2734074 Guardsman Idris Charles HILL, Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 24 September 1935
Army Number: 2734074
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Idris Charles HILL
Unit: Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 31 July 1917
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 4 August 1944
Place of Capture:

POW Number: 70955
POW Camps: Stalag IVB

 

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

1. No. 2734074
RANK - GUARDSMAN
SURNAME - HILL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - IDRIS CHARLES
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - GDS, ARMD. DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 31 JULY 1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 24 SEPT 35

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - COAL MINER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - ROSELYNN, OLD STORRIDGE, Nr. ALFRICK, WORCESTER, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 4 August 1944

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[STALAG] IVB MUHLBERG/ELBE 1944 - 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?
No


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734074
RANK - GDSN
SURNAME - HILL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - IDRIS CHARLES


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).
-

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?)
I attempted escape from German Field Dressing Station in France. I was recaptured an hour later. The S.S. then took me to a Temporary Prison Camp.


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 1 June 1945
Signature I.C. Hill