Catalogue description Germany (British Civilians) and Italy: Prisoners, including: GERMANY (BRITISH...

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Details of FO 383/324
Reference: FO 383/324
Description:

Germany (British Civilians) and Italy: Prisoners, including:

GERMANY (BRITISH CIVILIANS):

Proposed exchange of civilian prisoners of war:

  • Richard Kindersley, interned at Ruhleben, for Wilhelm Jötten, interned at Wakefield.
  • James Chadwick, interned at Ruhleben, for Dr Philip Lehrs, interned on the Isle of Man.
  • Mr A C Trechmann in Ruhleben.

Enquiry concerning the transfer of Godfrey H Carew, interned at Ruhleben, to Holland or Switzerland.

Enquiry from Sophie F W Malcom, née Gräfin Brockdorff, and widow of British Admiral George J Malcolm, regarding her pension.

Enquiry from Gustav Matthias Theodor August Arnold, residing in Hamburg, concerning his pension.

Application for a British passport by Felix Salfeld (born 22 April 1871 in Hanover and named Edwin E Oppé), interned at Ruhleben.

Transfer of Edward Laurence Johnson, interned at Ruhleben, to Switzerland.

Transfer of Arthur Clough Ford, interned at Ruhleben, to Holland.

Enquiry from Irene Daisy Rowe as the the whereabouts of her sister Katie Madeline Rowe.

Application for a British passport by Rose Margarete Lewenz, née Eisenberg, and her daughter, Edith Alice Lewenz, and an application for the exchange to England of Walter Lewenz, interned at Ruhleben. Includes completed passport application form with photograph.

Request for permission by the German born wife of William Ford to return to England to rejoin her husband recently released from Ruhleben.

German regulations for remittances sent by British civilians interned in Germany to their relations in the UK.

Enquiry from Henry Buchanan as to the welfare and whereabouts of his children: Frederick W Buchanan, Eric Thomas Buchanan and Florentine Buchanan.

Application by James Renton for the release of Herbert John Steege, interned at Ruhleben.

Request for exchange of members of sea-going engineers of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers interned at Ruhleben.

Application for a British passport by Alfred Richard George Schroeder having dual nationality.

Application for a British passport by Theodor Hartmann his wife and their daughters: Rosina Barbara Olga Hartmann and Caroline Hartmann. Includes completed application form with photographs of all family members.

Enquiry from George Bouchard, of Grassendale, Liverpool, as to the whereabouts of his sons Eugene and Emile Bouchard (interned at Ruhleben) and whether he can claim compensation from the German Government for their wrongful internment.

Application to send remittances to Miss F A Little residing at Essen, and Kate Little residing at Elberfeld.

Application to send remittance to Theo Westmann at Ruhleben.

Attempted escape from Ruhleben by Arthur Hugh Keane and his resulting solitary confinement at the Stadtvogtei, Berlin and transfer to Havelberg Camp. Also includes information concerning conditions at the latter camp.

Enquiry as to whether German born wives of English men who are to be interned in Holland will be allowed to return to England.

Financial position of Elizabeth Powell, wife of Joseph Powell, and her application for a remittance.

Application for a British passport by Alice Muriel Irene Smallwood von Arnim, born at Claines, Worcester, on 16 September 1880, and the question of the nationality of a British subject adopted by a German subject who has since died.

Application for a British passport by Samuel Gotthilf Kaundinya, born at Anandapur, India, on 7 November 1877. Includes completed application form.

Application from Lieutenant J Sommer RE to send remittance to his sister Annie Sommer in Coblenz.

Enquiry as to the whereabouts and welfare of Alfred Ogden, sent to Stadtvogtei for attempting to escape from Ruhleben.

Request from Mrs A Siew for the release or transfer to a neutral country of her brother Jacob Zemachovitz.

Case of Professor Henry Julius W Tillyard, an archaeologist of Cambridge University, released from Ruhleben.

Request for the release or exchange of Captain William Morris Williams, interned at Karlsruhe, in order to see his wife Mary Herbert Williams, critically ill with breast cancer.

Escape of Wallace Ellison from Ruhleben and his account of his experience.

Examination of returned civilians at Boston and request for authority for payment of travelling and subsistence expences for Owen Monk.

Enquiry as to the exact address of Thomas Arthur Barton at Havelberg following his transfer from Ruhleben.

Request for the exchange of Cyril Vere Morris.

Request for transfer of Mr W J Whyte to Holland with the status of officer.

Report on civilian camp at Holzminden by Dr R Römer.

Application for a British passport by William Berthold Ihne.

Transfer of Louis H W Klingender at Gosland to Switzerland.

ITALY:

Exchange of six Italian officers (including Lieutenant Carniglia, Commander of the submarine Medusa) who escaped from Austria before the outbreak of war for four German officers (Sub-Lieutenants Eikentscher, Friedrichs, Albreacht and Saatz) who escaped from Malta and France and two German officers handed over to Italy by the Serbians.

Civil prisoners of Slav origin interned in Italy.

Code 1218A, code 1222 Germany (British Civilians): Files 195485-243689. Italy: Files 109494-153380 (complete).

Date: 1917
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Germany (British Civilians): Files 195485-243689. Italy: Files 109494-153380 (complete)
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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