Germany: Prisoners, including: Nationality of children of Vernon Edmund Saville:...

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Nationality of children of Vernon Edmund Saville: enquiry from his brother, George Saville of Sheffield regarding the two children, both born in Germany and staying with him in Sheffield with brother's wife Mrs V E Saville; question of need to register them with the police.

Grave in Cologne of Col George Wynne, late commandant in HM Corps of Royal Engineers: enquiry from his son, Frank Wynne of Bagshot, Surrey, regarding payment of rent and upkeep.

Relief of Serbians in Germany.

Edward Page Gaston, American resident of London: activities in Germany regarding transmission of parcels and luggage to prisoners; enquiry from A S Brown of Liverpool; includes printed copy of leaflet, 'Mr. Page Gaston's German Mission' showing photograph of Mr Gaston.

Mr C Linck, naturalised British subject of St Albans: desire to return to Germany.

Miss M Stevens, of North Devon: request for assistance to obtain money held in Berlin bank.

Death of Prince Max of Hesse: requests for information from Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) officers in his attendance at time of death.

Mrs Otto Schmidt, of Wiesa near Chemnitz: enquiry from her brother, A G O'Neill, of Castleton near Manchester, regarding transmission of funds.

Miss Lotte Liepmann, German subject resident in Berlin: request for permission to enter the UK to travel to China with Mr and Mrs William Theodor of Eastcheap, London, to marry their son Gustav Theodor, British subject resident in Hankow, China.

Henry Hadley, British subject shot and killed by a German officer on a train in Germany, including:

• Account from Mrs A Pratley, of West Ealing, his housekeeper, accompanying Mr Hadley at the time of the shooting.
• Communications from his sister, Miss H M Hadley, of Hyde Park, London, requesting information and investigation.
• German Government report on circumstances.
• Requests by his sister, Miss H M Hadley, for personal papers taken from her brother.

Wages of interned seamen, including:

• Money for interned seamen of steamers of James Currie & Co: wish of company to make weekly allowances to crew; includes list of men interned at Ruhleben from steamers Brandenburg, Elba, Coburg, Inverawe, and Oldenburg (in docket no. 4570).
• J M Sanderson, merchant seaman interned at Ruhleben: enquiry regarding wages.
• Seamen interned at Ruhleben: arrangements between owners of vessels regarding recovery of wages.
• Advances made by US Consul General at Hamburg to seamen: requests for reimbursements from US Embassy, London.
• Board of Trade observations on whether wages should be paid.
• H G Scott, at Ruhleben: enquiry regarding wages.
• S G Sundberg, formerly of Norburn: transfer of wages.

Relief of refugees arriving in Rotterdam.

Personal effects of British officers and men killed in action or died as prisoners of war: arrangements between War Office and Messrs Cox and Co's Shipping Agency of Charing Cross, London.

German soldiers' personal effects in possession of HM Government: arrangements for transmission.

Private Frederick Harper, Dorset Regiment: arrangements for death certificate and list of effects following his death from pneumonia in Döberitz camp.

Private William France, Royal Warwickshire Regiment: arrangements for death certificate and list of effects following his death in Döberitz camp.

Code 1218 File 2601-4790.

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International

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Asia

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Europe and Russia

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Children

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Operations, battles and campaigns

Personal and family papers