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Isle of Man / Re: WWi PRisoner Numbers
« on: Wednesday 15 July 09 22:03 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for your kind reply.
I bought a book published in the '40's on the History of the Isle of Man
and no mention was made of WW1 or the camps in it. I found that interesting, that's all.
 
Apparantly, only in the 1990's was any light shed back on the subject of
Britain's rascism and immigration policies.

It is a huge topic, and trying to understand it from California!!!!!
yours,
Siri Galliano

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Isle of Man / WWi PRisoner Numbers
« on: Saturday 11 July 09 02:57 BST (UK)  »
Looking for anyone's prison number from IOM WW1 so I at least
no how many numbers or if there are letters or what it starts
with. Still looking for Jossef Hubertus Pilatus.
thanks.
going to IOPM in Sept!@!!!!
Siri

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The Common Room / Knockaloe Prison numbers
« on: Tuesday 23 June 09 20:09 BST (UK)  »
I am looking but unable to find the prisoner number of JOe Pilates,
which hinders me in my search for his arrest documents, deportation,
etc. although I have confirmation from the Red Cross that is all.

I am wondering if anyone had a prison number on their relatives
so at least I have a starting point.

Also, I am coming to the Isle of Man for the first time from California
in September to continue my research.

Siri Galliano

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Isle of Man / Re: WW1 Internment Camp at Knockaloe
« on: Wednesday 18 February 09 02:16 GMT (UK)  »
Loo Reply #3 gives all the answers. I checked with REd Cross and got the right spelling of Josef Pilates. contact them with name, date of birth or where interned. NAtional Archives you need a prisoner number as it is not listed
alphabetically and there are 30,000 names.

and, my dear research friends, is it interned or interred?
Siri Galliano

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Isle of Man / Re: WW1 Internment Camp at Knockaloe
« on: Monday 19 January 09 21:27 GMT (UK)  »
more excitement!
would love to see that photo!
Siri Galliano
www.liveartpilates.com

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Isle of Man / Re: WW1 Internment Camp at Knockaloe
« on: Monday 19 January 09 20:10 GMT (UK)  »
wow, that's gold, thanks. worth a trip to the Isle of Man to see that photo!
Joe  Pilates would have been 29-33 years old. Have later picture I'll send.
Imagine they all lost weight though, on their diets.
They would have built beds with wood provided by the Quakers,
they did have electricity, although it was all turned off at night.
Imagine the noise of all those men!
Exciting to know they built gymnastic apparatuses!

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Isle of Man / Re: WW1 Internment Camp at Knockaloe
« on: Monday 19 January 09 00:37 GMT (UK)  »
That's fabulous. I have read the book about James Baily, the Quaker who visited the camps and taught them how to build furniture. The Friends of Society were called in to give their idle hands and minds something to do,
and crime and depression changed when they started making things, earning
money, contributing something.
The mental part was the hardest, when would the war be over? what happened to their families? To do nothing made alot of them crazy.
Believe they did alot of basket weaving, getting the supplies from the Isle of Man,and provided that and furniture for countries overseas.
With extra money they could buy food.

I'm interested in the classes they set up. Did they teach English?
Handwriting? The men no doubt played the women's roles in the plays and theatres.

Did Joe Pilates teach exercise every day either before or after
they were counted?
My biggest interest now is in the hospital beds, did they have springs on them?
SDG
SDG

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Isle of Man / Re: WW1 Internment Camp at Knockaloe
« on: Saturday 17 January 09 16:08 GMT (UK)  »
that is such a sad story.

I dont think the prisoners were mistreated, the circumstances were terrible but not the British, they prided themselves on being gentlemen. But when the Germans did something bad to their English prisoners, the Brits would retaliate and cut rations.

Re: the 200 who died, by British reports, most men were in the hospital for
venereal disease and Tuberculosis.

The REd Cross only confirmed he was there, the spellomg of his name.
I wanted to know the date of his leaving the island and where did he go,
as not all boats went directly to Germany.

If you have a prisoner number, the National Archives at Lews has info.
otherwise they are not listed alphabetically and there are too many names.

I'm so very very interested, let you know if I make it to the Isle of  Man to
visit their museum.
SDG

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