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Germany: Prisoners, including: Treatment of British prisoners and conditions in camps,...

Catalogue reference: FO 383/40

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This record is about the Germany: Prisoners, including: Treatment of British prisoners and conditions in camps,... dating from 1915 in the series Foreign Office: Prisoners of War and Aliens Department: General Correspondence from.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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FO 383/40

Date

1915

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Germany: Prisoners, including:

Treatment of British prisoners and conditions in camps, including:

  • Treatment of British military prisoners in Germany: various individual accounts.
  • Treatment of British prisoners at Minden.
  • Treatment of prisoners and conditions at Ruhleben: various accounts.
  • Inspections of prisoners' camps in Germany.
  • Relief scheme of British prisoners in Germany.
  • Clothing of British prisoners in Germany.
  • Treatment of officers of merchant vessels interned in Germany.
  • Food for prisoners in Germany.
  • White paper regarding British prisoners and German prisoners.
  • Officers and committee appointed by Mr Powell, captain of the camp for British prisoners, at Ruhleben.
  • James Walker, British vice-consul at Lille: report of his arrest and treatment when in Germany.
  • Doeberitz camp: enquiry from Mr R Sharp of Anerley Park, London, regarding his son, C H Sharp, RNVR.
  • Places where British subjects interned in Germany.
  • British and Russian prisoners in camp at Ulm.
  • Food consignments for prisoners.
  • John E Greaves, British vice-consul at Berdiansk: report of his treatment when detained in Germany.
  • Conditions in German camps and hospitals: report by Edward Vicars, British Consulate, Lyons, based on statements of exchanged French prisoners.
  • Payment of salaries to officer prisoners.
  • Detention camps of British prisoners in Germany: results of visits to camps and hospitals by John B Jackson, US Embassy, Berlin.
  • Prohibition of smoking in prisoners' camps in Germany.
  • Colonel Baddeley, late British vice-consul at Bruges: report of his treatment when detained in Germany.
  • Inspection of prisoners' camp at Gottingen.
  • Treatment of British prisoners at Cassel and Hanover.
  • Treatment of British prisoners at Gustrow.

Code 1218 File 1061 (papers 30198-49175).

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The National Archives, Kew
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File 1061 (pp.30198-49175).

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Subjects
Topics
Clothing
Internment
International
Trade and commerce
Europe and Russia
Pay and pensions
Food and drink
Nationality
Navy
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