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Germany: Prisoners, including: Conditions for British civilian prisoners in Germany,...

Catalogue reference: FO 383/139

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This record is about the Germany: Prisoners, including: Conditions for British civilian prisoners in Germany,... dating from 1916 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 383/139

Date

1916

Description

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Conditions for British civilian prisoners in Germany, including:

  • Tobacco for prisoners at Ruhleben.
  • George Markesson (or Marcussen), British subject, tried and sentenced to 3 months imprisonment; but as he had awaited trial for more than 3 months, case considered closed; his return to Ruhleben expected.
  • Release of certain interned civilians from Ruhleben; British civilians returning from Germany.
  • Conditions at Ruhleben Camp.
  • Destitute civilians at Ruhleben.
  • Supply of milk, clothing and flour for Ruhleben prisoners.
  • Conditions at Dr Weiler's Sanatorium, Berlin-Westend.
  • Allen Sawyer, late fireman on board the steamship Sangara, died at Dr Weiler's Sanatorium.
  • Condition of Seaman Wilson in Ruhleben: his need for an eye operation.
  • Repatriation of British civilian prisoners from Germany; provision of British passports.
  • Gabriel Hohoff, interned in Ruhleben.
  • Freemasons interned at Ruhleben: grant made by United Grand Lodge of England for their relief.
  • Sudden death of Max Mayne, British prisoner in Ruhleben.
  • Transfer of British prisoners from Schloss Celle to Ruhleben.
  • Visitors to Ruhleben prisoners.
  • List of 18 British invalids repatriated on 6 February 1916 from Engländerlager Ruhleben (in docket no.27987).
  • Sanatorium for British civilians at Charlottenburg, Berlin.
  • G J H Mahnke, prisoner, British subject naturalised in Australia: undesirability of his return to Australia.
  • L M Ettlinger, prisoner who escaped from Ruhleben Camp.
  • Jewish prisoners in Ruhleben.
  • Theodore Kleine, civilian prisoner released from Ruhleben: to return to Australia.
  • Fritz Langenbach and George Jacobsen: query whether or not they are British subjects and civilian prisoners in Ruhleben.
  • Armin Kay Hecht: issue of passport to allow him to return to Britain.
  • List of 10 British prisoners destined to be repatriated on 7 March 1916 from Engländerlager Ruhleben (in docket no.49031).

Code 1218 File 54 (to paper 49031).

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

File 54 (to pp.49031).

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Subjects
Topics
Shipping
Clothing
Internment
International
Religious discrimination and persecution
Europe and Russia
Australia and Pacific
Food and drink
Nationality
Freemasons
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