T/139780 Driver John Robert DAVIDSON, Royal Army Service Corps attached 201 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 2 Jan 1940
Army Number: T/139780
Rank: Driver
Name: John Robert DAVIDSON
Unit: Royal Army Service Corps attached 201 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 26 April 1918
Place of Birth: Hexham

POW Number: 127037
Date of Capture: 20 Jun 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

 

Name: John Davidson . Date of Birth: 26/4/1918 . Place of Birth: Hexham . Service:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/88/482
Name: John Davidson.
Date of Birth: 26/4/1918.
Place of Birth: Hexham.
Service: British Army.
Rank: private.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Army Service Corps].
Service Number: T 139780.
Date of Capture: 26 February 1944.
Theatre of Capture: Italy.
Camp Name/Number: Stalag VIIA Moosburg.
PoW number: 127037.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 1.
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. T/139780
RANK - Driver
SURNAME - Davidson
CHRISTIAN NAMES - John Robert
DECORATIONS - African Star

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 201 Guards Brigade R.A.S.C.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st Armoured Division

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 26/4/44

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 2/1/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Chemical worker

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - Calow Green, Calow, Nr Chesterfield, Derby

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - Tobruk 20/6/42

9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? - No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
PG 51 NOT KNOWN JULY 1942 - AUG 42
PG 73 CARPI SEPT 42 - JUNE 43
STALAG VIIA MOOSBERG MARCH 44 - JUNE 44
STALAG VIIIB LAMSDORF JUNE 44


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
113/2 JUNE 43 - SEPT 1O, 43 CANAL WORK
E. 209 19/6/44 - 22/1/45 COAL MINING


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. T/139780
RANK - Dvr.
SURNAME - Davidson
CHRISTIAN NAMES - John Robert


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?)
10/9/43 Released from Camp 113/2 by Italian Officer 200 men. Captured 26/2/44, by Germans, physically fit, nothing known of 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.)
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 15/5/45
Signature Dvr. J R Davidson