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Benson Railton Metcalfe FREEMAN, alias P. ROYSTON: a pre-war member of the British...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/631

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This record is about the Benson Railton Metcalfe FREEMAN, alias P. ROYSTON: a pre-war member of the British... dating from 1940 Jun 10-1945 Dec 22 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 2/631
Date
1940 Jun 10-1945 Dec 22
Description

Benson Railton Metcalfe FREEMAN, alias P. ROYSTON: a pre-war member of the British Union of Fascists, he was a Pilot Officer who was captured by the Germans and interned. He wrote propaganda scripts for radio and joined the Waffen SS. In September 1945 he was sentenced by Court Martial to 10 years' imprisonment

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF794604
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
file(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Internment
Radio and television
Conflict
Fascism
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11016552/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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