2344023 Driver George Alfred GRIESEL, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

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Date of Enlistment: 30 May 1940
Army Number: 2344023
Rank: Driver
Name: George Alfred GRIESEL
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1915
Place of Birth: West Ham, Essex

POW Number: 154930
Date of Capture: 21 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

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Name: George Alf Griesel . Date of Birth: 27/4/1915 . Place of Birth: West Ham, Essex .... | The National Archives

Reference: WO 416/151/20
Name: George Alf Griesel.
Date of Birth: 27/4/1915.
Place of Birth: West Ham, Essex.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Driver].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Corps of Signals].
Service Number: [2344023].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XVIIA Kaisersteinbruch.
PoW number: 154930.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]

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

1. No. 2344023
RANK - DVR
SURNAME - GRIESEL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GEORGE ALFRED
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS 201st MOTORISED GUARDS BRIGADE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - APRIL 27th 1915

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - MAY 30th 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - LORRY DRIVER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 20 KIMBERLEY AVENUE, EAST HAM, LONDON, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TOBRUK JUNE 21st 1942

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
87 P.G. BENEVENTO ITALY 1/8/42 - 5/11/42
66 P.G. CAPUA ITALY 7/11/42 - 19/11/42
78 P.G. SULMONA ITALY 22/11/42 - 8/9/43
STALAG 7A MOOSBURG GERMAN 20/10/43 - 29/11/43
STALAG 17A KAISERSTEINBRUCK AUSTRIA 2/12/43 - 31/3/45

11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
ROBOCK 20/9/44 - 31/3/45 PICK AND SHOVEL

12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
A. ITALY, FEVER, NOT KNOWN, 10 DAYS
B. HERNIA, REOPENING OF OLD OPERATION 14 DAYS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
A. TRANSIT CAMP, NO M.O.s,
B. BEST OF ATTENTION

GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2344023
RANK - DVR
SURNAME - GRIESEL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - GEORGE ALFRED

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. HOVE, ENGLAND 1940
C.O. CAPT. WILLIAMS R.C.S. 12th EASTERN COMMAND DIV. SIGS.
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES. HOVE, ENGLAND 1940
C.O. CAPT. WILLIAMS R.C.S. 12th EASTERN COMMAND DIV. SIGS.

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?)
CAMP 78 SULMONA ITALY 8/9/43 OVER THE WALL
DVR. GEORGE CHURCHILL, TPR. ALBERT FLOYD. RECAPTURED 10/10/43 BY GERMANS. OLD HERNIA OPERATION BROKEN OPEN AGAIN. COMPANIONS ALSO RECAPTURED.

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 11/5/45
Signature G. Griesel