91680 Lieutenant John Marlborough PRYOR, Hertfordshire Regt & Special Boat Service: POW, Op Flipper

Personal Number: 91680
Rank: Lieutenant
Name: John Marlborough PRYOR
Unit: Hertfordshire Regiment ; Special Boat Section


London Gazette :

 

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

1. No. - 91680
RANK - LT.
SURNAME - PRYOR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN MARLBOROUGH
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - FOLBOTS (SPECIAL BOAT SECTION) & The Hertfordshire Regiment

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - C in C Med.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 5/8/1911

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 1st July 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Farmer

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - Dane End Farm, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Near CYRENE, North Africa, 12/11/41

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? Yes

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
BENGHAZI HOSP 21/11/41 - 10/12/41
CAMPO PG 75 BARI ITALY 14/12/41 - MARCH 41
CAMPO PG 35 PADUA ITALY MARCH 1941 - AUG. 1943
- WEINSBERG GERMANY OCTOBER 1943 - 1/4/45
- MOOSBURG GERMANY 4/4/45 - 29/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work


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?



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. - 91680
RANK - LIEUT
SURNAME - PRYOR
CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN MARLBOROUGH


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. Attended film Name Rank & No. in BEDFORD, ENGLAND
( 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?)
NO

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.)
NO


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 coming 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 10/5/45
Signature John Pryor, Lt.

 

See also:

• Operation Flipper - November 1941
  
• Operation Flipper: Raid on Rommel
  
• The Raid on Rommel's HQ. November 1941
  
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