327237 Trooper James William JARY, 50 Middle East Commando: POW

Army Number: 327237
Rank: Trooper
Name: James William JARY
Unit: 50 Middle East Commando


Date of Birth: 10 Jun 1917
Date of Enlistment: 1 Sep 1939
Date of Capture: 27 Feb 1941
Place of Capture: Island of Castelrosso

 

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

1. No. 327237
RANK - TROOPER
SURNAME - JARY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES WILLIAM
DECORATIONS - AFRICAN STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 50 M.E. COMMANDO

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 10/6/17

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st SEPT 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - SERVANT

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 40 EGERTON SQUARE, SOUTH SHIELDS, CO. DURHAM

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Feb. 21st 1941, ISLAND OF CASTELLROSSA

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
No. 78 SULMONA ITALY 8/3/41 - 1/7/42
No. 68 VETRELLA ITALY 1/7/42 - 10/1/43
No. 122 ROME ITALY 10/1/43 - 8/9/43
STALAG 7A GERMANY 2/11/43 - 17/12/43
STALAG 4B GERMANY 17/12/43 - 18/2/44
STALAG 4F GERMANY 18/2/44 - 24/4/44


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
VETRELLA ITALY 1/7/42 - 10/1/43 BUILDING
ROME 10/1/43 - 2?/9/43 BUILDING
CHEMNITZ 18/2/44 - 24/4/44 RAILWAY
DRESDEN 24/4/44 - 9/12/44 CEMENT WORK
CHEMNITZ 9/12/44 - 8/4/45CEMENT WORK


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. BRITISH M.O.


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 327857
RANK - TROOPER
SURNAME - JARY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES WILLIAM


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.
ON EVASION IN UNIT IN EGYPT BY MAJOR ROSE.

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?)
ESCAPED AT TIME OF ITALIAN COLLAPSE FROM FARA SABINA ON 8 SEPT 1943 AND WAS RECAPTURED AT COLLE NAR ISERNIA ON OCT 26th 1943.


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 14/5/45
Signature J W Jary