4977315 Serjeant William MUSGROVE, MiD, 1 Irish Guards: POW

Date of Enlistment: 16 August 1939

Army Number: 4977315
Rank: Serjeant
Name: William MUSGROVE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards

Date of Birth: 11 December 1918
Place of Birth: Nottingham

Date of Capture: 4 February 1944
Place of Capture: Anzio, Italy

POW Number: 127928
POW Camps: Stalag VIIA, Stalag 383


Army Number Block Allocations for Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment = 4960001 to 5038000

 

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Army Number: 4977315
Rank: Serjeant
Name: W MUSGROVE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file
TNA Reference: WO 361/784
Notes: Missing 4 February 1944

 

Army Number: 4977315
Rank: Serjeant
Name: William MUSGROVE
Unit: 1 Irish Guards
Theatre: Italy
POW Number:
Date of Capture: 05/02/1944
Place of Capture: Anzio
Camp:

 

WO 344-230-2


PART I
General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War

1. No.: 4977315
Rank: Sergeant
Surname: MUSGROVE
Christian Names: William
Decorations: Africa Star, Mentioned in Despatches

2. Unit (Army): IRISH GUARDS
3. Division (Army): 1st DIVISION

4. Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1918
5. Date of Enlistment: 16 Aug 1939
6. Civilian Trade: Coal miner
7. Private Address: 4 Clarges Street, Highbury Vale, Bulwell, Nottingham

8. Place of Capture: Anzio, ITALY
Date of Capture: 5 Feb 1944

9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No

10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned
Camp No. Location From & To
Stalag VIIA Moosburg 23 Mar 1944 - 3 Feb 1945
Stalag 383 Hohenfels 4 Feb 1945 - 17 Apr 1945

11. Were you in a Working Camp?
No
Location From & To Nature of Work
-

12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?:
No
Nature of Illness Cause Duration
-

Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?:
-


PART II

2. Lectures before Capture
(State where, when and by whom)
(a) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave in the event of capture?:
Yes - Croydon, by an Officer of my Unit, August 1942.
(b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?:
No

3. Interrogation after Capture
(State where, when and methods employed by enemy)
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?:
No

4. Escapes attempted.
Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes?
No
(Give details of each attempt separately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, where and when captured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to our 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?
No
(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 against other Allied PoWS?
No
(Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), 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.
-

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
No


SECURITY UNDERTAKING.
I fully realised that all information relating to 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 of Signature: 15 May 1945

 

Name: William Musgrove . Date of Birth: 11/12/1918 . Place of Birth: Nottingham . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/267/321
Name: William Musgrove.
Date of Birth: 11/12/1918.
Place of Birth: Nottingham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Irish Guards.
Service Number: 4977315.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 127928.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.
Date: [1939-1945]