6341797 Lance-Corporal Arthur Edward GORNALL, 6 Queen's Own Royal West Kent: POW

Date of Enlistment: 1931 T.A.
Army Number: 6341797
Rank: Lance-Corporal
Name: Arthur Edward GORNALL
Unit: 6 Queen's Own Royal West Kent

Date of Birth: 22 October 1906
Place of Birth:

Date of Capture: 20 May 1940
Place of Capture: Doullens, France

POW Number:
POW Camps: Stalag II A, Oflag VII C/H, Oflag VI B, Oflag VII B,

 

Name: E. Arthur Gornall . Date of Birth: 22/10/1906 . Place of Birth: Westbury,... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/143/397
Name: E. Arthur Gornall.
Date of Birth: 22/10/1906.
Place of Birth: Westbury, Wiltshire.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
Service Number: 6341797.
Date of Capture: 22 May 1940.
Theatre of Capture: Doullens.
Camp Name/Number: Oflag VII C Laufen.
PoW number: 33649.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.

 

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

1. No. 6341797
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - GORNALL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ARTHUR EDWARD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 6th Batn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regt.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - October 22nd 1906

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - Territorial 1931

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Building Construction

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 16 Clifton Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Doullens, France, May 20th 1940

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG IIA Brandenburg - -
OFLAG VII C/H Laufen - -
OFLAG VIB Warburg - -
OFLAG viiB Eichstatt - -
Officers Rest Camp Steinburg - -


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
STALAG IIA 25/5/40 - 12/6/40 SAND MINE


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
DYSENTERY / Marching / Eight Weeks
SIGHT

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
NIL


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 6341797
RANK - L/CPL
SURNAME - GORNALL
CHRISTIAN NAMES - ARTHUR EDWARD


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?)
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.)
Helped Officers to Escape

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?
No


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 A.E. Gornall

 

See also:

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