Netherlands: Prisoners, including: Monica Carlisle, wife of an officer interned in...

Netherlands: Prisoners, including:

Monica Carlisle, wife of an officer interned in Holland: application to Foreign Office for permission to travel to Netherlands and take up employment with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA); refusal of application on the grounds of her marital relationship to an interned officer.

Coal supplies for British prisoners of war in Holland:

• Allocation of coal supply to the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA).
• Application by the Dutch Railway Company to obtain restitution in kind of ten tons of coal used for transport of British prisoners.
• Correspondence between British Legation and Brigadier General A Graham Thomson regarding supplies of coal for British prisoners in Holland.
• Financial arrangements and invoices relating to supplies of coal to British prisoners in Holland.
• Arrangements for supplies of coal and oil in relation to transport of British prisoners in Holland.

Correspondence regarding the administration and management of hospital care and accommodation for British prisoners in Holland, including:

• Comment by General Hanbury Williams that the Dutch doctor in charge of British prisoners of war, while an excellent physician, is a poor administrator, and suggesting the employment of an English officer with administrative skills to reduce expenditure on medical supplies.
• Proposed visit of Dr M Jansen to the UK to study recent developments of orthopaedic work.
• Expenditure in relation to conversion of the Rotterdam Lloyd Steamship Company's sheds into a temporary hospital.
• Report dated 25 March 1918, by F M Voules, British Red Cross Commissioner, on his work in Holland.
• Benjamin Dale, civilian prisoner of war: letter from his wife, Mrs F A Dale, describing the case and enquiring if British Government might be able to provide financial assistance.
• Appointment of Dr Mark Jansen to supervise orthopaedic treatment in Holland.
• Godfrey Ludlow, civilian prisoner: letter from Mrs H E Ludlow regarding an operation performed on her son, and requesting information as to what authority is responsible for paying medical expenses of British civilian prisoners in Holland.
• Expenses incurred by Dutch Red Cross and Rotterdam Lloyd Shipping Company in connection with maintaining temporary hospital sheds at Rotterdam for British prisoners of war.

Correspondence relating to problems with prohibitions on visits of female relatives to prisoners of war in Holland.

Employment by Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and British Red Cross of women who want to visit prisoners of war interned in Holland.

Arrangements for collection of evidence on treatment by Germany, of British prisoners of war in Holland.

Evidence collected at Colonel Dudley Roger's Court of Enquiry on the treatment by Germany of British prisoners in Holland, dated 13 March 1918.

Regulations for restrictions to remittances sent from the UK to prisoners of war in Holland.

Undated letter from Walter N Green, forwarded to the Prisoners of War Department by Walter Townley on 17 June 1918, describing Green's difficulties as regards banking arrangements and receipt of remittances.

Photograph of letter containing a proposal by Paul May of Lippmann Rosenthal and Company, dated 6 July 1918 (in docket no. 2690) suggesting an arrangement to obviate the loss of exchange involved when money is remitted to British prisoners in Holland.

Captain H C Randall of the Cheshire Regiment: request via London City and Midland Bank for new arrangements regarding cashing cheques.

Letter from M Evans of the Admiralty, dated 23 September 1918, deprecating special arrangements by Rotherham Prisoners of War Help Committee favouring Rotherham prisoners interned at Groningen.

Letter from Mrs E A Brown requesting clarification on how to send money to her husband, A J Brown of the Royal Air Force, currently interned at Groningen prisoner of war camp.

Repayment to Mr Altevanger in Holland of 1240 guilders which he advanced to Lieutenant A W M Robertson.

Payment by cable of £50 to Mr P J Landry, on behalf of Captain R A D Mosely of the Royal Munster Fusiliers.

Export of sports accessories to prisoners of war in Holland.

Code 1229 Files 864-3677.

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