7261351 Private James NORTON, Royal Army Medical Corps attached "D" Battalion Layforce: POW

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    Army Number: 7261351
    Rank: Private
    Name: James NORTON
    Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps attached "D" Battalion Layforce


    Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1913
    Date of Enlistment: 6 Aug 1931
    Date of Capture: 1 Jun 1941
    Place of Capture: Crete
     
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    PART I.
    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

    1. No.
    7261351
    RANK - PTE
    SURNAME - NORTON
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES
    DECORATIONS -

    2. UNIT (ARMY) -
    R.A.M.C. D BATT LAYFORCE

    3. DIVISION (ARMY) -

    4. DATE OF BIRTH -
    18/1/1913

    5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT -
    6/8/31

    6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION -
    MALE NURSE

    7. PRIVATE ADDRESS -
    10 TORUS ROAD, OLD SWAN, LIVERPOOL 13, ENGLAND

    8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE -
    CRETE 1/6/41

    9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? -
    NO

    10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
    Camp No. / Location / From / Till

    STALAG VIII B SILESIA 12/9/41 - 22/1/45
    STALAG III A LUCKENWALDE 18/4/45 - 20/5/45

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    11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
    YES
    Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
    COSEL HAVEN [COSEL HAFEN?] 14/2/42 - 28/1/44 MEDICAL ORDERLY
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    12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
    Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration

    NO

    12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?

    YES


    GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

    1. No.
    7261357
    RANK - PTE
    SURNAME - NORTON
    CHRISTIAN NAMES - JAMES


    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?)

    -

    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.)

    -

    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).

    -

    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?

    -


    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
    22/5/45
    Signature James Norton
     
    Last edited: Oct 27, 2023

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