Germany: Prisoners, including: Correspondence from Capt A E Jago, ex SS Pendennis...

FO 383/393

1918

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Correspondence from Capt A E Jago, ex SS Pendennis, concerning delays in receiving post and his exchange.

Correspondence from German Government replying to complaints about various prisoners' camps.

Detailed reports by doctors, Dr Römer and Dr Hoekstra, on visits of inspection to various camps.

Repatriation of Thomas Goodacre, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Statement by L/Sgt C A Seach, 53 Australian Imperial Forces, on conditions at Schneidemühl.

Statements on conditions at Langensalza by:

• Lance Corporal R T Crawford, 1 Cameronians.
• Private Charles Chalmers, 5 Cameronians.
• Lance Corporal F W Gibson, 3 South African Infantry.
• Private W A Turner, 1 Liverpool Regiment.

Statements by:

• Corporal A E Shuttleworth, 3 South African Infantry, on conditions at Bannenbaum coal mine.
• Private T Coyne, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, conditions at Mengede coal mine.
• Lance Corporal Percival Thompson Roe, 16 Manchester Regiment, conditions at Ickern coal pit and Cokerai.
• Sgt W Howard, 1 Suffolk Regiment, conditions at coal mines attached to Merseburg.
• Sgt W Wolstencroft, 1 Highland Light Infantry.
• Sgt A Reardon, 1 Monmouth Regiment, on conditions at Meschede.
• Corporal R J R Russell, Canadian Field Artillery, on conditions at Arys.
• Leading Seaman H Hardcastle, Royal Naval Division, Collingwood Battalion, on conditions at Müncheberg.
• Corporal R Tunnicliffe, 1st Cheshire Regiment, on conditions at Soltau.
• Corporal C Roberts, South Staffordshire.
• Chief Stoker W J Porter, Royal Navy, HMS Maori.
• Drummer Powell , 1 Cheshire Regiment, on conditions at Steinforde Kaliwerk.
• Corporal F Fell, 2/5 Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment, on conditions at Thiede salt mine.
• Shoeing Smith A T Cook, 4 Dragoon Guards, on conditions at Grasleben salt mine.
• Lance Corporal H McCaffery, 3 South African Infantry, on conditions at Heggendorfer salt mine.
• Lance Corporal Powell, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, on conditions at Beienrode salt mine.
• Private A Hodson, Warwickshire, on conditions at Hansa Silberburg salt mine.
• Private E Bassett, Sherwood Foresters, on conditions at Elbingerode.
• Lance Corporal P Lamont, 13 Royal Scots, on conditions at Elbingerode.
• Shoeing Smith C Bennett, Royal Scots Greys, on ill-treatment at working camps attached to Döberitz.
• Lance Corporal James W M McGregor, Highland Light Infantry, on the lack of medical attention at Hameln Camp Lazaret.
• Private W J Albon, 18 Hussars, on the lack of medical attention at Hameln Camp Lazaret.
• Private P Meaney, 2 Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on the lack of medical attention at Hameln Camp Lazaret.
• Lance Corporal J Johnston, Scots Guards, on conditions at Bürgersdorf Commando (Soltau).
• Corporal John Molloy, 53 Australian Imperial Force, on conditions at Grossesmoor.
• Corporal D Whittam, 10 Lancashire Fusiliers, on conditions at Stendhal.
• Private F Torrance, 18 Hussars, on roasting of prisoners at Steel Factory at Osnabrück.
• Private J Mahon, 2 Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on conditions at Messels Grube (Darmstadt) quarry.
• Private T Morris, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on conditions at Brutenborn (Breitenborn?) (Giessen).
• Air Mechanic Percy Shaw, Royal Air Force, on lack of medical treatment at Giesen.
• Lance Corporal W Barthorpe, Lincolnshire Regiment, on tratment of prisoners at Sterkrade coal mine and Cokerai.
• Drummer G Rowse, 2 Suffolk Regiment, on conditions at Springhirsch (Parchim).
• Lance Corporal J WIlliams, 2 Royal Irish Rifles, on brutal treatment by Commandant at Meschede.
• Private F Maloney, 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers, on conditions at Bodenheim am Rhein Stone Quarry (Giessen).
• Lance Corporal George Glynn, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on conditions at Rosedorf (Darmstadt).
• Corporal P Griffin, 12th Lancers, on conditions at Wirges Factory (Giessen).
• Driver G W Evans, Royal Field Artillery, on conditions at Wiedenau Factory (Giessen).
• Private T Morris, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on conditions at Rohbach Factory (Giessen).
• Private J Cowan, 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers, on conditions at Nidde Saw Mills (Giessen).
• Gunner O J Barker, Royal Garrison Artillery, on Langestrasse, Frankfurt a/Main (Giessen).
• Private J Manning, 2 Royal Munster Fusiliers, on Bad Homburg (Giessen).
• Private Patterson, 1 Royal Irish Fusiliers, on Geisweid, Bremmerhütte, (Giessen).
• Rifleman James Ducie, 2 Royal Irish Regiment, on Geisweid, Bremmerhütte, (Giessen) and conditions at Burgsolms Iron Foundry.
• Driver G W Evans, Royal Field Artillery, on Geisweid, Bremmerhütte, (Giessen).
• Lance Corporal G E Harris, Wiltshire Regiment, conditions at Hannover-Münden.
• Private R Rooney, Royal Munster Fusiliers, on conditions at Burgsolms Iron Foundry.
• Private C MacDonald, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, on conditions at Neihof salt mine (Neuhof?) (Giessen).

