FOREIGN OFFICE(CLAIMS)

FILE № HNP !2 -

Nam e of File :—

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........»............................................................................................................................

Other names..... .RACHEL.»...................................................................................

Address...La P r o v id e n c e ,..Rue t t e s ..E g a y es,..S t» ..E a ter ..P ort.,

.............GUERNSEY*.....G * I .................................................................

SECTION TWO—NATIONALITY

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

Yes(a) By birth?.......................(If so, please attach birth certificate)

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

(c) By naturalisation ?...... ~..............(If so, please attach certificate)

(d ) By some other 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?.

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) j,]o 0

(c) Are you the holder of a British passport? (If so, please give number and full details)No о

SECTION THREE—PERSECUTION

1. Please give, on a separate sheet, the following details of your imprisonment:(o) 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;(cl) Any other information you consider useful and relevant.

(Please attach all documentary evidence) S e e a t t a c h e d 0

2. Have you at any time received any payment in respect of this persecution?.......... No *.....................(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.

Signature..., t& Q ^£ÀxÜ l.....

Date. 1 0 t h November 1964

(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) N o .

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

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;(d ) Any other information you consider useful and relevant.

(Please attach all documentary evidence) See a t t a c h e d , ,

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

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

Signature..., .

Date. 1 0 t h November 1964

FORM В for use in respect of a deceased British victim of Nazi persecution

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A DECEASED 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

A. 1. Surname of victim....SYMES , ............... .........................................................................................

2. Other names.......... ................. .........................................................................................................

3. Place of death........... .GHER.GHE....MXD.X....PR.ISON^...PA R IS...............................................(Please send the death certificate or, if there is no death certificate, please say whether

leave to presume death was obtained)

B. 1. Surname of applicant......................................................................................................................

2. Other names.................... RA.G.HE.L..(.ШШ....T.QS.TEV.IN.)............................................................. .............. .............. ..............

3. Address L a Prov i d а н с о , Rue t t e a B r a y e a.., S t... p.e...t.6.r....P.o.r.fc..,......GUERNSEY, C . I .

4. What was your relationship to deceased ?Yea о

(a) Spouse ?...................... (If so, please send marriage certificate) A t t a c h e d . .

(b) Child ?...................... (If so, please send birth certificate)Are there any other surviving children of the deceased ? (If so, please give full names

and addresses of each)

(c) Parent ?.......................(If so, please send deceased’s birth certificate)

(id ) Brother or sister?...............................(If so, please send your own and deceased’s birthcertificate)

Have you any surviving brothers or sisters? (If so, please give full name and address of each)

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SECTION TWO—NATIONALITY OF VICTIM

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

(a) By birth?.....Y e s ........ (If so, please send his/her birth certificate)(b) By marriage ?.........7.............(If so, please send marriage certificate)(c) By naturalisation?....................... (If so, please attach naturalisation certificate)(d ) By some other method ? .■*.......................(If so, please give full details)

2. If the deceased was not British by birth what was the previous nationality?

Was it retained at the time of death ?..............................................................

If not, when and how was it lost?............................................................ ......(Please attach all documentary evidence)

3. If deceased was a dual national—(a) Where was he/she ordinarily resident at the date of his/her death ?...

(Please attach any available evidence, e.g., receipts for rent or rates)

(b) Had he/she been in Crown Service under Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom ? (If so, please give full details)

(c) Was he/she the holder of a British passport? (If so, please give full details)

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SECTION THREE—PERSECUTION

1. Please give, on a separate sheet, the following details of the deceased’s imprisonment :(a) Name of camp or other place of detention; its situation; its general conditions and régime;(b) Dates of imprisonment and (where relevant) release; prison number; reasons for imprison

ment and circumstances in which it arose.(c) Any further information you consider useful and relevant.

(Please attach all documentary evidence) See a t t a c h e d c

2. Has any payment been made at any time in respect of the imprisonment of the deceased?........(If, so please give full details)

I hereby d eclare that to the best of my knowledge, belief and recollection all the information here given is true and accurate in all particulars.

Signature.

Date.

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1 0 t h November 1 9 6 4 0

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Ä > m : R a c h e l SYMES ( n e e ï o a t e v l n ) , La P r o v i d e n c e , R u e t t e a B r a y e s , '~s- S t . P e fcer P o r t , GUERNSEY, C . I .

My huaband ( L o u ia M orin Symea ) and m y s e l f ( R a c h e l Byrnes, n e e

T o a t e v i n ) , w i t h s e v e r a l o t h e r G u e r n s e y p e o p l e i n c l u d i n g t h e th e n

p r o c u r e u r o f G u e r n s e y ( A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l ) S i r Ambrose J . S h e r w l l l ,

were a r r e s t e d by t h e G e s t a p o i n G u ern sey i n O c t o b e r 1941 c h a r g e d

w i t h h a v i n g had c o n t a c t w i t h , a i d i n g or g i v i n g s h e l t e r t o two

members o f H is M a j e s t y ’ s F o r c e s , L i e u t . H u b e r t N i c o l l e and my s o n ,

James S y m e s , on S e p t e m b e r 4 t h , 1 9 4 0 .

The p a r t y o f us were t r a n s p o r t e d fr o m Guerra oy t o P r a n c e by the

Germans who i m p r i s o n e d us a t Cherche M id i P r i s o n i n P a r i s , i n

s o l i t a r y c o n f i n e m e n t , u n t i l r e t u r n e d t o G u ern sey on J a n u a r y 1 s t ,

D u r i n g our s e p a r a t e im p r i so n m e n t and a c c o r d i n g to a t t a c h e d

d ocu m en ts my h u s b a n d i s a l l e g e d to h a v e c o m m it ted s u i c i d e i n h i 3

c e l l . On the d o c u m e n ta r y e v i d e n c e I presume t h i s c a n n o t be d i s p u t e d .

H o w e v e r , a nephew o f m i n e , Mr. W i l l i a m Sym ee , t o l d me t h a t a man

named L o t z e o r L o sh who had b e e n a t C herche M id i a t th e t im e we w ere

t h e r e c l a i m e d t h a t my h u sb a n d d id N 0T commit з и l e i d e , b u t was

m u rd ered b y th e N a z i s . No d i r e c t e v i d e n c e c a n be o b t a i n e d t o

s u b s t a n t i a t e or deny t i l l s and i t c o u l d be t h a t c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f my

h u s b a n d ' s d e a t h and b u r i a l c o u l d h a v e b e e n s i g n e d by F r e n c h o f f i c i a l s

u n d e r d i r e c t p r e s s u r e fro m th e Germans.

D u r i n g our i m p r i s o n m e n t we were n o t v i s i t e d by r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f

any P r o t e c t i n g P o w e r , n o r d i d wo r e c e i v e Red 0 г о э з p a r c e l s o r l e t t e r s .

Our o n l y v i s i t o r s were ( o t h e r th an N a z i s ) , A m e r ic a n Q u a k e r s .

1 0 t h November 1 8 6 4 .

1 9 4 1 .

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