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COMITÉ I NTERNATI ONAL DE LA CROI X- ROUGES E R V I C E I N T E R N A T I O N A L DE R E C H E R C H E S

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Our Ref.: TD-932 2бОYour Ref.: Ш Р /763 (HG 11811

cember I964

я)The Foreign OfficeL O N D O N , S.W. 1 England

Re: Gerald DOMAILLE

Dear Sirs,

With reference to your letter dated 4th November 1964, please be advised that the following information is contained in our records:

DOMAILLE, Gerald, born 4 November 1915 in St.Peter Port Guernsey, Nationality: British, - was in the "Strafanstalt Frankfurt/Main-Preungesheim" in the year I944 (exact date unknown).Document 186/44 issued by the "Strafanstalt Frankfurt/Main-Preungesheim" and Document 2 AR 252/44 issued by the "Oberstaatsanwalt Frankfurt/Main".Documents consulted: Nominal list established by the "Oberstaatsanwalt Frankfurt/Main".

Yours sincerely,

fa • u h .

N. Burcknardt Director of tne I.X.S.

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Your R ef: H NP/I238.

"Grenada",Les M err ien n es ,

S t M a r tin s , GUERNSEY.

G.C. L i t t l e r , E s q ., F o re ig n O f f ic e , LONDON. S .W .I .

Dear S i r ,Thank you fo r your l e t t e r o f th e 24 th U l t ;

I hereun d er g iv e you th e approxim ate d a te s o f my im prisonm ent a t th e v a r io u s p r i s o n s , a s t h i s was some tw en ty y ea r s a g o , I am a fr a id my d a te s are o n ly ap p rox im ate.

In my l a s t com m unication to you , I b e l i e v e I may have m entioned th e town o f W urzburg, t h i s ahould read Bamberg.

/< March I7 th to A p r il I7 th O rg a n iza tio n Todt P r is o n , G uernsey

y A p r il I 8 th to A p r il 3 0 th M il i t a r y P r is o n , G uernsey.

Journey to F r a n k fo r t .

ч / May 5 th to May 6 th M il i t a r y P r is o n , F r a n k fo r t .

ч / May 7 th to March I6 th 1945 C i v i l P r is o n , P reu n gesh eim ,F r a n k fo r t .

v' j V ij T r a n sp o r ta tio n by t r a in

-March 2 0 th to A p r il 2nd C i v i l P r is o n , Bamberg, B a v a r ia . [

T r a n sp o r ta tio n by t r a in

A p r il 3rd to A p r il 23rd C iv i l P r is o n , S tr a u b in g , B a v a r ia .

A p r il 2 4 th t o A p r il 3 0 th F orced March tow ards Dachau.

SECTION THREE

PLACES OP DETENTION.

I. STRAFGEFANGNIS, 112, HOMBERGERLANDSTRASSE, PREUNGESHEIM, FRANKFORT AM MAIN.This prison was administered by the military and S.S. We were forced to work in an outbuilding in the prison courtyard, working on certain engine parts, such a.^carburetor needles and very small nuts and bolts, cutting the castellations in the nuts, these we understood to be for fighter aircraft, and to coin the German phrase, no work, no f ood.The prison itself was reasonably clean, but quite a few beatings took place. The food was rea.sonable sometimes, but it was really a, starvation diet.Some guards were reasonable, others were brutal. One in particular was named Hildebrand.

2. We were lodged in an old prison in Wurtzburg, Ba.varia, the name and address I never knew. Conditions here were extremely bad, sanitation terrible, food very little, mainly potato peelings in hot water. To my knowledge the administration was the same as at Frankfort.No work was done by me at this prison.

3. We were lodged for nine days in a building in Wurtzburg. This building was used by the military as a riding school. Conditions here were really terrible. The ground floor on which we were congregated was compiled ofrubble, dust etc. There were no arrangements

for sanitation. The floor was covered with human excreta, prisoners who died were left "'here they dropped. The stench was horrible. The food was potato peels in water once a d a y .

CONTINUATION OP SECTION THERE.4. The last prison was a very large prison in

Straubing, Bavaria. The naine and address I never knew. I did nibt work at this prison, I wa.s confined to my cell for ray duration there.This prison was administered by the military and S.S. Upon arrival we were herded into the prison shower aided by beatings with pieces of wood, the target being the kidneys. Food was very short hereMy'duration at this prison was short, early one morning we left on the march for Dachau.

