Horst Spies – Photos

Horst Spies – born in Biblis, Germany, 25th June 1922

Profession in country of origin: Joiner

Arrived in Britain as a refugee from Germany – one of the ‘Dovercourt Boys’, 1939

Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner's Court, December 1939 — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, December 1939
Horst is front left
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner's Court, January 1940 — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, January 1940
Horst is in the middle of the middle row on the right
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner's Court, January 1940 — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, January 1940
Horst is in the front row, left
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court
Top left, Kitchener camp, Richborough, April 1939
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, April 1939
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, August 1939
Building Turner’s Court
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, August 1939
‘Kamin’ – Horst mentioned to his family that he carved this fire-place surround. The
Exemption from Internment record gives Horst’s occupation as joiner.
in both pictures above, Horst is on the right-hand side of the photograph
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, circa 1939/1940
Commandant Mr Jones and (presumably) his family
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, Centre image – The Hunt, 1939
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, February 1940
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Social evening, Turner's Court, 8 March 1940 — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Social evening, Turner’s Court, 8 March 1940
Above: Horst is playing the mandolin, on the left, in both photographs
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner's Court, Social evening, 8 March 1940 — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Turner’s Court, Social evening, 8 March 1940
Horst in bow tie and tails, right
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Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Chiltern camp, 1940 — Kitchener camp, Horst Spies, Dovercourt Boys, Chiltern camp, 1940
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