Julius Kahn – Kitchener Camp

Born: Themar, Germany, 4 February 1896

Profession in country of origin: Butcher

Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Germany in 1939

Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee  
                          
Surname: Kahn
Forename: Julius
Alias: - 
Date and place of birth: 04/02/1896 in Themar
Nationality: German 
Police Regn. Cert. No.: 712089 
Home Office ref: C 602   
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent 
Normal occupation: Butcher
Present occupation: Road building in Camp
Name and address of employer: - 
Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C" & 9a    
Date 16.10.1939 
Whether exempted from Article 6(A): Yes 
Whether desires to be repatriated: No

[Later additions in red pencil 'K20067'; in pencil - 3/96; C.20]

                                              Kahn
                                                  Julius

04.02.1896
                           712089

                                               Dunera
                                               55359
 
                                
                                          K20067
 

 
             Richborough E.C.

German                                                KAHN
                                                         Julius
                                                       C' Cat
                                                         M (?)
                                                             R
04.02.1896
Themar
K20067

Ra 22 May 1942 (f5c?)
Aust. Lab. Corps

Discharged medical List 04/09/1944

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.

There are extensive records about Julius Kahn available to view online in the National Archives of Australia, as follows:

 NAA: SP11/2, GERMAN/KAHN J
 Title Julius Kahn [German – arrived Sydney per DUNERA, 26 Aug 1940.
 Box 95]
 Contents range 1941 – 1943
 Series number SP11/2 Control symbol GERMAN/KAHN J
 Access status Open 
 Barcode 5426644 

 NAA: MP1103/1, E39864
 Title Prisoner of War/Internee: Kahn, Julius;
 Date of birth – 04 February 1896;
 Nationality – German
 Contents range 1940 – 1942
 Series number MP1103/1
 Control symbol E39864
 Access status Open
 Barcode 8617549 

 NAA: MP1103/2, E39864
 Title Prisoner of War/Internee; Kahn, Julius;
 Year of birth – 1896;
 Nationality – Germany
 Contents range 1939 – 1945
 Series number MP1103/2
 Control symbol E39864
 Access status Open
 Barcode 9906368 

 NAA: A435, 1949/4/2443
 Title KAHN Julius Kahn – born 4 February 1896 – Stateless
 Contents range 1947 – 1950
 Series number A435
 Control symbol 1949/4/2443
 Access status Open
 Barcode 6944095

There is some further information on Julius in a fascinating history project about Jewish families in Themar: https://judeninthemar.org/the-josef-hulda-kahn-family/julius-kahn-1896-1965/

-Information kindly submitted by Sharon Meen, historian, Vancouver, British Columbia

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