First World War internee Fritz Tolle in front of an internment hut, Knockaloe Camp, Isle of Man
Date(s): ?1918
Scope & Content: The identification of Fritz Tolle is based upon the prisoner number 16393 which appears on the glass plate, and comparison with the repatriation lists which appear on the ICRC website. His Red Cross information bureau number was 22994 and he arrived at Knockaloe 12/9/15. He first appeared in a December 1914 list of prisoners in which his age is shown as 31, home address: Hamburg, Sagerplatz 30. Recorded as Landsturm (army reserve).
Nationality: German
Language: English
Extent: overall: 16 cm x 12 cm
Physical description: Black & white glass half-plate negative
Item name: photograph
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PG/7870/39252