Ernst Christoph Hoffmann – letters received 1945-1946
Abstract
Ernst Hoffmann was born on 6 June 1929 in Palestine and died in New South Wales on 23 April 1987. He was the second son of Theodor Samuel Hoffman and Luise, nee Hardegg. His family belonged to the Tempelgesellschaft. Interned in Palestine during World War II, the Hoffmann family were among those Templers who were forcibly transported to Australia where they were further interned. They were released in 1946 and settled in Australia.
The file contains three groups of letters:
Letter 1 to 7, sent by Friedel Ruff, all written in German; Dance partner of Hoffmann in Tatura No. 3 Internment Camp.
Letter 8 sent by his mother Luise Hoffmann, in German;
Letter 9 to 16, sent by Gordon Ritter, some letters written in German and some in English. Ritter and Hoffmann attended the same class of German school in Tatura No. 3 Internment Camp.
| Place |
Tatura |
| Subject | |
| Category | |
| Keywords |
Tatura camp Tempelgesellschaft |
| Current holder | |
| Link | |
| Series number |
MLMSS 7485 |
| Item number |
n88EZ3Pn |
| Access rights |
Request at location |
| Rights |
Copyright undetermined. |
| Country of origin | |
| Language | |
| Period of reference |
1945 to 1946 |
| Description from source |
1 folder – 0.02 Meters Textual Records – includes typescript notes by Erhard Gohl. |
| Physical format |
Letters |
| Related resources | |
| File |
Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 1 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 2 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 3 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 4 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 5 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 6 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 7 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 8 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 9 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 10 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 11 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 12 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 13 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 14 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 15 Ernst Hoffmann – Letter 16 |
| Secondary languages |
English |
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