2374408 Driver Harry RICHARDSON, Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 7 Aug 1941
Army Number: 2374408
Rank: Driver
Name: Harry RICHARDSON
Unit: Royal Corps of Signals attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 7 Aug 1911
Place of Birth: Batley, Yorkshire

POW Number: 248090
Date of Capture: 20 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

 

Name: Harry Richardson . Date of Birth: 07/08/1911 . Place of Birth: Batley,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/305/465
Name: Harry Richardson.
Date of Birth: 07/08/1911.
Place of Birth: Batley, Yorkshire.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Driver.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Corps of Signals].
Service Number: [2374408].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVA Hohnstein.
PoW number: 248090.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2374408
RANK - DRIVER
SURNAME - RICHARDSON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HARRY
DECORATIONS - NONE

2. UNIT (ARMY) - ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS ATTACHED TO 201 GUARDS MOTOR BRIGADE

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

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 7/8/1911

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 7/8/1941

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - ASST. FOREMAN SPINNER AND TWISTER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 159 RAVESHOUSE RD., DEWSBURY, YORKSHIRE

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 20/6/42 TOBRUK

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
BENGHASI, AFRICA, JUNE 1942 - JULY 1942
[CAMPO] PG 51 ITALY AUG 2 1942 - AUG 30 1942
[CAMPO] PG 73 ITALY SEPT 1942 - SEPT 1943
STALAG 4A GERMANY OCT 1943 - MAY 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
DRESDEN (GERMANY) OCT 1943 - MAY 1945 CEMENT WORKS


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?
NO


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2374408
RANK - DRIVER
SURNAME - RICHARDSON
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).
NONE
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
NONE

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NONE

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?)
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.)
NONE

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).
NONE

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.)
NONE


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
NONE


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 23 MAY 1945
Signature H Richardson