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Catalogue description Roy Walter PURDY, alias WALLACE, POINTER: a member of the British Union of Fascists...
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| Reference: | KV 2/261 |
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| Description: |
Roy Walter PURDY, alias WALLACE, POINTER: a member of the British Union of Fascists before the war, he served as a junior engineer in the Royal Navy, until in 1940 his ship was sunk and he was captured. As a prisoner of war he broadcast for the enemy and prepared propaganda. He was convicted of treason in 1945 and sentenced to death, later reduced to life imprisonment. While he was on trial an ex girl-friend in whom he had confided his treason attempted to blackmail him and was herself tried for that offence and convicted. |
| Note: | With 3 photographs, court exhibits including his 1944 diary |
| Date: | 1946 Feb 12-1949 Dec 21 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | PF 308038 VOL 3 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
| Access conditions: | Open on Transfer |
| Record opening date: | 10 November 2000 |
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