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Copy of the Occupation Diary of the Reverend R Douglas Ord detailing his experiences of the German occupation of Guernsey

Reference: L/C/144/4

Date: 1943

Copy of the Occupation Diary of the Reverend R Douglas Ord detailing his experiences of the German occupation of Guernsey

Reference: L/C/144/5

Date: 1944

Copy of the Occupation Diary of the Reverend R Douglas Ord detailing his experiences of the German occupation of Guernsey

Reference: L/C/144/6

Date: 1945

Index of the Occupation Diary of the Reverend R Douglas Ord compiled by the Reverend H W White

Reference: L/C/144/7

Ralph Mollet's Occupation Diary, Volume 1. Daily diary covering events of the Occupation, includes; photographs, cuttings from newspapers and Occupation Registration Cards for Ralph Mollet and Clara Mollet, née Cabot.

Reference: L/C/147/A/1

Date: 9 June 1940 - 30 January 1941

Ralph Mollet's Occupation Diary, Volume 2. Daily diary covering events of the Occupation, includes; cuttings from newspapers, red cross messages, correspondence, copies of forms and ration cards. Also includes programmes from productions of 'The Farmer's Wife' and 'Little Red Riding Hood' that took place at the Jersey Opera House.

Reference: L/C/147/A/2

Date: 1 February 1941 - 6 June 1943

Ralph Mollet's Occupation Diary, Volume 3. Daily diary covering events of the Occupation, includes; cuttings from newspapers, copies of notices and correspondence. Also includes programmes for productions of 'The Paladins' and 'Aladdin' that took place at the Jersey Opera House, 'A Musical Soiree' that took place at St Saviour's Parish Hall and 'Pride and Prejudice'.

Reference: L/C/147/A/3

Date: 7 June 1943 - 10 May 1945

Photograph of German Lufwaffe personnel carrying a coffin draped with the Union Flag at the funeral of RAF Sergeants Denis Butlin and Abraham Holden at Mont à L'Abbé Cemetery

Reference: L/C/150/B4/2

Date: 6 June 1943

Photograph of German soldiers playing chess at La Hougue Bie

Reference: L/C/150/B4/3

Date: 1940 - 1945

Research papers of Robin Cox into St Brelade's Burials during the German Occupation includes; plan of St Brelade's Cemetery, lists of individuals buried, photographs of graves and burials, copies of death certificate, copies of newspaper articles on deaths of German soldiers, letters addressed to Robin Cox from Channel Islands Occupation Society, notes written by Robin Cox, copies of a German casualty list, German letters, copies of German documents, copies of death announcements, copy of a German poem about St Brelade's Military Cemetery, letter addressed to the Bailiff of Jersey ordering the enlargement of the German Soldiers' Cemetery, drawings of German graves, newspaper photograph of German Cemetery at Howard Davis Park during the Occupation, letters to the Bishop of Winchester from the Parish Rector of St Brelade's Church, Postcard for Robin Cox, Original Documents relating to the deaths of German Soldiers, letters from the Historical Research Unit, list of the number of people in the Strangers' Cemetery, copies of German Magazines

Reference: L/C/152/1

Date: 1940 - 1945

Research papers of Robin Cox into the German Occupation of the Channel Islands, includes; notes written by Robin Cox, original German documents, photocopied pictures of German Soldiers, documents about War Crimes in the Channel Islands, documents related to the murder of Miss M.O. Waddell, newspaper articles about war crimes, newspaper articles about escape attempts during the occupation, copies of letters from the Attorney General of 1944, letters from the Channel Islands Occupation Society, copy of a foreword by A.G. Harrison from a Diary of the Occupation of the Jersey, newspaper articles on Mauve Ten Shillings, photocopies of books on the history of Jersey Currency, copy of identity card and registration form of Gloria Love. a copy of the obituary of Reginald Mourant, newspaper articles on Anthony Faramus, copy of a table showing the weekly bread rations in relation to the population from August 1941, copies of newspapers from the occupation, copies of advertisements for labourers, copy of the identity card and registration form of William Wardon Lyons, copy of the Identity card of Walter Charles Horman, copy of the identiy card and registration form of Daniel Thomas O'Sullivan, copy of Auf Den Kanalinsein, a postcard for Robin Cox, original records listing the names of German Soldiers burried at St Brelade's Cemetery, copies of German death announcements, letter from the Constable of St Helier February 1942 concerning Strangers' Cemetery, German burial announcements

