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From: Sue Swiggum <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] Blatchford & understanding My passenger ship record....
Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2007 13:33:29 -0400
In-Reply-To: <3f9ed8370712010714v5fcb85bfy6831c37a88154d40@mail.gmail.co m>

Bobby,

I found this webpage about DPs who were staying at Schloss Wilhelmsthal
(2nd link) . .
http://www.dpcamps.org/dpcampsGermanySa-So.html
http://www.dpcamps.org/wilhelmsthal.html
. . and who had left by rail from Schweinfurt in 1949, to Naples, for Sydney.

On the same page is an expanation of IRO "International Relief
Organization," but I don't know what the "S" stands for.

btw. there is still a US base at Schweinfurt
http://www.schweinfurt.army.mil/sites/local/

I don't even know if they were Greek, but could G.C. stand for Greek
Catholic, as opposed to G.O. for Greek Orthodox ?

Sue
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At 05:14 PM 2007-12-01 +0200, Bobby wrote:
>Hi,
>
>My grandparents came to Australia as DP's in 1950 on the Blatchford,
>Which departed Italy 22nd Jan, and arrived Feb 18th, Sydney.
>
>As, DP's it says they were "Ex - Schweinfurt, U.S Zone Germany"
>
>Need a little help with understanding what some of the info means on
>the ships' list.
>
>1) In one of the colums it gives a "C/M no." which in this case is
>"W-4618". ??
>2) "IRO stat" which is given as "S" ??
>3) Religion which is given as "G.C" ??
>
>Anyone got any insight for the above?
>
>Also, cant find the passenger list on the the ships list.
>
>Bobby.

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