| Surname: | McConaghy |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer II |
| Army Number: | 3048622 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Royal Scots. Transferred to CMP. Captured Middle East. Casualty List 856 Middle East, missing believed POW, 27/5/1942. Casualty List 897, Middle East, previously shown in Casualty List 856 as missing now POW, 27/5/1942. POW Italian POW Camp No. 65, Gravina, (near Altamura). Stalag 357, Oerbke. Lower Saxony. Casualty List 1839, POW, Previously reported POW now not POW, previous list 897, Middle East. Questionnaire for Ex-POW, MI9/Gen/MI5-X. 88976. 3048622, CSM, McConaghy, Arthur, CMP (ex 204 Pro Coy), 13 Corps, born 9/7/02, enlisted 11/1/32, address: 1 heather Cottages, Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Surrey, captured El Adem, Libya, 27/5/42, were you wounded when captured ? No. POW camps: Camp 65, Italy, from 7/42 to May 43, Camp 73, italy, from 5/43 to 9/43, Stalag 18a, Spittal, Austria, from 10/43 to 4/44, camp 557, Thorn, Poland, 4/44 to 8/44, 11b, Fallingbostel, from 8/44 to to 4/45. Did you suffer serious illness whilst a POW ? Yes, nefritis, lack of vitamins, 6 weeks, inability to pass water and the body swelled up, MO stated due to lack of solid food. Did you receive adequate medical treatment ? No, |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: Medal Roll WO 100/509 Page: 263 Jan. 24, 1940) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Palestine, 1936- 1939. L/Cpl. |
Prisoner of War Record: | |
| Imprisonment: | Stalag 357 GERMANY 🇩🇪 |