2327968 Signalman Harry LEE, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW, E&E

Date of Enlistment: 14 Sep 1938
Army Number: 2327968
Rank: Signalman
Name: Harry LEE
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1915
Place of Birth:

POW Number:
Date of Capture: 20 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Royal Corps of Signals 2303001 - 2604000

 

View Record Lee Harry 17 Dec 1915 14 Sep 1938 20 Jun 1942 Tobruk 201 GDS BDE

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

1. No. 2327968
RANK - SIGMN.
SURNAME - LEE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - SIGNAL SECTION 201 GDS. BRIGADE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st ARMOURED DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 17th DECEMBER 1915

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 14th SEPTEMBER 1938

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - AGRICULTURE

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 14 CHURCH ST., THORNEY, PETERBORO, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK 20th JUNE 1942

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
No. 87 BENEVENTO ITALY 14 AUG. 42 - 1 NOV 42
No. 66 CAPUA ITALY 1 NOV 42 - 2 DEC 42
Hosp. CASERTA ITALY 2 DEC 42 - 3 FEB 43
No. 70 PORTO S. GIORGIO ITALY 5 FEB 43 - 3 MAY 44
No. 55 BUSSETO ITALY 3 MAY 44 - 11 MAY 44


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
S. ANTONIO NEGRI 11 MAY 44 - 6/9/44 FARM WORK


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
MALARIA - INTERMITTENT
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
AT FIRST NO. AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS RED CROSS SUPPLIES CAME IN.


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2327968
RANK - SIGMN
SURNAME - LEE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY


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?)
At the back of the working camp at S. Antonio Negri there were iron barred windows to the billets and consequently the Italians did not have a sentry on the back. I obtained a hack saw from the farm workshops and a pair of civilian overalls in exchange for a pair of boots. I sawed through sufficient bars, and on the night of 6/9/43 broke away together with companion GUARDSMAN CLARKE.


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.)
BEING HIDDEN IN A HOUSE IN THE PROVINCE OF CREMONA, I TOGETHER WITH MY COMPANION GUARDSMAN CLARKE AT OPPORTUNE MOMENTS, CUT TELEPHONE WIRES ON THE ROAD MANTOVA - CREMON AND ALSO THE ROAD CREMONA - CASALMAGGIORE


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 13/6/45
Signature H Lee


Continued para II
At the working camp at S. Antonio we worked as little as possible and sabotaged as much as possible. One day we went on strike and the next day Italian Officers came down and gave us a severe warning.

Continued para 4
Having escaped with my companion Gdsmn. CLARKE on the 6/9/43 we wanted to get into SWITZERLAND. We got to the mountains of BRESCIA but were unable to get into SWITZERLAND. In October the cold weather set in, and we came down again into the plain, and on 2 Nov. 1943 we were taken in by a peasant family LUCINI PIETRO of CAPPELLA [DE'] PICENARDI, CREMONA, from where at opportune moments we did sabotage. On the 25/4/45 we came out in the open collaborating with the Partisans. We arrived at the Repatriation camp at MILAN on the 6th JUNE 1945 and were conveyed to NAPLES by Repatriation organisation.

 

Name: H Lee . Service number: 2327968 . Date of birth: 17 December 1915 . | The National Archives
Reference: WO 422/60638
Name: H Lee.
Service number: 2327968.
Date of birth: 17 December 1915.
Date: [1939-1963]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: APV000643005

 

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• 2661433 Guardsman Albert CLARKE, 3 Coldstream Guards: POW, E&E - Escape companion, successful attempt