5957796 Corporal Wilfred Harry DENNIS, 2 Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment: POW

Date of Enlistment: 26 July 1940
Army Number: 5957796
Rank: Corporal
Name: Wilfred Harry DENNIS
Unit: 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Date of Birth: 17 September 1915
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 13 April 1943
Place of Capture: Tunisia

POW Number: 50200
POW Camps: Campo PG 66, Campo PG 53, Stalag VII A, Stalag 357,

 

Name: Wilfred Harry Dennis . Date of Birth: 17/9/1915 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/94/289
Name: Wilfred Harry Dennis.
Date of Birth: 17/9/1915.
Place of Birth: [unspecified].
Service: British Army.
Rank: Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment.
Service Number: 5957796.
Date of Capture: 13 April 1943.
Theatre of Capture: Tunisia.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 50200.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 3.

 

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

1. No. 5957796
RANK - CPL
SURNAME - DENNIS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILFRED HARRY
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd BEDF'S & HERTS

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 17/9/15

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 26/7/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - PAINTER AND DECORATOR

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 5, LUTON RD., BARTON, BEDS.

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - TUNISIA 14/4/43

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
[CAMPO PG] 66 CAPUA ITALY APRIL/43 - JULY/43
[CAMPO PG] 53 MASURATA [MACERATA] ITALY JULY/43 - SEPT/43
[STALAG] VIIA MOOSBURG BAVARIA NOV/43 - MARCH/44
[STALAG] 357 THORN POLAND 2nd APRIL/44 - AUG/44
[STALAG] 357 FALLINGBOSTEL GERMANY AUG/44 - APRIL/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
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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. 5957796
RANK - CPL
SURNAME - DENNIS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - WILFRED HARRY


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).
(YES.) TOLD IN EVENT OF CAPTURE TO GIVE No. RANK & NAME ONLY. LECTURES BY O.C. COY.
( 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).
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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?)
LEFT CAMP AND ATTEMPTED RETURN TO OWN LINES WHEN ITALY CAPITULATED. RECAPTURED 5 WEEKS LATER AND TRANSPORTED TO GERMANY.


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 5/5/45
Signature W.H. Dennis

 

See also:

• 2737463 Guardsman William Thomas DOWLING, 3 Welsh Guards: POW - Escape Companion, unsuccessful attempt
• "ESCAPED FROM 53 CAMP ITALY ON ITALIAN CAPITULATION. WALKED OUT OF CAMP DURING THE TIME SENTRIES DESERTED AND GERMAN OCCUPATION. CORPORAL DENNIS, HERTS AND BEDS REG. PHYSICALLY FIT. RECAPTURED ABOUT 40 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF CHIETI BY GERMAN TROOPS. CORPORAL DENNIS PARTED FROM ME IN GERMANY."