211734 Signalman Henry John HUDSON, Royal Corps of Signals attached Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 211734
Rank: Signalman
Name: Henry John HUDSON
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached Long Range Desert Group

 

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Name: Henry John Hudson
Date of Birth: 29 Apr 1911
Date of Enlistment: 8 Aug 1940
Date of Capture: 18 Nov 1943
Place of Capture: Leros


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

1. No. 211734
RANK - Sgm
SURNAME - HUDSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HENRY JOHN
DECORATIONS - AFRICAN STAR.

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS. L.R.D.G.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - EIGHTH ARMY

4. DATE OF BIRTH - April 29th 1911

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - August 8th 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Chauffeur

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 36 DENNETT RD., CROYDON, SURREY

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - LEROS. 19/11/43

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 7A NR MUNICH 19/12/43 - 31/12/43
STALAG 17A VIENNA 2/1/44 - 15/1/44
STALAG 17B KREMS 1/4/44 - 11/5/44
STALAG 17B KREMS 10/8/44 - 23/8/44


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of 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?
CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT AT THE TIME

GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 211734
RANK - Sgm
SURNAME - HUDSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HENRY 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).
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( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
CYPRUS - M.O. 4

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
YES. Asked for TRADE. Nothing more.

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?)
NOT FIT

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 CHANCE

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?
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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.

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