2734196 Serjeant Frank George PINFOLD, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 11 November 1936
Army Number: 2734196
Rank: Serjeant
Name: Frank George PINFOLD
Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 17 February 1917
Place of Birth: Daventry, Northamptonshire

Date of Capture: 28 May 1940
Place of Capture: West Cappel

POW Number: 9867
POW Camp: Stalag VIIIB

 

Captured at Dunkirk, POW No 9876, Liberated by the US at Nuremburg

 

2734196 PINFOLD 1st Bn Welsh Guards, reported missing 3.6.40

 

2734196 Sgt. Frank George PINFOLD 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
17th February 1917 Daventry, Northamptonshire

WO 416/291/27

 

Rugby Advertiser 18th April 1947

 

Name: Frank George Pinfold . Date of Birth: 17/02/1917 . Place of Birth: Daventry,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/291/27
Name: Frank George Pinfold.
Date of Birth: 17/02/1917.
Place of Birth: Daventry, Northamptonshire.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2734196.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 9867.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 7.

 

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

1. No. 2734196
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - PINFOLD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FRANK GEORGE
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st BATN WELSH GUARD

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - G.H.Q. TROOPS

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 17/2/17

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 11/11/36

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - SEAMAN

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - No. 10 STEPHEN STREET, RUGBY, WAR.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - WEST CHAPPELE 23/5/40

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG 8A LAMSDORF (OS) 15/6/40 - 12/3/45
STALAG 344 LAMSDORF (OS) 15/6/40 - 12/3/45
STALAG 13D NURNBERG 19/3/45 - 17/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
FRIEDRICHSGRÄTZ O/S 24/2/42 - 16/4/42 SAW MILLS


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?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734196
RANK - SGT
SURNAME - PINFOLD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FRANK GEORGE


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).
GIBRALTAR 1/11/39
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
FRÉVENT MARCH 1940
WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL


3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NIL

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?)
NIL

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.)
NIL

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.)
NO


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
NIL


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 29/4/45
Signature FG Pinfold, Sgt