3958609 Lance-Corporal Fredirick John LLEWELLYN, 1st Bn Welch Regiment, Layforce: POW

Army Number: 3958609
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Fredirick John LLEWELLYN
Unit: 1st Bn Welch Regiment, "D" Battalion Layforce


Date of Birth: 1 May 1913
Place of Birth: Llantwit Major
Date of Enlistment: 15 Sep 1931
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

 

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Reference: WO 416/225/458
Name: Fredrick Llewellyn.
Date of Birth: 01/05/1913.
Place of Birth: Llanwith Major.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [unspecified].
Service Number: 3958609.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IIID Berlin.
PoW number: 12455.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 2.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 3958609
RANK - L/Cpl
SURNAME - LLEWELLYN F. J.
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FREDIRICK
DECORATIONS - AFRICAN STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st Bn (WELCH REGT.) Captured while with (Layforce) Bn M.E.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - LAYFORCE

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 1/5/1913

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 15/9/1931

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CARPENTER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 6 GLADSTONE TERRACE, MISKIN, MOUNTAIN ASH, SOUTH WALES

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 1st of JUNE 1941 (CRETE)

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
404 STALAG ZOSSEN 19/9/41 - 5/10/42
517 STALAG GENSHAGEN 6/10/42 - doubtful
528 STALAG TELTOW (NEAR) BERLIN - 10/1/43
329 STALAG IIID WHULDHEIDE BERLIN 11/1/43 - 14/11/43
BE4 STALAG IVD BITTERFELD (M D) 19/11/43 - 24/4/1945


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
ZOSSEN 19/9/41 5/10/43 GROUND TESTING & LABOURING
GENSHAGEN 6/1042 - DOUBTFUL LABOURING AND PLATFORM BUILDING
TELTOW - ?/1/43 BARRACK CONSTRUCTION
WHULDHEIDE 11/1/42 - 14/1/43 RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
BITTERFELD 10/11/43 - 24/4/45 CARPENTRY


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
YES
Except for operation to left thumb which as rendered it a little disfigurement.
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
(No) shortage of Medical Supplyment (By Germans)


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 3958609
RANK - LCpl
SURNAME - LLEWELLYN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - FREDIRICK JOHN


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. By Commanding Officer D BN LAYFORCE M.E. FORCES, cannot give correct date, early part 1941.
( 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 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

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?
Treatment was Bad while during my four years of Captivity.
Being kicked on many occasions for no apparent reason.
Some of my Companions being shot and killed alongside 2 such cases, resulting in death. Threatened with being short many a time for nothing.


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 14/5/1945
Signature F J. Llewellyn L/Cpl