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Germany: Prisoners, including: Transfer to Switzerland of Lieutenant R Corbett RJC,...
Catalogue reference: FO 383/307
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This record is about the Germany: Prisoners, including: Transfer to Switzerland of Lieutenant R Corbett RJC,... dating from 1917 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 383/307
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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Germany: Prisoners, including:
Transfer to Switzerland of Lieutenant R Corbett RJC, prisoner at Schwarmstedt.
Concerning the fate of James R Alexander, Ronald Joseph Robinson and John Simmonds on board the Najade as the armed guard when it was sunk on 21 March 1917.
Dental treatment of prisoners.
King of Spain's objection to reprisals on prisoners.
Pamphlet produced by League to Enforce Peace for circulation among German prisoners.
Shooting of British prisoner at Busigny-Bertry.
Enquiries concerning
- Private J Cormack, 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, held at the Maison de Santé, Berlin.
- Mme Emma Bucher neé Lenzlinger, in German East Africa.
- D F H Young of the Royal Field Artillery interned at Hameln.
Non-delivery of illustrated papers etc. to prisoners in Germany.
Rate of exchange of money of repatriated German civilians.
Requests for transfers of German prisoners: Paul Reif, Karl Pogrzeba, Hermann Meurer and Hans Legler.
Brutalities practised by Germans towards Russian and French prisoners at Stralkowo.
Transmission of correspondence from Dr Kastl and from other Germans in South Africa to Germany.
Military obligations of certain Germans interned in the Isle of Man.
Payment of salaries to German officer prisoners in hospital.
Enquiry forms for German prisoners in the British Empire, occupied German colonies and uninterned Germans in South West Africa, includes correspondence concerning the affairs of the late Arthur Gerhardt of Windhuk, Anna Becker and the death certificate of Franz Egon Eduard Becker dated 20 February 1916.
Requests for remittances of 10/- a week from various men in Camp Dülmen.
Request for permission to transmit communications from Drs Rosenberg and Hermans to Germany.
Employment of British prisoners in German mines and question of reprisal.
Non-employment of repatriated prisoners.
Disturbing statements made to German prisoners held at Pattishall Camp, Towcester.
Arrangements with the Swiss Government over parts of the Hague Agreement concerning repatriation and internment of prisoners.
Visit of Swiss Medical Commission to the UK.
List of German and British prisoners held for at least 18 months to be transferred to Switzerland.
Visit of Dutch Medical Mission to the UK to select German prisoners for transfer to Holland.
Schedules of disability regarding repatriation or internment in Switzerland.
Code 1218 Files 136867-153246 (to paper 197933).
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Files 136867-153246 (to pp.197933).
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- Public Record(s)
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- English and German
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- Open Document, Open Description
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