Leopold Weil – Kitchener Camp

Born: Steinsfurt, Germany, 2 April 1917

Profession in country of origin: Clerk

Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Germany in 1939

Documents

Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee  
                          
Surname: Weil
Forename: Leopold
Alias: - 
Date and place of birth: 02/04/1917 in Steinsfurt
Nationality: German 
Police Regn. Cert. No.: 712 427
Home Office ref: C 2686 
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent 
Normal occupation: Clerk
Present occupation: Road-making
Name and address of employer: - 
Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C" & 9A
Date 18.10.1939 
Whether exempted from Article 6(A): Yes 
Whether desires to be repatriated: No

02.04.17                            Weil, Leopold
                  712427
           Sailed for Canada
               in SS 'Ettrick'
              on 3rd July, 1940
                  Richborough EC     W14331

German                                             WEIL
                                                 Leopold
                                                  C E.A.T
                                                   Male
                                                    R
                                                Canada
02.04.17 Steinsfurt
W14331
RA(?) in Canada
(farm worker)
25.04.1942

Source: National Archives, Home Office: Aliens Department: Internees Index, 1939-1947.

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Richborough transit camp, Leopold Weil, Health certificate, 4 February 1939 — Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil, Health certificate, 4 February 1939

Richborough refugee camp, Leopold Weil, Police certificate, 10 October 1938, Stamped 17 June 1939 — Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil, Health certificate, 4 February 1939

Letters

Richborough transmigration camp, Leopold Weil, Letter, Jewish Refugees Committee, Bloomsbury House, Internment Camp N, Canada, Luggge, 12 May 1941 — Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil, Letter, Jewish Refugees Committee, Bloomsbury House, Internment Camp N, Canada, Luggge, 12 May 1941

Photographs

Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil. Leopold’s youngest brother Siegfried Weil is on the right, standing — Leopold Weil. Leopold’s youngest brother Siegfried Weil is on the right, standing – location unknown

Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil. Leopold is 8th from the left (including the three men in white shirts) — Leopold Weil. Leopold is 8th from the left (including the three men in white shirts) – location unknown

Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil. Leopold is standing third from the right (next to the two men in uniform) — Leopold Weil. Leopold is standing third from the right (next to the two men in uniform) – location unknown

Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil. Leopold is standing in the middle basically by himself, wearing a black shirt and light-coloured trousers, in front of the man in the white shirt — Leopold Weil. Leopold is standing in the middle basically by himself, wearing a black shirt and light-coloured trousers, in front of the man in the white shirt – location unknown

Kitchener camp, Leopold Weil. Leopold is in the front row, in the middle, with the two men draping their arms over his shoulder — Leopold Weil. Leopold is in the front row, in the middle, with the two men draping their arms over his shoulder – location unknown

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