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

Offence: Disobeying an order aboard a ship

Sentence: 4 weeks’ imprisonment

Education: 5

Age: 26

Height / Hair Colour: 5’11” / Brown

Occupation: Clerk

Religion / Birthplace: Lutheran – Russia

Discharge (Exp.): 7 September 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Walker, Frederick

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Quitting station, remaining absent without permission

Sentence: 14 days’ imprisonment

Education: 2

Age: 42

Height / Hair Colour: 5’5” / Light Brown–Light Grey

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Pontypool

Discharge (Exp.): 25 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Halliday, G.

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Insubordination – Drunkenness

Sentence: 168 hours’ detention

Education: 3

Age: 23

Height / Hair Colour: 5’5” / Dark Brown

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Swansea

Discharge (Exp.): 21 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Jenkins, D. W.

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Insubordination – Drunkenness

Sentence: 168 hours’ detention

Education: 3

Age: 22

Height / Hair Colour: 5’3” / Light Brown

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Swansea

Discharge (Exp.): 21 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Thomas, D. W.

Date & Place of Committal: 12 August 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Absent from duty – Drunkenness

Sentence: 7 days’ detention

Education: 2

Age: 20

Height / Hair Colour: 5’5” / Dark Brown

Occupation: Collier

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Maesteg

Discharge (Exp.): 20 August 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Burggraf, Carl Fred

Date & Place of Committal: 26 August 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Alien not provided without permit

Sentence: 3 months’ hard labour

Education: 6

Age: 22

Height / Hair Colour: 5’8” / Brown

Occupation: Assayer

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – South Africa

Discharge (Exp.): 25 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): 11 November 1914

Remarks: Discharged by Order of Secretary of State, 12 September 1914

 

Meyer, Frederick

Date & Place of Committal: 7 September 1914 – Aberavon

Offence: Alien travelling beyond limit without permit

Sentence: 1 month’s hard labour

Education: 2

Age: 58

Height / Hair Colour: 5’5” / Grey

Occupation: Violin string maker

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – London

Discharge (Exp.): 6 October 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Barthing, Wilhelm

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 – Port Talbot

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: Church of England – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of Secretary of State, 16 December 1914

 

Luckat, Bernhard

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 – Port Talbot

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: Church of England – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of Secretary of State, 16 December 1914

 

Weber, August

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 – Port Talbot

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: Church of England – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of Secretary of State, 16 December 1914

 

Klapproth, Carl

Date & Place of Committal: 28 September 1914 – Port Talbot

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: Lutheran – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 27 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 26 February 1915

Remarks: Discharged by Order of Secretary of State, 16 December 1914

 

Davidson, Ernest Hans

Date & Place of Committal: 24 September 1914 – Aberavon

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: Church of England – Berlin

Discharge (Exp.): 23 March 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 22 February 1915

Remarks: –

 

Worth, Henry

Date & Place of Committal: 25 September 1914 – Neath

Offence: Alien in prohibited area without permit

Sentence: 3 months’ hard labour

Education: 0

Age: 47

Height / Hair Colour: 5’1” / Light Brown

Occupation: Labourer

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 24 December 1914

Discharge (Rem.): 10 December 1914

Remarks: –

 

Paradire, Gustaf

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 33

Height / Hair Colour: 5’8” / Light Brown

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutheran – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Janosh, Ignac

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 26

Height / Hair Colour: 5’3” / Brown

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: Roman Catholic – Austria

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Rode, Gottleib

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 36

Height / Hair Colour: 5’9” / Dark Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutheran – Luxembourg

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Scholoz, Bernhard

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 23

Height / Hair Colour: 5’7” / Light Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Roman Catholic – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Krnger, Max

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 23

Height / Hair Colour: 5’6” / Light Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutheran – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Yongblotte, Christina

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 28

Height / Hair Colour: 5’7” / Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Roman Catholic – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Schleik, Frank

Date & Place of Committal: 5 October 1914 – Port Talbot

Offence: Alien enemy in prohibited area

Sentence: 1 month’s second division

Education: 1

Age: 26

Height / Hair Colour: 5’7” / Light Brown

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Lutheran – Russia

Discharge (Exp.): 4 November 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Fick, Carl

Date & Place of Committal: 20 October 1914 – Merthyr Borough

Offence: Aliens Restriction Act 1914

Sentence: To await deportation

Education: 2

Age: 49

Height / Hair Colour: 5’10” / Dark Brown–Light Grey

Occupation: Steeplejack

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): –

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: To Birmingham, 22 January 1915

 

Hoffman, John Frederick

Date & Place of Committal: 21 October 1914 – Aberdare

Offence: Alien failing to register himself

Sentence: 2 months’ hard labour

Education: 1

Age: 65

Height / Hair Colour: 4’10” / Grey

Occupation: Baker

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Germany

Discharge (Exp.): 20 December 1914

Discharge (Rem.): 11 December 1914

Remarks: –

 

Naich, Gayat Beashman

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

Offence: Alien enemy entering prohibited port without permit

Sentence: 3 months’ hard labour

Education: 1

Age: 21

Height / Hair Colour: 5’4” / Dark Brown

Occupation: Sailor

Religion / Birthplace: Jewish – Jerusalem

Discharge (Exp.): 6 May 1915

Discharge (Rem.): 23 January 1915

Remarks: –

 

Ward, William

Date & Place of Committal: 7 December 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Failing to join ship after negotiating advance note

Sentence: 21 days’ hard labour

Education: 1

Age: 56

Height / Hair Colour: 5’5” / Brown & Dark Grey

Occupation: Seaman

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Bristol

Discharge (Exp.): 27 December 1914

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Mohammed, Harran

Date & Place of Committal: 19 December 1914 – Swansea Borough

Offence: Alien enemy landing in prohibited port

Sentence: 2 days’ imprisonment

Education: 0

Age: 34

Height / Hair Colour: 5’7” / Black

Occupation: Fireman

Religion / Birthplace: Church of England – Turkey

Discharge (Exp.): 16 January 1915

Discharge (Rem.): –

Remarks: –

 

Hopper, William

Date & Place of Committal: 26 December 1914 – Swansea Borough

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: Church of England – 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.