410317 Trooper Henry Charles CHARD, Long Range Desert Group: POW

Army Number: 410317
Rank: Trooper
Name: Henry Charles CHARD
Unit: Long Range Desert Group


Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1918
Date of Enlistment: 12 Jun 1936
Date of Capture:13 Jan 1942
Place of Capture: Fort. Marada. Libya

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

1. No. 410317
RANK - TROOPER
SURNAME - CHARD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HENRY CHARLES
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 7th ARMOURED

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 29th OCTOBER 1918

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 12/6/1936

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - BUS CONDUCTOR

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 2 PARK STREET, KNOWLE, BRISTOL, ENGLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - FORT MARADA LIBYA, 13/1/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
CAMPO PG 65 NEAR BARI, ITALY 1/4/42 - 6/6/43
CAMPO PG 70 FERMO ITALY 9/6/43 - 8/9/43
P.88 PROFEN, GERMANY 18/10/43 - 14/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP? YES
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
P.88 PROFEN 19/10/43 - 14/4/45 BOOT REPAIRING


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
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12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
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GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 410317
RANK - TROOPER
SURNAME - CHARD
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HENRY CHARLES


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 but we were given papers about it at SIWA EGYPT by Capt. SIMMS
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
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3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
Yes. In MYSURATA [MISRATA?] Hospital by Italian Officers. Treatment normal.

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?)
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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.)
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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).
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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?
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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 18/4/45
Signature Henry Charles Chard

 

See also:

• Long Range Desert Group Preservation Society - Trooper Album - C

 

Captain Simms commanded the patrol in which Trooper Chard served. They were captured together:

40719 Francis Crofton SIMMS, MC, Royal Warwickshire Regiment & LRDG

All the best

Andreas

 

Trooper Chard is one of the survivors of the sinking of SS Ariosto:

British Pow Losses On Italian Ship - Ariosto.

All the best

Andreas