Born: Dresden, Germany, 2 November 1918
Profession in country of origin: Tool maker
Arrived in Britain as a refugee in 1939
Documents
Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee
Surname: Geyer
Forename: Max
Alias: -
Date and place of birth: 02/11/1918 in Dresden
Nationality: Stateless
Police Regn. Cert. No.: 711 349
Home Office ref: C 380
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent
Normal occupation: Tool maker
Present occupation:
Name and address of employer: -
Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C" & 9a
Date 11.10.1939
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.
B. Non-transmigrants Name of ship: Batory Steamship Line: Gdynia America Line Names and descriptions of ALIEN passengers embarked at the port of Southampton Date of Departure: 8th May 1947 Where bound: New York Contract ticket number: 1210 Port at which passengers have contracted to land: New York Names of passengers: Geyer, Max; Geyer, Eva; child Class: Tour. Ages of passengers - Adults of 12 years and upwards - Accompanied by husband or wife - Males 28 / Females 27 Children between 1 and 12: - Infants: 3 months Last address in the UK: 139, Dartmouth Road, London NW2 Profession, Occupation, or Calling of passengers: Toolmaker / Housewife Country of last permanent residence: England / England / England Country of Intended Future Residence: USA / USA / USA Country of which Citizen or Subject: Stateless / Stateless / Stateless
Source: National Archives: Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960.
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No. 7186319 Name: Geyer, Max Residing at: 1605 N. 52nd Street, Phila. 31 Pa Date of Birth: 11/02/1918 Date of order of admission: 11/12/1952 Date certificate issued: 11/12/1952 by the US District Court at Philadelphia, Pa Petition no. 196832 Alien Registration No. 6 668 639
Source: Transcribed from image of document submitted by family; image under copyright.
Häftlinge (prisoner) number: 26793 Entry date: 15/11/1938 Name: Geyer, Max Date of birth: 2/11/1918 Place of birth: Dresden
Source: Transcribed extract from Dachau Entry Register – 17/11/1938. Under copyright with Fold 3/Ancestry.com/US National Archives
Documents kindly submitted by Avril Lambersky and Linda Geyer-Bolder for their father Max Geyer.
Photographs
Photographs submitted by Avril Lambersky and Linda Geyer-Bolder for their father Max Geyer.