Born: Darmstadt, Germany, 13 October 1909
Profession in country of origin: House painter
Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Germany in 1939
Documents
Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee Surname: Wetterhahn Forename: Hermann Alias: - Date and place of birth: 13/10/1909 in Darmstadt Nationality: German Police Regn. Cert. No.: 710 373 Home Office ref: C 577 Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent Normal occupation: House painter Present occupation: Name and address of employer: - Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C" & 9A Date 06.10.1939 Whether exempted from Article 6(A): Yes Whether desires to be repatriated: No Tribunal District: Richborough Camp Tribunal 3
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.
Photographs
Hermann is not in this photograph taken at Kitchener Camp, but his wife is: she is standing among the group of three women, in the white top.
-Photographs submitted by Nathan Beaver for his grandfather Hermann Wetterhahn