Germany: Prisoners, including: Transport of French prisoners of war from Germany:...

FO 383/509

1919

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Transport of French prisoners of war from Germany:

• Memorandum in French requesting that priority be given to transport of French prisoners.
• Correspondence on shipping arrangements.
• Letter in French from the French Ambassador thanking the British Government for assistance in transporting prisoners of war.

Arrangements for retention of stores on board the ship Sindoro on her last voyage from Boston, Massachusetts.

Applications by German women to proceed to the Union of South Africa, containing:

• Frau Maria Winkelmann: request for permission to proceed to a hospital in South Africa.
• Mrs Henriette Papke: request to proceed to South Africa on health grounds.
• Mrs Margarethe Neubert: request for maintenance allowance.
• Mrs Hedwig Schulze, wife of prisoner of war, Dr Rudolf Schulze: request for maintenance allowance.
• Note from German Government concerning the case of Henriette Papke and willingness of German colonial authorities to pay advances to alleviate distress of women and children.

Alleged transfer of Germans from German East Africa to German South West Africa.

Arrangements for cost of transport between Germany and United Kingdom of effects of repatriated prisoners of war.

Despatch from Government of Australia enclosing a communication from prisoners at Holdsworthy prisoner of war camp, for transmission to German Government.

Francis Koerfer: repatriation expenses from German East Africa to England.

Trials of British prisoners of war:

• Arthur Kersey and Ernest Mack, charged with poaching: note from German Government stating that case was dismissed.
• Walter James Wilson of Chemnitz prisoner of war camp: postponement of trial to secure further evidence.
• Lieutenant F P Mackenzie and Lieutenant William Sullivan of Mainz prisoner of war camp: acquitted of charge of damaging property and use of insulting language during attempted escape.
• Charles Thomas of Frankfurt prisoner of war camp: two weeks imprisonment for refusal to cease playing piano at appointed time.
• Timothy Breen and Archibald Sutcliffe of Hanover prisoner of war camp: six months imprisonment for escape attempt.
• Frank Daniel Clarke of Würsburg prisoner of war camp: acquitted of breaking a pane of glass and damage to baskets.
• Lieutenant William Green and Lieutenant Clifford Reece of Schweidnitz prisoner of war camp: two weeks imprisonment for misdemeanour.
• Frederick Hogarth, head of barracks at Magdeburg prisoner of war camp: arrested for three days due to his request to be punished alongside prisoners.
• John MacMillan, Samuel McConnel, Alexander Skene and Herbert Saunders of Freiburg prisoner of war camp: charged with damage to property during escape attempt.
• Thomas Watson of Wesel prisoner of war camp: charged with stealing trousers from a fellow prisoner.
• Lieutenant Andrew Clouston of Holzminden prisoner of war camp: two letters by Clouston regarding his arrest; comments on case by German Government.
• Peter Simpson and Edward Ross of Stralsund prisoner of war camp: note by Justizrat Langemak, defending counsel.
• Arthur Ratcliffe of Erfurt prisoner of war camp: report by Justizrat Schmeichel, defending counsel.
• Charles Mercer, Gilbert Brocklebank and Peter Howwitt of Langensalza prisoner of war camp: despatch from Berlin enclosing correspondence from defending counsel.

Code 1218 Files 223-360 (to paper 1028).

Files 223-360 (to pp.1028).

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