WW1 Internment Camp at Knockaloe

[bojangles]

Has anyone any information regarding my Gt Grandfather GEORGE (JORG IRRGANG ? He was an internee in Knockaloe in ww1  1915-1917.He had been interned previously in Oct1914-dec 1914 but re interned 1915 Aug in Newbury camp in Berkshire england. On his release from Knockaloe ,He was sent back to czechoslovakia ( he was born an Austrian subject)  but returned to his wife and children in england . If anyone comes across any info or mention of him in there searches i would be so grateful,    Kind regards to you all Paula

[colwyn]

Hi,i also had a family member interred during ww1 on IOM, name Jacob Langwasser, Bavarian

  no luck tracing him tho

   Regards
   Steve.

[bojangles]

Hi Steve, have you any other info on your family member.? Do you know if he died in knockaloe ,as there are records of this available . If you would like i will search for your gentleman, whilst im looking for my gt grandfather and let you know .I have contacted the Red Cross in Geneva as i believe they hold some records from ww1 so heres hoping .  Paula

[Voirrey M]

I   do   have   all  death  cert.  info . for  Knockaloe   but   I  read   that  post   as   internee   being   discharged.

[victorsj]

Hi, I see that you have all the death certs for the Knockaloe camp, I am looking for John Arthur Conrad Rolf Herold.  I do have his internment reference number and the exact details re which hut etc he was in. Would you be able to help me find anything out at all? he originally was from Germany - were some of the German internees sent back to germany after the 1st World War?
Any help at all much appreciated, thanks.

[Voirrey M]

" Living  With   The   Wire"edited  by   Yvonne  Cresswell   who  works   at  the  Manx  National   Heritage  Museum
says  page  37  The  Aftermath  of  Internment   --"-thatmost  internees   were   unsuccessful  trying  to  stay  in  the
UK  after  WW1.  Some British  wives chose  to  go  to   Germany  with  their  husbands  but  many  preferred
separation   &   frequently  divorce"

ISBN  0  901106356  MNH   70  pages  softback   about  £7   ---£   8   ??

[bojangles]

Hi all.Following his discharge from knockoloe in 1919 my ggrandfather  was sent back to chechoslovakia ( despite having a British born wife) He managed to return quickly and went on to have 7 british born children . During 1938 he applied for Naturalisation .Iwas lucky enough to obtain his file from National Archives which has lots of answers but unfortunatly has given me even more questions !  The Manx Library website was really interesting, Iam just hoping whilst researching your relatives  the name of George Irrgang will come up .  Good Luck everyone Paula

[HarrysGirl2]

I am researching my grandfather's roots, who was a Jewish immigrant to the UK & who never bothered to Naturalise.  His name was Louis Friedman/Freedman/Freeman & he lived in Liverpool from 1893 until he died in 1949.  The family name has evolved in this order over the years. 

I was surprised to find that he signed the Alien Registration book in Dublin on 28th June 1917.  I've not seen the book myself & I'm considering a trip to Dublin to research the original book, which I'm told is at the National Archives in Dublin.  I'm told he was staying with a Mrs Ada Levin at: 12, Saint Kevin's Parade, Dublin & he was with his wife Rosa & some of their younger children; Elias age 19, Isaac age 17, Teri, age 12, Harry age 10 & Eva age 3.  His three older sons were each away fighting in WW1. 

I have a few questions for anyone able to answer or give an opinion/suggestion & I would welcome & be very grateful for another point of view or expertise on this.

1. If I go to Dublin, what other information could the Alien records hold - place of origin perhaps ?
2. How often would my grandfather have signed this book, weekly ? or when he arrived in Dublin & when he left ?  What was the procedure ?
3. Does anyone have any link to this "LEVIN" family from Dublin ? (see more info about this family below)
4. How was my grandfather able to remain with his family during WW1, I understood men were interned, but not woman ?  This seems very relaxed ?
5. I'm wondering if my grandfather stayed in Dublin for the duration of the 1st WW.  This is what I'm hoping the records will tell me. Could it be possible he was in Dublin to protect his younger sons from being called-up for war ?

I know very little about the formalities of Alien Registration during WW1 & thought the detainees were put into camps, so I'm surprised to find my grandfather staying with a family in Dublin. 

Opinions & suggestions would be appreciated.

HG2

PS. I'm wondering if he was based at the Knockaloe camp, but allowed to visit Dublin for some reason, hence my post on this thread.

PPS LEVIN family:  Ada or Edith Levin was the widow of Morris Levin  Her maiden name was HARRIS the name Harris was originally Zorochovitz & she was born in 1877 in KARKELAN  PAURA, KOVNO. 

[Frances_mnb]

Only 'Enemy' aliens were interned - if he was Russian (as per passport ?) then he wasn't an enemy alien.
I've not heard of any releases from Knockaloe on such grounds so suspect he was never interned and not there;
Re documents - can't you get a reply from the NA in Dublin as to the form of the records ?