Reference: L/C/152/2

Date: 1940 - 1945

Research papers of Robin Cox into the Westmount Crematorium, includes; a letter for Robin Cox, photocopies of a book on Jersey's military defences during the occupation, a list of the names and places of burial of those buried in Strangers Cemetery, notes written by Robin Cox, map of the burial sites at Strangers' Cemetery, photocopies of the burial register, letter from immigration officer of 1920 recording the death of three enemy soldiers, copy of newspaper on Russian labourers, a document from the deputy registrar of Trade Marks, a booklet with photographs of the German Rhine, photocopies of identity cards, a memo for Robin Cox, a newspaper article on the Crematorium at Westmount, newspaper articles on slave workers during the occupation, article on the death of a German resident, photograph of burial site, newspaper articles on the execution of Francois Scornet, letters confirming the death and burial of three aliens who drowned, photographs of funerals and burials, photographs of German memorials, a copy of the death certificate of Charles Coutanche, newspaper articles about the survivors of HMS Charybdis and Limbourne, postcard of Howard Davis Park with pictures of war memorials, copy of death certificate of Charles William Baillie, copies of Island war Cemetery casualty reports of three United States Navy Soldiers, copies of German Casualty reports, newspaper article on Strangers' cemetery

Reference: L/C/152/3

Date: 1916 - 1945

Research notebooks by Robin Cox of the years 1940, 1941 and 1942, includes; various newspaper cuttings, photocopied pages of Occupation diary, a copy of Images of War, letters for Mr Cox, various newspaper cuttings about Victoria College Boarding House, postcard showing York Street during Occupation, picture of German soldiers at a concert in the Parade Gardens, a copy of an order of the Island Commandant dated 25th October 1940, map of Jersey showing military zone, a copy of an order of the Island Commandant dated 12th November 1940, sheet music of the show (We're Gonna Hang out) The Washing on the Siegfried Line by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr, photocopied pages of Humorous Verse written during the German Occupation of Jersey by F.T. Du Feu, various newspaper cuttings from the years 1940-2, article from the Jersey Evening post dated 2nd May 1991 about the sinking of HMS Jersey, states of Jersey Food Ration Book for Thomas John Le Couteur, photocopies of German documents, fuel ration book, a copy of a German newspaper dated 14th December 1941, photocopied pages from the occupation diary 1941, photocopy of Diary of A Discontented Airman, copy of Declaration of Members of Households for Augustine Spears of Brook House Gorey Village St Martin, photocopy of an article entitled Forgotten Islanders, photocopied pages of the Occupation diary 1942. Also includes a small notebook dated 1917 with field plans West of Jersey

Reference: L/C/152/38

Date: 1917 - 1942

Research by Robin Cox includes; maps of Jersey in German, photocopy of a German document on the 'General Geographies and tactical details of about the fortresses in Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney' dated 1st September 1944, German graph showing how the German troops were organised in Jersey, photocopied German documents about Greve De Lecq, 1940-1945 building plans, copy of the Jersey Property bulletin dated 11th April 1997, copy of the Census (Jersey) Law 1951 Promulgated on the 12th July 1995, photocopy of the 'Summary of Island Plan Policies dated 1st December 1988, postcard showing Princess Anne as a young girl, newspaper article about the changing faces of King Street and Queen Street

Reference: L/C/152/91

Date: 1940 - 1997

Research notes by Robin Cox includes; newspaper article about the 50th wedding anniversary of Emile and Mabel Boydens dated 17th June 1994, photocopy of 'Public School Magazine' reprinted in May 1901, Jersey Evening Post Articles relating to the occupation, Jersey Evening Post article about the German War Tunnels, newspaper article about Maurice Green, copy of 'Le Journal de L'Ouest', newspaper article about the silver anniversary of the Channel Island Occupation Society, newspaper articles about the lives of German Soldiers during the occupation, Jersey Now Magazine Article about Prisoners of War in Jersey during the occupation

Reference: L/C/152/133

Date: 1901 - 1994

An account entitled 'A Jerseyman's Story' by H Francis Costard recounting his experiences of the German Occupation of Jersey, his eventual decision to escape, his journey to France and then to England, his decision to join the armed forces and his eventual return to Jersey

Reference: L/C/170/A/1

Date: 16 June 1994

Photograph Album belonging to an unidentified German soldier [?Hans Mûller]. The album follows the soldier's movements and begins at an unidentified training camp then contains postcards of Arnhem, The Netherlands and St Malo followed by photographs of the boat journey from St Malo to St Helier Harbour in Jersey. The Jersey section of the album includes postcards of St Brelade's Bay, Mont Orgueil, Devil's Hole, Demi-des-Pas, La Collette, St Catherine's, St Aubin, L'Etacq, Portelet Bay, St Clement's Bay, Grouville Bay, Plemont, St Helier Harbour and Bouley Bay. The photographs taken in Jersey include the cranes at St Helier Harbour, the arrival of military equipment at St Helier Harbour, groups of soldiers cleaning their boots, firing practice in a field near the Moulin de Grouville, soldiers moving a piece of rock with Corbiere in the background, groups of soldiers celebrating Christmas, a solder standing overlooking St Ouen's Bay with La Rocco Tower in the background. The album includes pictures of the burial of Ernst Dittloff but it is uncertain whether this event took place in Jersey. The album also contains letters to Wilhelmine Mûller and Hans Mûller and a card of capture for Prisoners of War sent by Hans Mûller to Wilhelmine Mûller.

