2733825 Lance-Corporal Leslie Joseph CUMMINS, Welsh Guards & SAS : POW

Army Number: 2733825
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Leslie Joseph CUMMINS
Unit: Welsh Guards ; Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 13 Mar 1915
Date of Enlistment:
Date of Capture: 28 Mar 1934
Place of Capture: Termoli, Italy

• Army Number Block Allocations
  
• Welsh Guards 2730001 - 2744000

 

Army Number: 2733825
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: L J CUMMINS
Unit: Welsh Guards
POW Number: 261232
Camp: Stalag 4b

 

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

1. No. 2733825
RANK - LCPL
SURNAME - CUMMINS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - LESLIE JOSEPH
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - SPECIAL AIR SERVICE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - MARCH 13th 1915

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 28/3/1934

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLUB STEWARD

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 169 MYNACHDY ROAD, WHITCHURCH, GABALFA CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES

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

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STLAG IV B MUHLBERG ON ELBE OCTOBER/43 - APRIL 23rd 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

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. 2733825
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - CUMMINS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - LESLIE JOSEPH


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).
TAKEN TO DULAG LUFT, FRANFURT-ON-MAIN. CONFINED IN SEPARATE ROOMS. EXCEPTIONALLY POOR RATIONS. INTERROGATED AT LAST, TWICE A DAY. FINALLY ON THE FOURTH DAY OF IMPRISONMENT WE WERE RELEASED.


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?)
ON TRAIN JOURNEY FROM ITALY TO GERMANY STARTED ON UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT CUTTING OUR WAY THROUGH RAILWAY TRUCK DOOR. GAV IT UP AFTER SIX HOURS THROUGH LACK OF PROPER TOOLS.


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 19/5/1945
Signature LJ Cummins