SECTION THREE "В".

DATE _ OF__IMPRISONMENTI7th March, 1944 to 30th April 1945.

PRISON NUMBER.This number I have now forgotten, but my cell number in Frankfort was A 2/38.REASONS FOR IMPRISONMENT.

I was wrongly convicted of being a leader ßß a Black Market ring in Guernsey. This was entirely false in every respect, and was denied by me at my tria.l in a German Military Court in 1944 in Guernsey. My sentence was told me by one of my military guards before the court sat to hear my case. It proved: correct.

SECTION THREE 1IQII

DISABILITY.

As я result of my imprisonment and treatment in Germany, I was ill for a period of four years. I contracted tuberculosis ofboth lungs, in 1950 I had a, thoracopla.sty performed on my left lung.This operation rendered it usless, but saved my life. My right lung ha,s a number of scars. In 1955 I had further trouble with my right lung, Iwas in hospital for a. period of nine months.

As a. consequence I cannot do the things I should be able to, on medical advice I must ta,le things easily for the remainder of my days. I

I also get trouble with my rig;ht ankle during cold weather, this being due to repeated hits with a rifle butt by a military escort.

FTTR T H lîR IN F OF MAT I OK .

The journey from Frankfort to Wurf,zburg which was_ in seeled cattle trucks, took four days. At the outset of the journey, we were given a,piece of bread the size of the usual square loaf, and a, small piece of sausage. The trucks were well sealed, no li.o-ht, no air, no water and no sanitation. We were ctfarnmed about sixty prisoners to a truck.

Stage two <"ar from where we left the truck to be her•' ed along like cattle and treated like cattle, rifle butts and sticks were used to urge где on. WE eventually arrived at Wurtzburg prison in the early hours of the morning.

Sometime afterwards we were marched to the riding school building. After nine days we left by open truck for Straubing . Those that tried to escape from the truck were shot at and wounded or killed. I would estimate that there were a.bout two thousand prisoners in our contingent, bгдt numbers decreasing as the journey progressed.Near the A u s t r i a n border, we were herded into sealed trucks once more. This time we could only stand up we were so crowded, anybody that fell could not get up and was trampled underfoot. When we were let out, we found ourselves inside the prison courtyard.

Th1' last staae of our journey was a forced march ho Dachau, for ргдгроееэ of extermination. We slept out in fields in the pouring rain. We parsed through Landshut, Moosberg and Freising. About five miles out from Freising the guns of the Americans could be beard, we were then ordered to retrace our steps.Food was one meal per day, dry bread wtih a well watered dov,n apology for jam. Villagers put out baths о " fresh water for us to drink, some even gave us food but to be caught by the gua.rds meant that anything could happen to one. If caught, the result was to be knocked senseless or killed with a rifle butt. We were told that stragglers would be shot, quite a number were.Whilst the above is a. brief survey of conditions, and treatment, so much more could be added.

FORM A for use by surviving victims of Nazi persecution

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A BRITISH VICTIM OF NAZI PERSECUTION

N.B.—1. Before completing this form it is important to read carefully the attached Notes for Guidance and then to answer all questions fully.

2. Please attach all documentary evidence to the form. All documents sent will be returned.3. All applications must be received before the 31st of July, 1965.4. Acceptance of an application for registration does not constitute a right to participate in

the distribution.

SECTION ONE—IDENTITY

Surname........ D6MAILLE,.............................. ......................................

Other names...... .GERALD.....CHARLES.................................... ...........

Address.. "GRENADA" LES MEffiRIENNES , S t MARTINS GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS.

SECTION TWO—NATIONALITY

1. How did you acquire British nationality?(Please write YES opposite the method that applies and delete the others)

(а) By birth?.... X.E.S.........(if so, please attach birth certificate)

(б) Byjuracriage ?....................... (If so, please attach marriage certificate and birth or naturalisationcertificate of husband)

(c) ВуХАйГОйНйЖЬйР?!......................(If so, please attach certificate)

(d ) By-somoothcr method-?....................... (If so, please give full details)

2. If you are not British by birth what was your previous nationality?.

Do you still retain that nationality?...................................................

