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Roy Walter PURDY, alias WALLACE, POINTER: a member of the British Union of Fascists...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/259
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This record is about the Roy Walter PURDY, alias WALLACE, POINTER: a member of the British Union of Fascists... dating from 1943 Jul 23-1945 Oct 22 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/259
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 Jul 23-1945 Oct 22
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Description (What the record is about)
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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.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF 308038 VOL 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10907202/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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