Reference: L/C/199/A1/2

Date: 1940 - 1945

Photograph of a German officer accompanied by Gunner Morgans of the Royal Artillery being taken to a launch at St Helier Harbour

Reference: L/C/219/B1/14

Date: 9 May 1945

Rough diary and notes written by Sydney Charles Gillard about the occupation period, includes dates that significant occurrences took place, the behaviour of the German soldiers, fortifications, railways, rationing, food substitutes, vehicles, a summary of the air raid that killed a number of people including the writer's nephew Leslie Bryan and notes about the German Underground Hospital

Reference: L/C/261/A1/1

Date: 1940 - 1945

Typed War Diary of Henry Walter Ernest Gosselin. Recounts his experience of the Second World War as a soldier. Details include his decision to join up and leave his family in Jersey, going to England and training in Cornwall, whilst training he went on leave to stay with a family in Bristol where he met his future wife Hilda Dorothy Noakes. He went on to Liverpool before being shipped to Sierra Leone with HMS Hood and four destroyers. From there he went to Durban, South Africa before moving on to Bombay, India. In India he met up with his brother Joe who was also stationed with The Cornwall's. He trained for mountain warfare before going to Baghdad where he was involved with digging tank traps in the desert. He recalls dealing with sand storms and extreme weather conditions. He became the batsman for a Guernseyman called Captain Brett with the unit involved with escorting convoys through Iraq and guarding hundreds of miles of oil pipelines. He volunteered to be in a platoon as an anti-tank unit. He travelled through the Middle East, arriving in Egypt and on to Libya before going to the frontline. He fought in a battle and was taken as a prisoner of war. He was marched with his unit as a prisoner of war with no water or food across the desert, being attacked by Allied planes on the way who didn't realise they were POWs. He dropped out of the column of prisoners but eventually found the energy to rejoin the march. He found and staying together with his brother Joe once more before being handed over to Italian soldiers. The prisoners were not given any water and were desperate to drink. He arrived in a prison camp in Tripoli and was then shipped to Naples before moving to a prisoner of war camp in Capua. He met up once more with his brother Joe in the camp before being moved once more to a camp near Rome. He describes the terrible conditions in the camp and being moved to the hospital when he was suffering from illness. He recalls prisoners attempting to escape and the entire camp being punished as a result. There was gambling in the camp in order to win cigarettes to barter and the prisoners hunted for fuel everywhere. The camp was later inspected by the Red Cross and conditions improved as a result. He was moved once more and was put to work on rice farms. He attempted an escape but his partner fell ill and so they had to cancel it. When Italy stopped fighting he escaped the camp and went on the run with other POWs across Italy. He met with the mayor of a village called Canale who was also one of the leaders of the underground who agreed to help him and his fellow POWs. They were hidden at a Franciscan monastery before being moved when the Germans heard rumours of this. They joining up with a Partisan group in Italy and were transported to a mountain village in the Alps called Damiani. He was involved in a number of raids with the Partisans and got to know some German prisoners that had been caught before they were executed. Eventually the village was attacked and he was taken prisoner once more. He was about to be executed when he said he was and English POW and was spared by a Ukrainian officer. He was interrogated by the Germans before being transported to Germany to another prisoner of war camp. He mentions the terrible condition in which Russian prisoners were held. He was put to work in a coal mine. He remembers raids on the area by Allied aeroplanes and hiding to avoid being injured. He escaped from the camp when the Allied soldiers were near and was liberated by American troops. He was transported to Brussels where he was deloused and given a new uniform. He was flown back to England, arriving back and staying in Bristol with the family that he had stayed with previously, including his future wife Hilda. He was given notice that he could travel back to Jersey and arrived back on leave, going back to his family's house in Le Breton Lane for an emotional reunion with his family who thought he had been killed. At the end of his leave he returned to his barracks and later got engaged and married to Hilda. He was told that he had to stay in the Army until 1947 and continued to serve. He later found out what had happened to the people he had met in Italy. Includes photographs and copies of letters relating to the experience and a family tree and note on the Gosselin family in Jersey.

Reference: L/C/400/A1/1

Date: 2009 - 2016

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