Henry Alfred Symonds
Henry Alfred Symonds (born 1924) was a Rottenführer[1] in the Waffen-SS British Free Corps during the Second World War. Born in Willesden, he had originally joined the East Surrey Regiment at the age of 17, and then volunteered to become a paratrooper but had lost his nerve after his third jump and been transferred into Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment. He was captured in Italy on 4 October 1943.[2] He 'decided, after some initial hesitation, to stay on' in the BFC in December 1943.[3] In February 1945 he made [successful] representations to go to the isolation camp at Drönnewitz.[4] He gave evidence for the defence in the trial of Edwin Barnard Martin.[5] He was sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment after the War.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Location 2342). Random House. Kindle Edition
- ^ Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Locations 2132–2134). Random House. Kindle Edition
- ^ Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Locations 2160–2161). Random House. Kindle Edition
- ^ Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Locations 2987–2988). Random House. Kindle Edition
- ^ "Court-Martial On Soldier." Times, London, England, 6 September 1945: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 February 2015.
- ^ "News in Brief." Times, London, England, 1 Feb. 1946: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.
- ^ Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Location 3363). Random House. Kindle Edition.
External links
- "Tricked into joining Free Corps." Times, London, England, 3 January 1946: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 February 2015.
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