Interrogation Reports at Kew…Question

Hi Clint;

I’ll give that a try. Many thanks for the heads up!

Regards;
Steve

Hi Steve, I would try your request on both LEMB and TOCH as someone might have the interrogation report and be able to email it to you if you ask nicely. 😉

Hi Edgar;

Many thanks for the reply. That’s very helpful information, all of which I was unaware of, not having been to Kew before.

I’m not even sure they will have what I’m looking for, but working on the knowledge that Hans Grau was captured as soon as he crash landed, then there may well be an interrogation report at Kew. I hope so as it may add an extra dimension to my research.

Regards;
Steve

To access files, you will need a Reader’s ticket, which will require two items to prove your identity, one normally being a passport, plus driving licence or similar.
Getting the file can lead to a 40 minute wait, which can be usefully (though potentially expensively) spent in the bookshop, which usually has lots of discounted items. The cafe is not cheap.
If you pick the right nest of 8 tables, there are some with vertical pillars, which can be used as camera supports, enabling you to photograph your particular papers, then take them home.

Hi Alan;

Thanks ever so much for that. That was just the sort of information I was after…and very specific too! That will save a lot of hunting! All I need to do now is find the time to get to Kew!

Thanks also sdad…I thought that my post had vanished into the depths of the Key forum archive…so thank you for bumping my post back up there and the info!

Thanks Gents!

Regards;
Steve

These reports are all in bound (or semi-bound) volumes arranged by date, you simply turn and request the volume that should contain the report you are after, then go through the reports until you find the right one. Don’t bother asking them to do a copy, they will almost certainly only give a quote for the whole volume (which might be a couple of hundred reports). Most reports are also entered as a per aircraft rather than a per person type items, some of the early ones are individual reports for individual prisoners though.

The file you want is either AIR 40/2399 or AIR 40/2400.

Have you searched the National Archives catalogue or its incomprehensible successor “Discovery”? There are also pages on their site telling you how to go about visiting.