Haapalah / Aliyah Bet

In 1939, Otto Braun was sent to Whittinghame Farm School after he arrived in Britain via Kindertransport.
In late June, 1940, Otto Braun was arrested, and given over for special treatment, while some of his friends were sent to internment camps in places like the Isle of Mann.
He was sent to Glasgow as a prisoner.
He, and fellow Jewish prisoners, were marched through the streets of Glasgow, to be deported to Canada.

In 1939, Ester Dobkowsky was sent to Whittinghame Farm School after she arrived in Britain via Kindertransport.
She joined a MI HA, Middle Hachshara.

From 1939 to 1941, Joseph Folger lived at Whittinghame Farm School.

From 1939 to 1941, Sonja Ibermann lived at Whittinghame Farm School.

In July, Harry Nomburg went to live at Whittinghame Farm School.

In July, 1939, Ruth Peschel went to live at Whittinghame Farm School.

Siegfried Pollack was sent to Whittingehame Farm School, where he learned to speak English, his cousin, John Katz, having provided a German-English dictionary.
His plan of emigrating from Britain to Palestine failed.

In February, 1943, Harry Nomburg volunteered for the Commandos, and received his green beret and a new name, Harry Drew.
He was assigned to No 3 Troop, No 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando., which consisted almost entirely of Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria, with some Hungarians and Greeks, and all faced great risks at the hands of the Gestapo in the event of their capture.

Although a member of No 10 Commando, Hary Nomburg Drew also served on attachment with No's 3, 6 and 12 Commandos at various stages

On the morning of June 6, 1944, D-Day, Harry Nomburg Drew saw concentrated action, wading onto the Normandy beaches, dashing across the beach and finding himself at the side of the man in charge of the Commando Brigade, Lord Lovat.