If not, when and how did you lose it?...................................................(Please attach all documentary evidence)

20048—2 4618—2 (2)

23. If you are a dual-national—

(a) Where were you ordinarily resident on the 9th of June, 1964 ?.

(Please attach all available evidence, e.g., receipts for rent or rates, &c.)

(b) Have you been in Crown Service under Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom? (If so, please give full details and dates)

YES .ROYAL GUERNSEY MILITIA.1 9 3 s t o I 9 3 R

(c) Are you the holder of a British passport? (If so, please give number and full details)

SECTION THREE—PERSECUTION

1. Please give, on a separate sheet, the following details of your imprisonment:

(a) Name of camp or other place of detention, its situation, its general conditions and régime;(b) Dates of imprisonment and of release; prison number; reasons for imprisonment and

circumstances in which it arose;(c) If you are suffering permanent disability as a result of treatment received during your

imprisonment please give full details of its nature and cause;(<•/) Any other information you consider useful and relevant.

(Please attach all documentary evidence)

2. Have you at any time received any payment in respect of this persecution?...............Ш?..!....................(If YES please give full details)

I hereby declare that all the above statements are to the best of my knowledge and recollection true in all particulars.

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FOREIGN OFFICE ÄSCBVED IMi*Â C r^V '.; S *4lo. 34

APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION FOR DISABLEMENT 3 1 O t C i jM RESULTING FROM NAZI PERSECUTION

Foreign Office,Claims Department.

Charles House,5 Lower Regent Street,

London, S.W.l.

Date o f issue o f form

Reference..................

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1. Name

iizTffAe particulars given by tl

from oi

DOMAILLE, GERALD CHARLES

Note.—The particulars given by the applicant on this form will be checked from official records

(Surname first in Block Capitals)

2. (a) Permanent address •'.GRENADA" LES.....MERRIENNESj> ST... M A R T G U E R N S E Y(b) Present address (if different)..............................................................................................................

3. Date of birth....ЫОЙЕМВЕН...АШ-....1 9 .1 5 ...........................................................................................

4. National Insurance Number No Ns t i o n a l Insurt trice ir Guern

5. If you served in the Armed Forces, please give particulars of last period of service:

(я) Unit or Ship...MILITIA.................. (6) Rank... .EB.iY.ATE.......(c) Official No....5 8 8 ...........

6. Have you at any time claimed or been granted any pension, gratuity or allowance for injury ordisablement sustained as a soldier, sailor, airman, member of the Mercantile Marine, fishing, pilotage or light wK&el service, Home Guard, or for a war injury sustained as a civilian? (Yes or No)..............„„..Y........... If so, please give particulars of the award and, if known, the

reference on the official notification.......................................................................................... ...............

7. Have you received any payment in respect of any injury sustained since 1945? If so, please giveNOparticulars................................................... ................................ ..................... .....................................................

8. What is the nature of the wound, injury or disease for which you claim?................TUBERCULOSIS.................................................................

9. If a wound or injury, give a brief account of where and how it was inflicted.

1 9 4 610. If a disease, when and where did you first begin to suffer from it?....................

11. Did you suffer from the condition claimed or anything like it before your subjection to Nazipersecution ?........................ *f.P.. . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. Do you claim that your disability—(а) Was caused by Nazi persecution?....................... i...............(б) Although existing previously was made worse by Nazi persecution?...........................................

13. Please give the full name and address of your present doctor (privat? dFÎFMS.)........................D octor 5 . Vf. MAXWELL, THE BRI DGE, ST SAMPSONS, GUERNSEY

20052 4734

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14. Please give below particulars of any medical treatment you have obtained.If living overseas, state your address in the United Kingdom at the time of any medical treatment in the United Kingdom.

Full names and addresses of doctors and hospitals

Nature of illnessDates of

admission or first attendance

Dates of discharge or

last attendance

(1) Doctors Any doctor (private or N.H.S.) if different from the doctor named at 13 above.(a) Before your subjection to

Nazi persecution:

......... NONE...................

(6) Since your subjection to Nazi

Dr f f i f f i S Ä D .Dr NICHOLSON......

P r o f . ...2.ILCHEH...

