36468 Major Charles Attfield BROOKS, OBE, MiD, 2/5 Essex Regiment: POW

Army Number: 36468
Rank: Major
Name: Charles Attfield BROOKS, OBE, MiD
Unit: Essex Regiment


London Gazette : 14 February 1946
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37466/supplement/948/data.pdf
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field : —
Essex R.
Maj. C. A. BROOKS (36468).

London Gazette : 13 June 1959
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41727/supplement/3708/data.pdf
The QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order :
Charles Attfield BROOKS, Esq., T.D., J.P., D.L., Member of Wheat Deficiency Payments Advisory Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

 

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

1. No. - 36468
RANK - Major
SURNAME - BROOKS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES ATTFIELD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2/5th Bn. the Essex Regiment

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 18th Indian Inf. Brigade

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 8 April 05

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 11 Dec 1926

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Farmer & Agricultural Merchant

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - The Lecture House, Dedham, Near Colchester, Essex

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 1 July 1942 Deir el Shein, near El Alamein, Egypt

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? NO


10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 75 Bari, Italy 10 July - 21 Aug 42
PG 21 Chieti, Italy 22 Aug - 21 Dec 42
PG 38 Poppi, Italy 22 Dec 42 - 31 May 42 [43]
PG 49 Fontanellato, Italy 1 Jun - 9 Sep 43
STALAG VII A Moosburg Nov 10 - Dec 8 43
OFLAG VIII F Mahrisch Trubau Dec 10 '43 - April 29 44
OFLAG 79 Brunswick May 1 '43 - April 23 '45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
NO

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. - 36468
RANK - Major
SURNAME - BROOKS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - CHARLES ATTFIELD


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. ENGLAND 1940, UNIT INTELLIGENCE OFFR
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom).
INCLUDED IN LECTURES AS ABOVE

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 but whole camp (PG 49) escaped after Italian Armistice on 9 Sep 43. Accompanied by Lt. Col. E.N. EVERETT, King's On Royal Regiment. I walked southwards in attempt to rejoin our forces. After covering over 350 miles we were spotted by a fascist spy who handed us over to a German unit at FARA near GUARDIAGRELE south of CHIETI, Italy.


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 coming 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 23 April 45
Signature CA Brooks, Major

 

London Gazette : 14 February 1946
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37466/supplement/948/data.pdf

 

See also:

• http://www.familytree.john-attfield.com/Professor_John_Attfield.pdf
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