Ruhleben internees WW1

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Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 58 Send Message	Debra	Report	2 Jan 2008 22:24
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 58 Send Message	Hi Christopher, I had a grt grt uncle that I think was in that camp I tried to research it but kept hitting brick walls don't really know much about him, he was in the Merchant Navy and he was a prisoner of war and that camp was mentioned by an elderly relative, I believe he went a bit strange after. I will try and google the site. Thanks Debbie
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Christopher	Report	2 Jan 2008 15:39
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Hi all, I've spent the last week doing a huge update on my Ruhleben Story website, with over 1700 British civilians now identified as having been interned at the Ruhleben civilian POW camp on the outskirts of Berlin. It is believed that about 5,500 POWs were held here from 1914 to 1918, including my great uncle John Paton. Many of them were merchant seamen, and most of them were from the British Isles, arrested upon the outbreak of hostilities in Europe and interned, in response to the British arrests of German nationals in Britain. The site is free to access, and if you had a relative interned there I would love to hear from you! I'm not allowed to post the URL here, but it can be found easily enough through Google! Chris Paton BA (Hons), HND, PgCert Genealogical Studies