“Article III states : If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available, and I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
Article V states: When questioned as a POW, I am bound ONLY to give Name, Rank, Service Number and DOB. I will evade answering further questions to the UTMOST of my ability. I will MAKE NO ORAL or WRITTEN statements disloyal too my country and it’s allies or harmful to their cause.”
This is exactly what I was trained to do. The expectation is that under torture, everyone breaks. The whole point though, is to resist as long as possible, never knowingly give anything to the enemy, and to confuse the enemy as much as possible, for as long as possible.
I may be wrong, but it’s my impression that absolutely none of this was done by the sailors and marines involved.
It is my impression also, however I have no idea if there is a "CODE of CONDUCT" for captured British military or even if the one we knew existed......indeed exists today in our military.
Someone out there in FR land should know.