4618047 Lance-Corporal Norman Tracy SULLIVAN, 7 Commando, "A" Bn Layforce : POW

Army Number: 4618047
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Norman Tracy SULLIVAN
Unit: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (The West Riding ; East Yorkshire Regiment ; 4 Commando ; 7 Commando, "A" Battalion Layforce


Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1919
Place of Birth: London
Date of Enlistment: 1 Dec 1939
Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
Place of Capture: Crete

• Army Number Block Allocations
• Duke of Wellington's Regiment (The West Riding) 4601001 - 4680000

 

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Reference: WO 416/349/448
Name: Norman Tracy Sullivan.
Date of Birth: 29/10/1919.
Place of Birth: London.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
Service Number: 4618047.
Date of Capture: 01/06/1941.
Theatre of Capture: Crete.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 22020.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
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. 4618047
RANK - LANCE/CORPORAL
SURNAME - SULLIVAN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - NORMAN TRACY
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 7th COMMANDO, "A" BATTALION, LAYFORCE

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 29th OCTOBER 1919

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st DECEMBER 1938

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - CLERK

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - "CROFTON"M WOODFIELD CLOSE, BEULAH HILL, LONDON, S.E.19.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - CRETE, 1st JUNE 1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG VIII B LAMSDORF 24th August '41 - 6th May 45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
LAMSDORF, GERMANY


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
-
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
-


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 4618047
RANK - LANCE/CORPORAL
SURNAME - SULLIVAN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - NORMAN TRACY


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.
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?)
-

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.)
-

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).
-

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?
-


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 29th May 1945
Signature N.T. Sullivan

 

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