6917244 Parachutist Thomas Gilbert PHILLIPS, Rifle Brigade & Special Air Service: POW

Army Number: 6917244
Rank: Parachutist
Name: Thomas Gilbert PHILLIPS
Unit: Rifle Brigade ; Special Air Service

Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1916
Place of Birth: Surrey
Date of Enlistment: 16 May 1940
Date of Capture: 24 Jan 1943
Place of Capture: Gabes. (N. Africa)

• Army Number Block Allocations
• The Rifle Brigade 6905001 - 6972000

 

Name: Thomas Gilbert Phillips . Date of Birth: 27/02/1916 . Place of Birth: Surrey . ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/289/285
Name: Thomas Gilbert Phillips.
Date of Birth: 27/02/1916.
Place of Birth: Surrey.
Service: British Army.
Rank: [Rifleman].
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Rifle Brigade].
Service Number: 6917244.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf.
PoW number: 27444.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 2.
Number of Fingerprints: 1.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 4.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 6917244
RANK - PARACHUTIST
SURNAME - PHILLIPS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - THOMAS GILBERT
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 1st SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGT.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 27/2/16

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 16/5/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - HEAVY TRANSPORT DRIVER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 78, RAYNHAM AVENUE, EDMONTON, LONDON N18

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - GABES (N. AFRICA) 24/1/43

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
DULAG LUFT FRANFURT ON MAIN FEB. 3 43 - FEB. 14 43
LAMSDORF STALAG VIII A LAMSDORF FEB. 15 42 - 20/5/43
LAMSDORF STALAG VIII A LAMSDORF AUG 17 42 - OCT 2 43
ATTACHED TO TESCHEN NEW CAMP No. VIIIB. TRANSFERRED FROM STALAG VIII B LAMSDORF BUT REMAINED AT WORKING CAMP AT CZSZACHOWA AS BELOW


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
TO ST. GLEIWITZ 20/5/43 - 16/8/43 SAWMILL / LABOURER
TASSEN, NEUSTADT 2/10/43 - 17/4/44 LABOURER
GLEIWITZ 17/4/44 - 2/7/44 RAILWAY. LABOURER
CZSZACHOWA 2/7/44 - 17/1/45 RAILWAY. LABOURER


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
NONE

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. 6917244
RANK - Pct.
SURNAME - PHILLIPS
CHRISTIAN NAMES - THOMAS GILBERT


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).
KABRIT EGYPT. 2/10/42
BY MAJOR STREET, 1st S.A.S. REGT.
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
AS ABOVE.

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
YES. FRANFURT ON MAIN. FEB. 4. 43.
LEFT IN CELL AND INTERROGATED TWICE ON FOLLOWING DAYS BY GERMAN OFFICER. ALONE [Annotation added in different handwriting:] (After information re unit)

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?)
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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 10/5/45
Signature TG Phillips