Dr Gilly Carr is close to getting access to files that have been closed by the UK’s Foreign Office that will help her on-going research into the Occupation.
After receiving papers containing the testimonies of several people from Jersey and Guernsey, Dr Carr petitioned the Foreign Office to gain access to a wider set of records detailing the experiences of victims of Nazi persecution.
Now, the Foreign Office has agreed to release the files provided Dr Carr can prove the prisoners involved would now be at least 100 years old or have died, or can provide written consent from descendants giving her permission to access the files.
Anyone who thinks they may be able to help is asked to provide the date of the death of the person named, a copy or scan of their death certificate or written permission for Dr Carr to see their papers.
‘In return, as soon as the Foreign Office releases the file to me (a process which takes around a month), I will make a copy for the family and post it to them if they provide me with their contact details,’ said Dr Carr.
‘Family members should be warned that some of the testimonies contain graphic details of ill-treatment and should think carefully before requesting a personal copy of the testimony, although this will be freely given when asked for.’
Dr Carr can be contacted by emailing gcc20@cam.ac.uk or by writing to St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RL.
The prisoners Dr Carr is interested in include: (factbox – three columns of names?)
*M Ahier
*Donald Baliey
*Robert Bell
*Gerald Bird
*G W Carson
*John Charles Coutanche
*Emile Dubois
*Anthony Charles Faramus
*George Gallichan
*Ralph H Gould
*E Gould
*Gordon Montague Green
*Alfred George Hacquoil
*James Houillebecq
*Dorothea Langlois
*Reginald Marie
*I Le Marquand
*P B Le Sueur
*Gordon Edward Lempriere
*C de Lisle
*Edward William Paisnel
*Emile George Paisnel
*Emile J L Paisnel
*Reginald Querée
*A de la Roche
*M Rose
*M Sinclair
*Llewellyn Caswallawn Thomas
*Rubina M Thorne
