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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Bright
Initials:J
Rank:Sergeant
Army Number:647240
Notes:CMP. Enlisted in the Cavalry of the Line, later transferred to CMP.
General Questionnaire for British ex-POW, MI9/Gen/MIS-X. 109753. 647270, Sgt, Bright, Jack, CMP, born 28/4/94, enlisted 4/2/15, occupation Builders foreman address: 72 Henderson Avenue, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 27/5/40, Dunkirkwhere you wounded when captured ? Yes, Main POW Camps: Stalag VIIIC, Germany, fro 27/5/40 to 30/11/42, Stalag 383, Germany from 30/11/42 to 22/4/45, Did you suffer from any serious illness while a POW ? Yes, Bronchitis and Deafness for 2 1/2 years. Did you receive adequate medical treatment ? Yes. Interrogation after capture ? Yes, Stalag VIIIB, 12/6/40, made to stand with hands up for 5 hours and told we would be shot.
Jack Bright.