T/233482 Driver Samuel WHITTLE, 903 Company, RASC attached 200 Guards Brigade: POW

Date of Enlistment: 21 November 1940
Army Number: T/233482
Rank: Driver
Name: Samuel WHITTLE
Unit: 903 Company, Royal Army Service Corps attached 200 Guards Brigade

Date of Birth: 6 October 1909
Place of Birth: Crewe

POW Number: 252645
Date of Capture: 20 June 1942
Place of Capture: Tobruk

 

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Reference: WO 416/389/338
Name: Samuel Whitle [Whittle].
Date of Birth: 05/10/1909.
Place of Birth: Crewe.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Driver.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Royal Army Service Corps].
Service Number: [T/233482].
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Stalag IVB Muhlberg.
PoW number: 252645.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 1.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

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

1. No. T/233482
RANK - DVR
SURNAME - WHITTLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - SAMUEL
DECORATIONS - NO

2. UNIT (ARMY) - 200th GUARDS BRIGADE (903) COY R.A.S.C.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 1st ARMOURED DIV.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 6/10/09

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 21/11/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - HORSE RACING

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - 3 COUNCIL HOUSES, LETCOMBE BASSETT, WANTAGE BERKSHIRE

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
{ P.G. 70 MONTURANO 9/9/42 - 16/9/43 }
{ HOSPITAL ASCOLI 26/9/42 - 9/1/3 }
STALAG IVD TORGAU 25/9/43 - 24/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
BITTERFELD BE3 6/10/43 - 10/12/44 LABOURER
BITTERFELD BE4 28/12/44 - 9/4/45 LABOURER


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
DYSENTERY & MALARIA LOCAL CONDITIONS TWO MONTHS.
MALARIA, DURATION STAY IN ITALY
12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
YES. BY ITALIAN M.O. IN ASCOLI HOSPITAL


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. T/233482
RANK - DVR
SURNAME - WHITTLE
CHRISTIAN NAMES - SAMUEL


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. BY C.O. IN LECTURES ON SHIP GOING OVERSEAS
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom.
YES. BY C.O. IN LECTURES ON SHIP

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.)
I PUT AN ELECTRIC G???E OUT OF ACTION, & WAS CHARGE WITH SABOTAGE, SENT TO TORGAU ON CHARGE, 5 DAYS IN CELLS, SENT TO ANOTHER WORKING CAMP AWAITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON CHARGE.


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 14/5/45
Signature S Whittle