Arnold Max Lachs

Born: 9 November 1920

Profession in country of origin: Tie maker

Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Austria in 1939

Documents

Following an FoI request, Arnold Max Lachs’ records will be opened by the British National Archives from 6 April 2023

Male enemy alien - Exemption from internment - Refugee  
                          
Surname: 
Forename: 
Alias: - 
Date and place of birth: 
Nationality: 
Police Regn. Cert. No.: 
Home Office ref:   
Address: Kitchener camp, Richborough, Sandwich, Kent 
Normal occupation: 
Present occupation: 
Name and address of employer: - 
Decision of tribunal: 
Date 
Whether exempted from Article 6(A):
Whether desires to be repatriated: 

Tribunal District: Richborough Camp Tribunal no. 

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.

SH. 3 
Sailed for Canada in SS Duchess of York on 21st June 1940 [crossed out and SS Sobricki 4th July written in]
L18593

[Later addition]
Sobricki 
To be returned to UK for probationary internment with view to release 
Category 7 
07/10/1941

Released on landing UK 23.11.1941
Non-enemy Alien
Lachs, Arnold Max
Non-enemy alien released on landing UK 23.11.1941

Category 3
RC 710 425

9.11.1920
Stateless
Interned (?)

Camp "I" Canada

Source: National Archives, Home Office: Aliens Department: Internees Index, 1939-1947. HO396 135. Canada releases.

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.


Information uploaded with the kind permission of Arnold Lachs’ family

There is some useful information on Jewish refugee internment in Canada here: http://www.enemyaliens.ca/accueil-home-eng.html