The refugee committee informed me that I need to go to the high court in Edinburgh. A lawyer from the committee accompanied me to the high court but he was not allowed into the hearing. At the High court in Edinburgh I was convicted of “Corresponding with the Enemy” a very serious offence during wartime.… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – June 1940 The Fun And Normal Life Come To An Abrupt End
My first 23 months in the United Kingdom May 1939 to April 1941 An incredible experience for a German Jewish Refugee Boy aged 15 to 17 years May 1939 Arrived by Kindertransport train at Liverpool Street Station London Next day by Royal Scott train from Euston to Glasgow Welcomed by Mrs. E. Hurwich, my Guarantor… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Personal Diary
Henry tells of his love for skiing and his commitment to helping disabled people learn to ski. He feels completely at home in Glasgow and is very satisfied with his life there. INT: Yeah, such is life. Henry can I ask you about something you haven’t mentioned but I know is the love of your… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Reflection On Life
In this section Henry explains how he trained as a chef and finally set up a successful catering business. He talks of the political, musical and other interests pursued by the Jewish refugee community in Glasgow. He describes how orthodox religious rules in Glasgow caused him some problems as a caterer. INT: Yes. So when… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Settling In
In Glasgow my mother’s cousin, Mrs Gummers, Gummers the dentist; they emigrated to Glasgow from Germany so my mother asked Greta Gummers could she find a place for me and then the committee in Glasgow, the Ladies Committee – Mrs Thora Wolffson and Mrs Thelma Mann found me a place and I came by Kindertransport… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Immigration
In this section Henry describes his life when he reached Britain as a Kindertransport refugee. His first placement when the war broke out was in a farm in Perthshire but fairly soon he found himself being treated as an enemy alien and was interned in various places, eventually on the Isle of Man. H.W: Now,… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Life During The War
H.W: My name at birth was Heinz Martin Wuga. I was born in Nürnberg, Germany on the 23rd of February 1924. INT: OK. When did you arrive in Scotland? H.W: I arrived in Scotland on the 5th of May 1939 INT: So what age were you then? H.W: Fifteen and a half INT: Yes. How… Continue Reading Henry Wuga – Life Before The War