Photograph of Germans living in Britain who were interned as enemy aliens in WW1

In 1916 men living in Britain who had been born in Germany were interned, most of them at Knockaloe in the Isle of Man. My great grandfather Jacob Christ was amongst them notwithstanding the fact that he had been resident in England since 1887 and had children who had been born here and who were British citizens. One of them was fighting in the British army. One of Jacob's other sons had married the daughter of another German immigrant Heinrich Reus who was also interned. Children of internees who were British citizens also had difficulties especially if they were fighting for the British Army. When someone disclosed that my grandfather had a German father and also a cousin in the German army, he was asked what he would do if he saw his cousin coming towards him in battle. His reply that blood was thicker than water didn't go down too well. || Photo of German enemy aliens interned at Knockaloe, Isle of Man.

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