927044 Lance-Serjeant Horace Leonard STOKES, Royal Artillery & 2nd Special Air Service: POW

Army Number: 927044
Rank: Lance-Serjeant
Name: Horace Leonard STOKES
Unit: Royal Artillery ; 2nd Special Air Service Regiment

Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1921
Date of Enlistment: 3 Sep 1939
Date of Capture: 23 Mar 1944
Place of Capture: Rome. Italy

 

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17854392
Reference: WO 416/346/528
Name: Horace Stokes.
Date of Birth: 17/02/1921.
Place of Birth: England.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Sergeant.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Artillery].
Service Number: 927044.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 129850.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. 927044
RANK - L/SGT.
SURNAME - STOKES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HORACE LEONARD
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 2nd Special Air Service Regt.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - Special Service Brigade (R.A.)

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 17/2/21

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 3rd Sept. 1939

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - LABOURER

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 42, ULLERIES RD. SHELDON, BIRMINGHAM

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - ROME. ITALY. 23rd MARCH '44

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - NO

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
STALAG VIIA MOOSBERG JULY '44 - APRIL '45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
MUNICH JULY '44 - FEBRUARY '45 PICK & SHOVEL


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. 927044
RANK - L/SGT
SURNAME - STOKES
CHRISTIAN NAMES - HORACE LEONARD


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).
Once every 3 months by Regt. Intelligence Officer
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
Once every 3 months by Regt. Intelligence Officer

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
No special interrogation. The enemy thought I was an old Italian P.O.W.

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?)
First attempt from LATERINA, ITALY. HID UNDER GERMAN LORRY THAT BROUGHT STRAW INTO CAMP. ALONE. FREE FOR 1 WEEK, CAUGHT BY FASCISTI.
SECOND ATTEMPT FROM MUNICH. ALONE. CAUGHT "BAD TOLZ" BY GERMAN SOLDIERS. BELIEVE CIVVY GOY SUSPECTED ME AND TIPPED OFF LOCAL BARRACKS.


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 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 14th May [1945]
Signature H. Stokes L/Sgt.