Conviction and Sentence Records (1914–1918) - 1914

The next few blogs will look at Prison Records - Swansea at those men who were sentenced to prison during the First World War.  This first will be 1914. - 27 sentences for war crimes

The first sentence, Henry Ross, who was sent down for "Disobeying an order aboard a ship" on 11 August 1914.

It does make interesting reading 

ROSS, Henry

Date & Place of Committal: 11 August 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Disobeying an Order aboard a Ship

Sentence: 4 Weeks IMP

Education: 5

Age: 26

Height / Hair Colour: 5'11 Brown

Occupation: Clerk

Religion / Birthplace: Lutherian, Russia

Discharge (Exp.): 7 September 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

WALKER, Frederick

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Quitting Station Remaining Absent without Permission

Sentence: 14 Days IMP

Education: 2

Age: 42

Height / Hair Colour: 5'5 Light Brown/Light Grey

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Pontypool

Discharge (Exp.): 25 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

HALLIDAY, G

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Insubordination Drunkness

Sentence: 168 hours Detention

Education: 3

Age: 23

Height / Hair Colour: 5'5 Dark Brown

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Swansea

Discharge (Exp.): 21 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

JENKINS, D. W.

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Insubordination Drunkness

Sentence: 168 hours Detention

Education: 3

Age: 22

Height / Hair Colour: 5'3 Light Brown

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Swansea

Discharge (Exp.): 21 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

THOMAS, D. W.

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Absent from Duty Drunkness

Sentence: 7 Days Detention

Education: 2

Age: 20

Height / Hair Colour: 5'5 Dark Brown

Occupation: Collier

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Maesteg

Discharge (Exp.): 20 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

BURGGRAF, Carl Fred

Date & Place of Committal: 26 August 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 19 August 1914 Swansea Borough 26 August 1914

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien not Provided with Permit

Sentence: 3 Months of H/L

Education: 6

Age: 22

Height / Hair Colour: 5'8 Brown

Occupation: Assayer

Religion / Birthplace: C of E South Africa

Discharge (Exp.): 25 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): 11 November 1914

Remarks: Discharged by Order of S of S 12 September 1914

 

MEYER, Frederick

Date & Place of Committal: 7 September 1914 Aberavon

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Travelling beyond limit without Permit

Sentence: 1 Month H/L

Education: 2

Age: 58

Height / Hair Colour: 5'5 Grey

Occupation: Volin String Maker

Religion / Birthplace: C of E London

Discharge (Exp.): 6 October 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

BARTHING, Wilhelm

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 17 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 6 Months Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 27

Height / Hair Colour: 5'6 Dark Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of S of S 16.12914

 

LUCKAT, Bernhard

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 17 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 6 Months Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 18

Height / Hair Colour: 5'6 Brown

Occupation: Cook

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of S of S 16.12914

 

WEBER, August

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 17 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 6 Months Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 30

Height / Hair Colour: 5'3 Dark Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of S of S 16.12914

 

KLAPPROTH, Carl

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 24 September 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 6 Months Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 32

Height / Hair Colour: 5'8 Light Brown

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: Luthan Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 19156

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of S of S 16.12914

 

DAVIDSON, Ernest Hans

Date & Place of Committal: 24 September 1914 Aberavon

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 24 September 1914 Aberavon

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Breach of Aliens Act 1914 (False Representation)

Sentence: 6 Months Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 31

Height / Hair Colour: 5'4 Light Brown

Occupation: Shipping Agent

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Berlin

Discharge (Exp.): 23 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 22 February 1915

Remarks: -

 

WORTH, Henry

Date & Place of Committal: 25 September 1914 Neath

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien in Prohibited Without Permit

Sentence: 3 months H/L

Education: 0

Age: 47

Height / Hair Colour: 5'1 Light Brown

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 24 December 1914

Discharge (Rem.): 10 December 1914

Remarks: -

 

PARADIRE, Gustaf

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 33

Height / Hair Colour: 5'8 Light Brown

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutherian Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

JANOSH, Ignac

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 26

Height / Hair Colour: 5'3 Brown

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: R.C. Austria

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

RODE, Gottleib

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 36

Height / Hair Colour: 5'9 Dark Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutherian Luxemberg

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

SCHOLOZ, Bernhard

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 23

Height / Hair Colour: 5'7 Light Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: R.C. Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

KRNGER, Max

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 23

Height / Hair Colour: 5'6 Light Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutherian Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

YONGBLOTTE, Chriustina

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 28

Height / Hair Colour: 5'7 Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: R.C. Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

SCHLEIK, Frank

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 2 October 1914 Port Talbot

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy in Prohibited Area

Sentence: 1 Month Second Division

Education: 1

Age: 26

Height / Hair Colour: 5'7 Light Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutherian, Russia

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

FICK, Carl

Date & Place of Committal: -

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 20 October 1914 Merthyr Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Aliens Restriction Act 1914

Sentence: To Await Deportation

Education: 2

Age: 49

Height / Hair Colour: 5'10 Dark Brown/Light Grey

Occupation: Steeple Jack

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Germany

Discharge (Exp.): -

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: To Birmingham 22 January 1915

 

HOFFMAN, John Frederick

Date & Place of Committal: 21 October 1914 Aberdare

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Failing to Register Himself

Sentence: 2 Months H/L

Education: 1

Age: 65

Height / Hair Colour: 4'10 Grey

Occupation: Baker

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 20 December 1914

Discharge (Rem.): 11 December 1914

Remarks: -

 

NAICH, Gayat Beashman

Date & Place of Committal: 6 & 7 November 1914 Aberdare

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Alien Enemy Entering Prohibited Port without a Permit

Sentence: 3 months H/L

Education: 1

Age: 21

Height / Hair Colour: 5'4 Dark Brown

Occupation: Sailor

Religion / Birthplace: Jew Jerusalem

Discharge (Exp.): 6 May 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 23 January 1915

Remarks: -

 

WARD, William

Date & Place of Committal: 7 December 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): -

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): -

Offence: Failing to join his Ship after Negoiating Advance Note

Sentence: 21 Days H/L

Education: 1

Age: 56

Height / Hair Colour: 5'5 Brown & Dark Grey

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Bristol

Discharge (Exp.): 27 December 1914

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

MOHAMMED, Harran

Date & Place of Committal: -

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 19 December 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): 16 January 1915 Swansea Borough

Offence: Alien Enemy Landing in a Prohibited Port

Sentence: 2Days IMP

Education: 0

Age: 34

Height / Hair Colour: 5'7 Black

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Turkey

Discharge (Exp.): 16 January 1915

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: -

 

HOPPER, William

Date & Place of Committal: -

Date & Place of Committal (Re-examination and Trial): 26 December 1914 Swansea Borough

Date & Place of Committal (Assizes and Sessions): 23 March 1915 Glamorgan Assiyes

Offence: Wilful Murder Reduced to Manslaughter

Sentence: Death 4 Years

Education: 3

Age: 24

Height / Hair Colour: 5'6 Light Brown

Occupation: Soldier

Religion / Birthplace: C of E Swansea

Discharge (Exp.): 1 March 1919

Discharge (Rem.): -

Remarks: Appellant from 15 March 1915 to 28 March 1915 Inclusive - Time to Count as Part of Sentence. To Maidstone 19 April 1915