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WW1 and Germans

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Michaela

Michaela Report 31 Oct 2004 20:33

I was told during WW1 my 3rd GG who was German living in the UK, was put in prison, because he was German. Does anyone know anything about this? Regards Michaela

Dafydd

Dafydd Report 17 Nov 2004 10:47

Hi, it was called internment, not imprisonment. There was a camp on the Isle of man. If you google for it, you'll find a fair bit of info: Quote: The Isle of Man was used as a base for Alien Civilian Internment camps in both WWI (1914-18) and again in WWII (1939-45); for WWI a very large camp (effectively a small, self-contained, township) was established at Knockaloe, Patrick, on the west coast near Peel. This camp was for male internees - women were not interned. There was another smaller camp at Douglas. Hope this helps