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Germany: Prisoners, including: Repatriation and transfer of the wives and families...

Catalogue reference: FO 383/411

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Reference
FO 383/411
Date
1918
Description

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Repatriation and transfer of the wives and families of German civilians, including:

  • Transfer to Holland of wives and families of German civilians.
  • Repatriation of wives and families of repatriated German civilians.
  • Families of seamen prisoners.
  • Repatriation of families of German subjects released from the UK.
  • Repatriation of women on transport ships.
  • Repatriation of wives and children of British prisoners of war.
  • Repatriation of British women and children from occupied Belgium.

Granting of travel permits to German families who wish to leave England.

Shooting of Captain W G Howitt at Schwarnstedt.

Allowances to British born prisoners of repatriated or transferred German prisoners, including:

  • Allowance to Florence Sandhagen, prisoner and British born wife of a repatriated German.
  • Allowances to Mrs Harff, prisoner and British born wife of a German.
  • Relief to Maude M Schubert, British born wife of a repatriated German.
  • Relief to Mrs Schoeneweiss and Mrs Muller, British born wives of Germans.

Imprisonment of Sergeant E A Boyd, Royal Naval Air Service.

Transfer to Holland of 'troublesome' prisoners without regard to priority of capture.

Internment of leading seaman in Holland.

Status of leading naval ratings interned in Germany.

Captain Lyon Whittle, prisoner of war in Germany.

Enquiry regarding welfare and location of G H Nicholson, formerly a prisoner at Clusthal and then at Aachen.

Delay in transference of Captain M S Fryer to Holland.

British prisoners of war recently arrived in Stratsmund from the exchange at Aachen.

Enquiry regarding petty officer William Neale.

Request for a list of British officers and non-commissioned officers who left Germany on 7 October for internment in the Netherlands.

Alleged detention of ten German officers eligible for repatriation.

Imprisonment of airmen for dropping propaganda pamphlets.

Code 1218 Files 13140-15210 (to paper 32620).

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Files 13140-15210 (to pp.32620).
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Internment
International
Europe and Russia
Air Force
Children
Nationality
Navy
Sex and gender
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2617654/

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