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Hutchinson Internment Camp was a World War II internment camp in Douglas, Isle of Man, particularly noted as "the artists' camp" due to the thriving artistic and intellectual life of its internees. Location and structure
One concerned a man whose English wife was on the island to visit him. She was staying in a private hotel yards from the camp and so the internee escaped to visit her in her bedroom. However, he “only got as far as his shirt”, [ 7 ] as the police arrived within minutes, having been informed by other guests at the hotel.
Mooragh Camp was a World War II internment camp in Ramsey, Isle of Man, in operation from May 1940 until September 1945. It was the first such camp on the island since World War I . The opening of the camp
The 15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery, was formed at Douglas, IoM, on 1 July 1938. It was organised with two batteries that were numbered 41 and 42 in December, and on 1 January 1939 it was redesignated as a regiment rather than a brigade, in line with the RA's modernisation of its terminology.
A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 2: Prehistory. Duffy, Sean (2005). A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 3: The Medieval Period, 1000-1406. Belchem, John (2001). A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 5: The Modern Period, 1830-1999. Gawne, C.W. (2009). The Isle of Man and Britain: Controversy, 1651-1895, from Smuggling to the ...
Royal Air Force Jurby, or more simply RAF Jurby, is a former Royal Air Force station built in the north west of the Isle of Man.It was opened in 1939 on 400 acres (1.6 km 2) of land acquired by the Air Ministry in 1937, under the control of No. 29 Group, RAF.
The diaries of islanders who lived through Jersey's occupation during World War Two are being brought to life in a new video series. The videos have been put together as part of Jersey Heritage's ...
Pages in category "People interned in the Isle of Man during World War II" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .