2657805 Guardsman Wilfred ROBERTS, Coldstream Guards & Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 2657805
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Wilfred ROBERTS
Unit: Coldstream Guards attached Long Range Desert Group

Date of Birth: 20 May 1917
Place of Birth: Skipton
Date of Enlistment: 1 Apr 1937
Date of Capture: 17 Dec 1941
Place of Capture: Libya

 

Name: Wilfred Roberts . Date of Birth: 20/05/1917 . Place of Birth: Skipton . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/309/145
Name: Wilfred Roberts.
Date of Birth: 20/05/1917.
Place of Birth: Skipton.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Guardsman.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Coldstream Guards.
Service Number: 2657805.
Date of Capture: 17/12/1941.
Theatre of Capture: Libya.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 28407.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
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. 2657805
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - ROBERTS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILFRID
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - COLDSTREAM GUARDS (LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 20/5/17

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1/4/37

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - MOTOR DRIVER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 39 BRIGHT STREET, SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - AGADABIA [AJDABIYA?] 17/12/41

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
CAMPO PG 66 CAPUA ITALY 1/1/42 - 1/2/42
CAMPO PG 59 SERVIGLIANO ITALY 1/2/42 - FEB 43
CAMPO PG 53 MACERATA ITALY FEB 43 - 22/5/43
CAMPO PG 55 BUSETTO ITALY 22/5/43 - 9/9/43
STALAG VIIB (344) LAMSDORF GERMANY 18/9/43 - 22/1/44
MEININGEN HOSPITAL MEININGEN GERMANY 9/3/45 - 19/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
(55) BUSETTO ITALY 22/5/43 - 9/9/43


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?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2657805
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - ROBERT
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILFRID


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).
AGADABIA LIBYA. ARRALONIA LIBYA
LOCKED IN CELL. NO FOOD OR WATER FOR 4 DAYS
REPEATEDLY TOLD WAS NOT A REGISTERED POW.


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?)
NO

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?
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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 April 18th 1945
Signature W Roberts

 

Steve,
Thanks for posting about that interesting shared history.

Roberts was the last of the POW Reports, which I've identified as LRDG currently on Ancestry, to be transcribed. 300+ more CG files to go... not necessarily Nulli Secundus, I'm afraid. You've seen the list, so let me know if any might be of interest to you.