 Bloody Foreigners by Robert Winder, The story of Immigration to Britain. |
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 Jul 22 2010, 03:55 PM
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Reading the book “Bloody Foreigners by Robert Winder” (the story of immigration to Britain) and how we are built on a nation of immigrants I was surprised to read that a week after the sinking of Lusitania, in the Second World War Parliament received a petition with ‘quarter of a million signatures, requesting the removal of all Germans. The government swept them up at the rate of a thousand a month.’ They were packed into temporary camps at Frimley and many other places in England, including Newbury’s Racecourse (they were stored in horse-boxes). Did anybody else know this?
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Jul 22 2010, 05:01 PM
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We did this subject at school. Can't recall that much about it, but I remember Irish Republicans were interred at Shrewsbury during WW1 and in WW2 Italians were mainly sent to Scotland and Isle of Man. My mom was a land girl in Wiltshire and worked in the fields with German internees who had moved to Britain well before the war. The Italians and Germans were safer in the camps as they had a bad time of it, with windows being broken and homes and businesses being burnt down. At the end of the war the internees were released.
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Jul 22 2010, 05:13 PM
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QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jul 22 2010, 06:01 PM)  We did this subject at school. Can't recall that much about it, but I remember Irish Republicans were interred at Shrewsbury during WW1 and in WW2 Italians were mainly sent to Scotland and Isle of Man. My mom was a land girl in Wiltshire and worked in the fields with German internees who had moved to Britain well before the war. The Italians and Germans were safer in the camps as they had a bad time of it, with windows being broken and homes and businesses being burnt down. At the end of the war the internees were released. OK, thanks for that. That was very interesting. |
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Jul 22 2010, 06:03 PM
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Jul 22 2010, 06:14 PM
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QUOTE (CBW137Y @ Jul 22 2010, 07:03 PM) OK, thanks for that.... and well timed. |
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Jul 22 2010, 06:43 PM
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QUOTE (GMR @ Jul 22 2010, 04:55 PM) England, including Newbury’s Racecourse (they were stored in horse-boxes). Did anybody else know this Are you sure about this, I thought the racecourse was used for Italian and German prisoners of war not interned civilians |
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Jul 22 2010, 08:51 PM
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QUOTE (Exhausted @ Jul 22 2010, 07:43 PM) Are you sure about this, I thought the racecourse was used for Italian and German prisoners of war not interned civilians I am as sure as the book says. |
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Jul 22 2010, 09:26 PM
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Interesting link here although more about WW1
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Jul 22 2010, 09:40 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Jul 22 2010, 10:26 PM) Interesting link here although more about WW1 Thanks for that... very interesting. |
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Jul 23 2010, 09:57 AM
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QUOTE (Exhausted @ Jul 22 2010, 07:43 PM) Are you sure about this, I thought the racecourse was used for Italian and German prisoners of war not interned civilians You are getting your wars mixed up - WWI internees (POWs later?), WWII POWs. |
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Jul 23 2010, 12:35 PM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Jul 23 2010, 10:57 AM) You are getting your wars mixed up - WWI internees (POWs later?), WWII POWs. I'm not sure that's right. a POW would be someone captured or surrendered during Wartime. An Internee would be someone held because they pose a threat or are at risk. |
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Jul 23 2010, 01:24 PM
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and from Newbury society website re WW II.... "1942-1947 Newbury Racecourse becomes a marshalling yard for the US Army and prisoner of war camp" Not many details about prisoners in WW II about that i can find --------------------  |
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