4272713 Lance-Corporal John HEIGHTLEY, 7 Royal Northumberland Fusiliers: POW

Date of Enlistment: March 1939
Army Number: 4272713
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: John HEIGHTLEY
Unit: 7 Royal Northumberland Fusiliers

Date of Birth: 23 February 1903
Place of Birth: New Washington, Durham

Date of Capture: 12 June 1940
Place of Capture: St. Valery, France

POW Number: 1279
POW Camps: Stalag IX C, Oflag X C, Oflag VI B, Oflag VII B,

 

Name: John Heightley . Date of Birth: 23/2/1903 . Place of Birth: New Washington,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/172/25
Name: John Heightley.
Date of Birth: 23/2/1903.
Place of Birth: New Washington, Durham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.
Service Number: 4272713.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IXC Bad Sulza.
PoW number: 1279.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.

 

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

1. No. 4272713
RANK - L/C
SURNAME - HEIGHTLEY
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN
DECORATIONS - 1939-43 STAR

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 7th NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 51st DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - FEB. 23 1903

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - MARCH 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - GROCER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 26, BAILIFFGATE, ALNWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ST. VALERIE FRANCE

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
K.D.O. 1039 EURFORT [? ERFURT] JULY/40 - JAN/41
K.D.O. 800 ANNSTADT [? ARNSTADT] JAN/41 - JUNE/41
HOSPITAL 279 OBERMASSFELD JUNE/41 - AUG/41
OFLAG XC LUBECK AUG/41 - SEP/41
OFLAG VIB WARBURG SEP/41 - SEP/42
OFLAG VIIB EICHSTÄTT SEP/42 - MAY/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
K.D.O. 1039 JULY/40 - JAN/41 SALT MINE
K.D.O. 800 JAN/41 - JUNE/41 BOOT REPAIRING
HOSPITAL 279 JUNE/41 - AUG/41 ILLNESS
OFLAG XC AUG/41 - SEP/41 BOOT REPAIRING
OFLAGs VIB AND VIIB SEP/41 - MAY/45 BARBER


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
POISONED THUMB / NEGLECT / 4 MONTHS
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NOT FROM GERMANS BUT FROM BRITISH (MAJOR HENDERSON)


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1. No. NIL
RANK - NIL
SURNAME - NIL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - NIL


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).
NIL
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
NIL

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
NIL

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?)
NIL

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.)
NIL

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).
NIL

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 May 5th 1945
Signature John Heightley

 

See also:

• 38457 Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Maurice Carstairs JONES-MORTIMER, 2 Welsh Guards: POW