Born: Jastow, Poland, 12 February 1923
Profession in country of origin: Berlin ORT student
Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Germany in August 1939
Documents
Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee
Surname: Aron
Forename: Gunther Siegfried
Alias: -
Date and place of birth: 16/02/1923 in Jastrow
Nationality: German
Police Regn. Cert. No.: 768 201
Home Office ref:
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent
Normal occupation: Pupil
Present occupation:
Name and address of employer: -
Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C"
Date 19.10.1939
Whether exempted from Article 6(A): Yes
Whether desires to be repatriated: No
Tribunal District: Richborough Camp Tribunal 2
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.
Memories
Please see Jim Terr’s Blue Canyon Productions at the following link for Gunther’s recollections of this period of his life: http://www.bluecanyonproductions.com/holo_transcript08.html
In PDF form below, in case the link breaks