Germany: Prisoners, including: Internment of Capt Thorn and other British officers...

FO 383/263

1917

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Internment of Capt Thorn and other British officers in Fort Zorndorf at Custrin (now Küstrin, West Poland); representations to the German Government.

Private R Beats, interned at Zerbst: copy of a postcard to Lady Victoria Herbert about conditions in the camp.

Letter, signed by a number of British non-commissioned officers at Mannheim Camp (names in docket no. 12232), on the withholding of parcels by the German authorities.

Mrs A Griffiths: enquiry about her brother, Sergeant S Laing at Worms, and the possibility of his transfer to Switzerland.

Observations on the conduct of the trial of Capt Bowring, Capt Grahame Toler, Capt Harrison and Capt Colin Campbell at Torgau.

Central Prisoners of War Committee: comments on the use of devices for avoiding censorship in parcels; enquiry about proposed German regulations relating to the purchase of food by British prisoners.

Mrs Camilla Picton Warlow: enquiry about the non-delivery of remittances to her husband, Petty Officer A J Picton Warlow, interned at Friedrichsfeld.

The Marquis of Tullibardine: receipt by him of a coded message about the mistreatment of prisoners at Preussich-Holland and the confiscation of their parcels.

Corporal W Goode: letter to Miss Hewison stating that he and a number of other British non-commissioned officers had been sentenced to five years imprisonment.

Enquiry about the results of an appeal against sentences passed on British prisoners at Scheuen, for refusing to work on the construction of a Zeppelin shed.

Enquiry about the nature of the orders which had been revoked by the German authorities at the camp at Oldenburg.

Mr Elias Lamble: enquiry about the transfer of his son, Lieutenant A E B Lamble, and Capt W T McG Bate, to Spandau, including: .

• Information that the transfer was a reprisal for the imprisonment of Sergeant Meyer or Sergeant Fritz Patzel.
• Provision by Mr Lamble of information on the capture of his son, Lieutenant A E B Lamble.
• Visit to Lieutenant Lamble and Capt Bate in Spandau by an American official.
• Allegations by the German authorities that Capt Bate had soft-nosed ammunition in his luggage.
• Lieutenant A W Brown: letter giving background information on the reason for the reprisal.

Private W Brooke, a Canadian soldier imprisoned for mutiny: enquiry from the Office of the High Commissioner for Canada.

Transfer of seven British officers from Wahmbeck to Camp P, Zanenteiche bei Mansthal, in Harz.

Mrs Mildred A Browne: enquiry about Private F Hanley and Private A H Tonks, interned in Germany.

Mr C S Louch: details provided about letters received from Private Harry Louch, interned at Soltauhim, and the dates of parcels sent to him.

Miss Lois Trydell: details of a sentence of imprisonment passed upon Bandsman W J Trydell interned at Friedrichsfeld.

Mrs P A Stephenson: enquiry about the non-delivery of parcels to Private H Guy, interned at Münster.

Supply of squash racket balls to British officer prisoners at Claustal.

Report of a visit of inspection to Ronnenberg Working Camp.

Mr M E P Graeme: enquiries regarding Private M McLeod and Private R McLellan of the Cameron Highlanders.

Mr W Clement: enquiry about his son, interned at Rennbahn Camp near Münster.

Sergeant J Rogers: report of his experiences at Sennelager Camp, and expression of thanks to French civilian prisoners at Rastatt Camp.

Private V Waike: report on the alleged ill-treatment of Private Thorne at Windau Camp in Russia.

Private J Reed: complaint about conditions at Friedrichsfeld.

Private Thomas Fitzgerald: letters on conditions at the camps at Bohmte and Rastatt.

Proposed agreement with the German Government regarding restrictions placed on interviews between British prisoners and American officials.

Private W Lonsdale: report by an American consular official of an interview with him at Spandau.

Memorandum from the German Government on conditions at the working camps at Hörde and Herne.

Enquiries on the withholding by the German authorities of letters addressed by British prisoners to the American Embassy in Berlin.

Printed reports of interviews with the following British soldiers on their experiences as prisoners in Germany:

• Lieutenant A A E Chitty.
• Lieutenant C E Wallis.
• Major P C Doughty.
• Capt Philip V Rose.
• Major H R Charley.
• Capt D Baird-Douglas.
• Capt Hugh Bury.
• Lieutenant T J Dobson.
• Capt Ian M Henderson.
• Major R A Birley.
• Engineer H G Cambridge.
• Sergeant Thomas Wardrop Byrne.
• Corporal W Bryant.
• Corporal J Folton.
• Private George Bowsher.
• Private Samuel Cameron.
• Private Albert Gunstone.
• Rifleman John Thomas Moody.
• Private F Brooks.
• Private George Saunderson.
• Private Charles Stewart.
• Gunner James Cubert D'Aoust.
• Private Arthur Edwards.
• Private A L Law.
• Private C P Canavan.
• Private Joseph Thomas Austin.
• Trooper Frederick Caton.
• Private John Burns.
• Lance-Corporal George Gale.
• Corporal B A Lewis.
• Private Arthur James Pullin.
• Private H W Hill.
• Private F Davis.
• Private W Arnold.
• Private J Dodd.

Report by Mr John B Jackson of the American Embassy in Berlin on a visit to Alexandrinestrasse Lazaret [Hospital] in Berlin.

Capt J H W Knight Bruce: report on the non-delivery of letters addressed to the American Ambassador at Berlin from British prisoners interned at Wildeman am Harz.

Extracts from interviews with various prisoners (names in docket no. 22489) interned at Mannheim and Preussich Holland.

Private J Watters at Lauban: request for an American official to be present at his court martial; subsequent report of the proceedings held at Goerlitz.

Detention camp at Rastatt: proposal for an inspection to be carried out by an American official.

Memorandum to the German Government on the nature of the duties performed by British prisoners in working camps.

Extracts from letters of various prisoners interned in Germany (names in docket no. 23232).

Mrs D Crosby: enquiry about the non-receipt of parcels by her husband, Mr F G Crosby, interned at Brandenburg.

German memorandum on the treatment and punishment of British prisoners at Alkhorn Camp.

Private H Guy interned at Münster: enquiry into the non-receipt of parcels by him.

Provision of a football pitch for officer prisoners at Osnabrück.

Report of a visit by Mr John Jackson, the American Ambassador at Berlin, to the internment camp at Fort Zarndorf, Küstrin.

Policy of the American Embassy in Berlin on the transmission of letters from British prisoners.

Removal of British prisoners from the camp at Guben.

Inspection of the camp and lazaret [hospital] at Wassbeck by Dr Luginbuhl and Dr Roler.

Reports of visits of inspection to the internment camp at Heestenmoor.

Report of conditions at Crefeld internment camp.

Reports of visits of inspection to the internment camp and lazaret [hospital] at Sprottau.

Monsieur L Nicaise: letter (French language) on conditions at Mannhein Camp.

Extracts from interviews with various British prisoners (names in docket no. 28790) on conditions at Hameln Camp.

Code 1218 File 235 (papers 11380-28790).

File 235 (pp.11380-28790).

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