Germany: Prisoners, including: Trials of British prisoners of war: William Bewscher...

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Trials of British prisoners of war:

• William Bewscher of Erfurt prisoner of war camp: sentenced to one year and six months imprisonment for assaulting a guard.
• Sergeant Boyd: transfer to Limburg prisoner of war camp.
• Peter Simpson and Edward Ross of Stralsund prisoner of war camp: acquitted of damaging a cutting machine.
• Charles Mercer, Gilbert Brocklebank and Peter Hewitt of Lanensalza prisoner of war camp: copy of judgement passed on the case.
• Private Thomas Andrews: sentenced to five years penal servitude for war treason, explanation sought for exclusion of Legation representative at trial.

Claims against German Government:

• Lieutenant A E B Lamble: claim against German Government for false imprisonment.
• Compensation for lost parcels: Central Prisoner of War Committee circular requesting statistics on undelivered mail from prisoner of war care agencies.
• Treasury suggestion for processing claims of officers and other ranks against German Government.
• Proposed exaction of compensation from German Government for injuries to prisoners of war in their hands.
• Shooting of Private John Hughes: German note stating the sentry acted in self defence.

Herr Regierungsrat and Frau Aline Tecklenburg:

• Correspondence from Governor General of New Zealand relating to transport expenses.
• Permission for repatriation from New Zealand to Germany.
• Transfer of Frau Aline Tecklenburg to sanatorium at Tannenfield near Nöbdenitz.
• Disposal of property of Herr Tecklenburg.

Transfer of British funds in the hands of the Netherlands Legation at Berlin to the 2nd Army Corps at Cologne.

Code 1218 Files 360 (papers 1089-end)-478.

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