AT L'AQUILA ITALY between JULY 1942 and JAN 1943. CEMENT IN DRAINS, NAILS DRIVEN INTO ELECTRIC CABLES 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 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?
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 4/5/1945
Signature JEH Walker Sgt.

 

Name: J E H Walker . Service number: 2093963 . Date of birth: 1 October 1920 . | The National Archives
Reference: WO 422/87350
Name: J E H Walker.
Service number: 2093963.
Date of birth: 1 October 1920.
Date: [1939-1963]