Born: Vienna, Austria, 13 May 1908
Occupation in country of origin: Architect
Arrived in Britain as a refugee
Documents
Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee
Surname: Marmorek
Forename: Hans
Alias: -
Date and place of birth: 13/05/1908 in Vienna
Nationality: Austrian
Police Regn. Cert. No.: 593 521
Home Office ref: DB 446
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent
Normal occupation: Architect
Present occupation:
Name and address of employer: -
Decision of tribunal: Exempted "C" Date 18.10.1939
Whether exempted from Article 6(A): Yes
Whether desires to be repatriated: No
Tribunal District Richborough Camp Tribunal 3
[hand-written addition] In AMPC 29.04.1940
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 is some material about Marmorek, one of the architects who worked on the Kitchener camp renovations, in various sections of the ‘Leave to Land’ Kitchener exhibition (https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/exhibition/leave-to-land-the-kitchener-camp-rescue-1939-2/)
Marmorek’s original plan of the camp is held at the Wiener Holocaust Library in London (collection ref. 644/10), as is a fabric version that was produced from the original for the ‘Leave to Land’ exhibition.
Kitchener Camp, Richborough, Kent: Records held at Wiener Holocaust Library, London
Collection Reference: 644 Reference Number: 644 Coverage Dates: 1939 - 1988 Extent: 1 box, 1 album, 2 folders Donor: Phineas May, Harold Jackson, Peter Mansbacher, W.H. Marmorek Collection of Mr Jackson
