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Germany (British Civilians), Prisoners, including: Application of Alfred Birnbaum,...
Catalogue reference: FO 383/424
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This record is about the Germany (British Civilians), Prisoners, including: Application of Alfred Birnbaum,... dating from 1918 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 383/424
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Date (When the record was created)
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1918
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Description (What the record is about)
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Germany (British Civilians), Prisoners, including:
Application of Alfred Birnbaum, interned at Ruhleben, for a British passport.
Repatriation of Francis L F Koch, engineer, interned at Ruhleben as a civilian prisoner.
Preferential treatment of officers over civilian prisoners of war in the matter of parcels sent to them.
Application of H F V Edward, interned at Ruhleben, for a British passport.
Case of Linda Hampen-King and her preference to stay in Germany following her repatriation.
Repayment of money advanced by the British Relief Fund to prisoners.
Release of George Brooks, Chief Engineer, ex SS Trevider, John O'Briem, Fireman, ex SS Trevider and W Johnston, Donkey-man, ex SS Treflisson, who were interned at Ruhleben shortly after the outbreak of the war and repayment of money by the individuals to the British Relief Fund.
Proposal that the return from Germany of Reverend H M Williams should be allowed in view of the German parson Rudolf Hartmann's repatriation.
Application by Lionel Max Ettlinger for a British passport.
Punishment of civilian prisoners in Germany who attempt to escape from custody.
Repatriation of Harry Cocker, civilian prisoner of war in Germany.
Conditions at Ruhleben prisoner of war camp and suggestions for improvements to the camp and articles in the Daily Mail by E L Pyke, repatriated from Ruhleben, on the conditions of the camp.
Production of a film depicting life in a concentration camp in Germany.
Allegation of excessive drinking afforded at the Ruhleben Camp.
Punishment of civilian prisoners who have attempted to escape from Ruhleben.
Supply of lamps and accumulators at Ruhleben Camp.
Elections for the Captain of Ruhleben Camp.
Draft articles of constitution for Ruhleben Camp.
Reports on visits to British interned civilian prisoners in prisoner of war camps in October 1918 by the Danish Red Cross.
Provision of heating at Ruhleben Camp.
Code 1218A Files 9177-10278.
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Files 9177-10278.
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Open Document, Open Description
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