ОСTULLUCULOam

ZXN. 1У50

...HAH..1956

march i 9 5 iAUGUST 1951 .AUGUST..1956

(2) H ospitals (see Note below)(a) Before your subjection to

Nazi persecution :

NONE.

(b) Since your subjection to Nazi persecution :UN XVfERS IT Y.. C GLLEG1. GUERNSEY SANATûRIlhiI

GfflER..STREETGUERNSEY.

.LONDON... : If,.I,...... I,P......an ä 0 P

Note.—Give the name and address of each hospital (but not of the hospital doctors) and add “ I.P.” or “ O.P.” to indicate whether the treatment was “ in-patient ” or “ out-patient ” . If you are at present receiving hospital treatment, show this at (2) (6) : the entry in the last column should be “ Not yet completed ” .

15. Add here any further statement you wish to make in support of your claim. If this space is insufficient and a separate sheet is used this should be signed and dated by you and securely attached to this form.

SEE ATTACHED SHEET.

DECLARATION

N ote.—Before signing the Declaration please make sure that the questions have been answered correctly (dashes or ticks are not sufficient). This will save correspondence and delay.

I hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the answers to the questions of this form are true and complete. 1 hereby authorise the doctors and hospitals named to make the relevant medical records available at the request of the Foreign Office to help the consideration of my claim for compensation as a victim of Nazi persecution. I also consent to other Government Departments supplying extracts from any records which are held by them and which are required by the Foreign Office in dealing with this claim.

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When I re tu rn ed fr o n Germany in 1 945 , I v i s i t e d a d o c to r in M a n ch ester , he inform ed me th a t my c o n d it io n was ca u sed by my trea tm en t in Germany, but r e s t , and a to n ic which he gave would p u t me in h e a l t h . The r e s t d id h e lp me, but I s t i l l f e l t v er y t i r e d and, unknown to me, had th e symptoms o f t u b e r c u lo s i s .

I n ex t v i s i t e d a d o cto r in 1947 in G uern sey , he p r e s c r ib e d em b ro ca tio n . I had t o ld him a l l about my im prisonm ent in Germany.

I t was in 1948 th a t I v i s i t e d my p r e s e n t d o c to r , Dr S.W. M axw ell. He had me xrayed im m e d ia te ly , and gave me a l e t t e r o f in t r o d u c t io n to a H a rley s e p c l a l i s t , Dr M oreland. I t was he who arranged a bed fo r me a t U n iv e r s i t y C o lle g e H o s p ita l I was by now in an advanced s ta g e o f t u b e r c u lo s i s .

As s u r g ic a l tr ea tm e n t was n e c e s s a r y , I had t o b u i ld up my s tr e n g th fo r th e im pending o p e r a t io n . I r e tu rn ed to G uernsey and had m e d ica l tr ea tm e n t and d ru g s, in O ctober 1950 I was a d m itted a s a p a t ie n t a t U .C .H . My o p e r a t io n s was perform ed in January, 1 951 . D uring March I was s e n t to th e G uernsey san atoriu m to c o n v a le s c e . I was d isc h a r g ed in August 1951 but co n tin u e d to have ch eck -u p s a t r e g u la r i n t e r v a l s .

In 1956 an x r a y showed th a t th e germ was once more w ith me. Ip e tu rn ed to U .C .H . in March 1956 had m e d ica l tr ea tm en t and d ru gs and was d isc h a r g ed in th e fo l lo w in g A u gu st, c o n t in u e in g w ith d rugs fo r a p e r io d o f th r e e y e a r s .

I am now in f a i r l y good h e a lth , out must c o n tin u e to ta k e l i f e q u i e t l y a s I am l e f t w ith one u s a b le but n o t p e r f e c t r ig h t lu n g .

I am m a rried w ith th r e e young c h i ld r e n .

2 9 th Decem ber. 1 9 6 4 .

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QUESTION Mo 5 .

I serv ed w ith The R oyal G uernsey M i l i t i a fo r fo u r f o r t n ig h t ly camps in G uernsey , 1905 to 1938.

T h is I b e l i e v e to be e q u iv a le n t to a t e r r i t o r i a l fo r c e in E ngland .

2 9 th Decem ber, 1 9 6 4 .