2734129 Lance-Serjeant Lyndhurst Bruce MILES, 2 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 20 April 1936
Army Number: 2734129
Rank: Lance-Serjeant
Name: Lyndhurst Bruce MILES
Unit: 2 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 26 October 1917
Place of Birth: Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales

Date of Capture: 25 May 1940
Place of Capture: Boulogne France

POW Number: 7676
POW Camps: Stalag XX A, Stalag 383

 

Name: Lyndhurst Miles . Date of Birth: 26 October 1919 . Place of Birth: Mountain... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/255/13
Name: Lyndhurst Miles.
Date of Birth: 26 October 1919.
Place of Birth: Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: 2 Battalion The Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2734129.
Date of Capture: 25 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Boulogne.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn.
PoW number: 7676.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 2734129
RANK - L/Sergeant
SURNAME - MILES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - LYNDHURST BRUCE
DECORATIONS - NIL

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd BN. WELSH GUARDS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 20th GUARDS BRIGADE

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 26 OCTOBER 1917

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 20 APRIL 1936

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - REGULAR SOLDIER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 3 OAKLAND ST. MISKIN, MOUNTAIN ASH, GLAM., S. WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 25th MAY 1940 BOULOGNE FRANCE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG XXA THORN, POLAND JUNE 9th 1940 - SEPT. 1942
STLAG 383 HOHENFELS, BAVARIA SEPT. 1942 - 22nd APRIL 1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BRIESON, POLAND 16th MAY 1941 - OCT 1941 Farm Work


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734129
RANK - L/Sergeant
SURNAME - MILES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - LYNDHURST BRUCE


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).
NO

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?)
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?
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 7 May 1945
Signature L.B. Miles, L/Sgt.