Observations on suggestions made by Miss Vulliamy on British prisoners in Germany and Holland.

Reply from German Government to complaints made about the camp at Döberitz

Alleged ill-treatment of Private Mathieson, King's Own Scottish Borderers, who died insane.

Arrangements made with Romanian Government for the payment of compensation to the next of kin of the victims, and for the punishment of offenders.

Transfer of John Partington, to a working camp at Dessau.

Request for investigation into the death of Private Ashmead in Germany.

Note from Government concerning exercise of prisoners at working camp Hohenlohe'sche Nähemittelfabrick, Cassel-Bettenhausen.

Visits of representatives of protecting powers to working camps.

Extracts from letter sent to the British Prisoners of War Food-Parcels & Clothing Fund from:

• Sgt Blatch, Middlesex Regiment.
• Private Berry, 1st Middlesex Regiment.
• Private Bentley, 1/8th Middlesex Regiment.
• Private Joseph Sykes, Middlesex Regiment.
• Band Sgt W E Hughes, 1st Middlesex Regiment.
• Private D Richards, 16th Middlesex Regiment.
• Corporal Frank S Shorter, 20th London Battalion.
• Private James, 1 Dorset Regiment, on conditions at Eschede (Hameln 8).
• Corporal Jones, Border Regiment, on roasting of prisoners at Steel Factory at Osnabrück Kommando.
• Sgt A J Roper, 8 Lincol Regiment, on shooting of two prisoners at a commando attached to Minden.
• Sgt Clarke, 7 Suffolk Regiment, on murder of Private Desborough, 2 Suffolk Regiment, at Commando 168, Witten 2.
• Sgt E Baverstock, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), on death of Private Greenslade at Langensalza.

Account of treatment of prisoners by escaped Belgians.

Replies from German Government to compaints about various camps.

Epidemic of influenza at Altengrabow.

Delivery of parcels at Zerbst.

Mrs E Hinds: letter enclosing press extract about the treatment of prisoners of war (not included) requesting a 'reassuring reply'.

Health of Private Thomas Thompson, Cheshire Regiment.

Private John E Whitworth, 18th Manchesters: letter concerning the starvation of prisoners in Germany.

Code 1218 File 303 (papers 109992-111437).

File 303 (pp.109992-111437).

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