2734545 Guardsman Alfred BATE, 1 Welsh Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 8 August 1938
Army Number: 2734545
Rank: Guardsman
Name: Alfred BATE
Unit: Welsh Guards

Date of Birth: 19 October 1920
Place of Birth: Stalybridge

Date of Capture: 8 August 1938
Place of Capture: Cassel Nr. Dunkirk

POW Number: 37290
POW Camps: Stalag VI A ; Stalag 344 ; Stalag VII B

 

Name: Alfred Bate . Date of Birth: 19 October 1920 . Place of Birth: Stalybridge . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/22/78
Name: Alfred Bate.
Date of Birth: 19 October 1920.
Place of Birth: Stalybridge.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Guardsman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards.
Service Number: 2734545.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIA Hemer.
PoW number: 37290. [or 37090]
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 5.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 2734545
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - Bate
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Alfred
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st Welsh Guards

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1ST Batt. Welsh Guards

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 19/10/20

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - August 8. 38

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 55 Wembley Road Moorends, Nr. Doncaster

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Cassel nr. Dunkirk 29th May 40.

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - Yes. G.S.W. Stomach

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
- St. Omar Hospital 1st June 40 - July 15 40
- Ghent Hospital July 16th 40 - July 28th 40
STALAG VI Hemer August 40 - August 40
STALAG 344 Lamsdorf 8/8/44 - Jan. 45
STALAG VII Memingham April 45 - 26 April 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Posen 1943 - 1944 Heavy Labouring


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?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 2734545
RANK - Gdsm
SURNAME - Bate
CHRISTIAN NAMES - Alfred


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 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.)
Yes - whenever possible.

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?
During my time of captivity I have been kept well in body and mind solely on British Red X food. I am convinced that I could have died long ago but not for them.


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 30 April [1945]
Signature A Bate