PART I. GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR. 1. No. - N.Y.A. RANK - SGT. SURNAME - SHOREDITCH CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN DECORATIONS - 2. UNIT (ARMY) - SPECIAL SERVICE 3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 4. DATE OF BIRTH - 16th June, 1902 5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 6th MAY 1943 6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - LOGGER 7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 860 GEORGIE ST., VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA 8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 23 Dec 1943, ZAVIDOVICH, JUGO SLAVIA 9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? NO 10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED Camp No. / Location / From / Till STALAG 4A BERLIN JAN 1944 - FEB. 1944 STALAG 4B - FEB. 1944 - APR. 1944 STALAG IID STARGARD, POMERANIA APRIL 1944 - JUNE 1944 STALAG 357 THORN, POLAND JUNE 1944 - AUG. 1944 STALAG 357 FALLINGBOSTEL AUG. 1944 - APR. 7th 1945 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. - N.Y.A. RANK - SGT. SURNAME - SHOREDITCH CHRISTIAN NAMES - JOHN 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). - ( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom). - 3. INTERROGATION after capture: Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy). [STALAG] 4A, BERLIN, JAN. 1944 BRUTALITY, STARVATION, SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR A MONTH 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 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? When I was captured the enemy searched me in BELGRADE, ZEMUM, and took from me 600.00 American currency and 13 Gold sovereigns, when I reached [STALAG] 4A, I was stripped and they took 2000.00 American money, watch, lighter and other effects. I was hired by the British Government in CANADA, was sent to CAIRO, EGYPT, where I was enlisted and sent with British Officers to JUGO-SLAVIA. 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 May 5th 1945 Signature John Shoreditch
