2617003 Serjeant Andrew SEDDON, Grenadier Guards & 2nd Special Air Service: POW

Army Number: 2617003
Rank: Serjeant
Name: Andrew SEDDON
Unit: Grenadier Guards & 2nd Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1919
Place of Birth: Salford
Date of Enlistment: 24 Oct 1939
Date of Capture: 1943
Place of Capture: Orsogna Italy

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Grenadier Guards 2604001 - 2646000

 

Name: Andrew Seddon . Date of Birth: 01/10/1919 . Place of Birth: Salford . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/323/263
Name: Andrew Seddon.
Date of Birth: 01/10/1919.
Place of Birth: Salford.
Service: [British Army].
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Grenadier Guards].
Service Number: 2617003.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 127972.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

View Record Seddon Andrew 7 Oct 1919 24 Oct 1939 Orsogna Italy

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

1. No. 2617003
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - SEDDON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ANDREW
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2ND SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGT.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - ARMY

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 7/10/19

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 24/10/39

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 17 HULME ST., SALFORD 5, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ORSOGNA, ITALY

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
TRANSIT CAMP AQUILA ITALY 24/12/43 - MAR 44
TRANSIT CAMP LATRINA ITALY MAR 44 - MAR 44
STALAG VII A MOOSBURG GERMANY MARCH 44 - FEB 45
STALAG 383 HOHENFIELS GERMANY FEB 45 - APRIL 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
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12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
INFLUENZA LACK OF WARM CLOTHING & UNDERNOURISHMENT 10 DAYS

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
FAIRLY GOOD BY BRITISH ORDERLY


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2617003
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - SEDDON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ANDREW


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.
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3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
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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?)
Whilst on the march from HOHENFELS towards the south, attempted to escape south of REGENSBERG. Hid in straw outside a barn with SG.T ALLENBY 547921 R.A.C. Physically fit except for blisters on feet through marching. Picked up by German soldiers stationed nearby same night & put back on march. Not ill-treated. (Cont.)
4. Two companions also hit Sgt. SHAW (GORDON HIGHLANDERS), Sgt. McCARA ? (GORDON HIGHLANDERS). Have not heard of them since. I think they succeeded in escaping.



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.)
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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 8/5/45
Signature A Seddon, Sgt

 

See also

• 549921 Serjeant Hubert Martin ALLENBY, 12th Lancers, RAC: PoW - escape companion, unsuccessful attempt.

 

Would you have any details of his service prior to joining the SAS? I have him rowing a folboat in an operation to extract some agents from Crete in August 1942 and taking them aboard HMS Turbulent.