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Isle of Man / Re: WWI and WWII internees
« on: Friday 01 April 22 01:13 BST (UK) »
Hi Alistair
A book published recently, 2022, unexpectedly contains a rollcall of men confirmed to have been interned at Hutchinson Camp, Isle of Man.
The book is "The Island of Extraordinary Captives" by Simon Parkins (Sceptre 2022, ISBN 9781529347197) and is, well, an extraordinary story that many will find has a resonance with the situation today, those escaping harm and warm being themselves interned. Whilst the book itself deals with mainly Jewish internees, from Germany and Austria, the surprising benefit to family historians is the rollcall from just one of the Isle of Man camps, Hutchinson. The relevant pages in my edition (see above) are pages 329 to 387. Data include the internee's name, date of birth, profession, release date, and notes relating to other events in the internee's life. Very, very useful.
There is also a discussion on and list of sources, pp. 389 to 397.
Kind regards
Peter
A book published recently, 2022, unexpectedly contains a rollcall of men confirmed to have been interned at Hutchinson Camp, Isle of Man.
The book is "The Island of Extraordinary Captives" by Simon Parkins (Sceptre 2022, ISBN 9781529347197) and is, well, an extraordinary story that many will find has a resonance with the situation today, those escaping harm and warm being themselves interned. Whilst the book itself deals with mainly Jewish internees, from Germany and Austria, the surprising benefit to family historians is the rollcall from just one of the Isle of Man camps, Hutchinson. The relevant pages in my edition (see above) are pages 329 to 387. Data include the internee's name, date of birth, profession, release date, and notes relating to other events in the internee's life. Very, very useful.
There is also a discussion on and list of sources, pp. 389 to 397.
Kind regards
Peter