Born: Vienna, Austria, 7 December 1920
Profession in country of origin: Upholsterer
Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Austria in 1939
Documents
[Hand-written additions] To be released in Australia. Release auth Cat. 17. 25/01/1941 Interned EC Release authorised for Australian Labour Corps 26/02/1941 Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee Surname: Fürst Forename: Walter Alias: - Date and place of birth: 07/12/1920 Nationality: Austrian Police Regn. Cert. No.: 711482 [hand-written change] F13105 Home Office ref: 2057 Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent Normal occupation: Upholsterer Present occupation: [Hand-written addition] Enrolled Australian Lab Corps (see list) Discharged medical list 04/09/1944 Name and address of employer: - Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C"& 9a Date 12.10.1939 Whether exempted from Article 6(A): yes Whether desires to be repatriated: No Richborough Camp Tribunal 3
17.12.20 Fürst, Walter
811482
Sailed for Australia
in SS 'Dunera'
on 10th July, 1940
Richborough EC
[Hand-written additions] To be released in Australia
Release authorised Cat. 17 25/01/1941
Gen 200/14/275
Release authorised for Australian Labour Corps 26/02/1942
F13105
There are records for Walter Fürst held at the British National Archives (NA).
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There are also documents relating to Walter Fürst at the National Archives of Australia
Title Prisoner of War/Internee: Furst, Walter Date of birth - 07 December 1920 Nationality - Austrian Contents range 1940 - 1942 Series number MP1103/1 Control symbol E39546 Access status Open Barcode 8617231
Title Prisoner of War/Internee; Furst, Walter Year of birth - 20 Nationality - Austrian Contents range 1939 - 1945 Series number MP1103/2 Control symbol E39546 Access status Open Barcode 9906050