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Germany: Prisoners, including: Conditions for British civilian prisoners in Germany,...
Catalogue reference: FO 383/139
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FO 383/139
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Date (When the record was created)
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1916
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Description (What the record is about)
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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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File 54 (to pp.49031).
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Open Document, Open Description
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