Born: 9 November 1920
Profession in country of origin: Tie maker
Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Austria in 1939
Documents
Following an FoI request, Arnold Max Lachs’ records will be opened by the British National Archives from 6 April 2023
Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee
Surname:
Forename:
Alias: -
Date and place of birth:
Nationality:
Police Regn. Cert. No.:
Home Office ref:
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent
Normal occupation:
Present occupation:
Name and address of employer: -
Decision of tribunal:
Date
Whether exempted from Article 6(A):
Whether desires to be repatriated:
Tribunal District: Richborough Camp Tribunal no.
Source: National Archives, Home Office: Aliens Department: Internees Index, 1939-1947.
Editor’s note: We are not allowed to reproduce National Archives (UK) images, but we are permitted to reproduce the material from them, as shown above.
SH. 3 Sailed for Canada in SS Duchess of York on 21st June 1940 [crossed out and SS Sobricki 4th July written in] L18593 [Later addition] Sobricki To be returned to UK for probationary internment with view to release Category 7 07/10/1941 Released on landing UK 23.11.1941 Non-enemy Alien
Lachs, Arnold Max Non-enemy alien released on landing UK 23.11.1941 Category 3 RC 710 425 9.11.1920 Stateless Interned (?) Camp "I" Canada
Source: National Archives, Home Office: Aliens Department: Internees Index, 1939-1947. HO396 135. Canada releases.
Editor’s note: We are not allowed to reproduce National Archives (UK) images, but we are permitted to reproduce the material from them, as shown above.
Information uploaded with the kind permission of Arnold Lachs’ family
There is some useful information on Jewish refugee internment in Canada here: http://www.enemyaliens.ca/accueil-home-eng.html