POW accident

[Guest janreb]

My uncle - James Arthur Christie - was a private with the Royal Marines. He was taken as a POW on 9th October 1914 after the siege of Antwerp and was a taken to Doberitz camp. He died there on 21st April 1917. On his record it says his death was not due to gunfire, illness or enemy action and is classed as an accident. Is there any way I may be able to find out what happened? Also can I get a death certificate for him?

[horatio2]

There may be more on his death among his attestation and discharge papers at Kew under ADM 157:-

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C4119191

His record of service ledger entry is here, if you do not already have it:-

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7851450

[Guest janreb]

Thanks for the info. I will look at those sites.

[Richard L]

I don't know a great deal about Doberitz Camp but if he was sent out to work at a farm,factory or mine he would still be registered at that Camp, so that could provide an explanation.

[Richard L]

Further to my earlier post, you may know this already but there were a total of 38 U K soldiers and sailors buried in the cemetery at Doberitz Camp. It was about 12 miles west of Berlin. In 1924/25 all those buried at Doberitz were transferred to a concentration cemetery ( with approx. 1,100 others ) at Berlin S W Cemetery at Stahnsdorf.