5052531 Lance-Corporal Henry Charles PEXTON, North Staffordshire Regiment & SAS: POW

Army Number: 5052531
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Henry Charles PEXTON
Unit: North Staffordshire Regiment ; Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 20 Aug 1916
Place of Birth: Grimsby
Date of Enlistment: 15 Mar 1940
Date of Capture: 12 Feb 1941
Place of Capture: Italy

• Army Number Block Allocations
• North Staffordshire Regiment 5038001 - 5094000

 

Name: Henry [C] Pexton . Date of Birth: 20/08/1916 . Place of Birth: Grimsby . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/288/412
Name: Henry [C] Pexton.
Date of Birth: 20/08/1916.
Place of Birth: Grimsby.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [The South Staffordshire Regiment].
Service Number: 5052531.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag XIA Altengrabow.
PoW number: 140643.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 5052531
RANK - L/C
SURNAME - PEXTON
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HENRY CHARLES
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - SPECIAL AIR SERVICE (PARACHUTE WING)

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - AUGUST 20th 1916

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - MARCH 15th 1940

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - PAINTER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 15 CLAYDON ST., GRIMSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ITALY. FEBR 12th 1941

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
CAMPO PG 78 SULMONA ITALY MAR 27/41 - JULY 22/42
STALAG VIIA MOOSBURG GERMANY OCT 10th/43 - NOV 9th/43
STALAG XIA ALTENGRABOW NOV 11/43 - APRIL 12th/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
AQUILA ITALY JULY 22/42 - SEPT 8th/43 LABOURER


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?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

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).
YES. NAPLES. CENTRAL POLICE STATION.
CIVILIAN POSING AS RED CROSS REP' OFFERING WHISKEY ETC.
LATER BY GESTAPO WHO EMPLOYED USUAL METHODS.


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?)
YES. AFTER CAPITULATION OF ITALY.
CPL. JOSEPH GRICE. PTE. JAMES PARKER (S.A.S.)
RECAPTURED BY GERMAN PARATROOPS VICINITY OF CAMPO BASSO ITALY. PHYSICALLY FIT. ALL RECAPTURED.


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.)
YES. CRIPPLED WATER SUPPLIES OF BUILDING SITES.
ALSO LIGHTING FOR SAME. AQUILA ITALY.


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?
FOR EXEMPLARY WORK WITH PRACTICALLY NO EQUIPMENT CAPT. HUGH TEMPLE TATE (DOCTOR) P.W. No. 570.

AMERICAN CONFIDENCE MAN OF STALAG XIA PHILLIP SWARTZ FOR ORGANIZING TRANSPORT & FOOD SUPPLIES (RED CROSS) WHEN LITTLE OR NO RATIONS WHATSOEVER CAME FROM DETAINING POWER.


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 2nd 1945
Signature HC Pexton, L/C 531

 

See also:

• 127211 Captain Hugh Temple TATE, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW