Date of Enlistment: 23 January 1940 Army Number: 2735635 Rank: Guardsman Name: George F BEVAN Unit: 2 Welsh Guards, 3 Company Date of Birth: 11 November 1919 Place of Birth: Phillipstown POW Number: 8461 POW Camp: Stalag XX A, BAB 20 Date of Capture: 24 May 1940 Place of Capture: Boulogne, France
Name: George Bevan . Date of Birth: 11 November 1919 . Place of Birth: Phillipstown .... | The National Archives Reference: WO 416/29/39 Name: George Bevan. Date of Birth: 11 November 1919. Place of Birth: Phillipstown. Service: British Army. Rank: Guardsman. Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Welsh Guards. Service Number: 2735635. Date of Capture: 24 May 1940. Theatre of Capture: Boulogne. Camp Name/Number: Stalag XXA Thorn. PoW number: 8461. Date of Death: [unspecified]. Number of Photographs: 1. Number of Fingerprints: 1. Number of X-rays: 0. Number of Cards: 3.
View Record via Ancestry PART I. GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. 1. No. 2735635 RANK - GUARDSMAN SURNAME - BEVAN CHRISTIAN NAMES - George DECORATIONS - 2. UNIT (ARMY) - WELSH GUARDS 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - BRIGADE OF GUARDS 4. DATE OF BIRTH - 11/11/1919 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 23/1/1940 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Labour 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 51 DERLWYN ST, NEW TREDEGAR, PHILLIPSTOWN 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Boulogne 26/5/40 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till STALAG XXA THORN 7/6/40 - 12/3/42 HEYDEBRECK UPPER SILESIA 13/3/2 - 21/1/45 MARCHING THROUGH GERMANY 21/1/45 - 23/4/45 11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? YES Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work HEYDEBRECK O/S 13/3/42 - 21/1/45 Labour 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. 2735635 RANK - GUARDSMAN SURNAME - BEVAN CHRISTIAN NAMES - 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). YES ( 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 Small Sabotage 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 30/4/45 Signature G Bevan
