personal
... Every
prisoner of war, when questioned on the
subject, is bound to give only his
surname,
first names and
rank,
date of birth, and
army,
regimental,
personal or
serial number, or failing this,
equivalent information. If he wilfully infringes this
rule, he may render himself
liable to a
restriction of the
privileges accorded to his
rank or
status. ...
... Each
Party to a
conflict is required to furnish the
persons under its
jurisdiction who are
liable to become
prisoners of war, with an
identity card showing the
owner's
surname,
first names,
rank,
army,
regimental,
personal or
serial number or
equivalent information, and
date of birth. The
identity card may, furthermore, bear the
signature or the
fingerprints, or both, of the
owner, and may bear, as well, any other
information the
Party to the
conflict may wish to
add concerning persons belonging to its
armed forces. As far as possible the
card shall
measure 6.5 x 10 cm. and shall be issued in duplicate. The
identity card shall be shown by the
prisoner of war upon demand, but may in no
case be taken away from him. ...
... This
information shall make it possible quickly to advise the
next of kin concerned.
Subject to the
provisions of Article
17, the
information shall
include, in so far as available to the
Information Bureau, in
respect of each
prisoner of war, his
surname,
first names,
rank,
army,
regimental,
personal or
serial number,
place and full
date of birth, indication of the
Power on which he depends,
first name of the father and maiden
name of the
mother,
name and
address of the
person to be informed and the
address to which
correspondence for the
prisoner may be sent. ...
