POSED AS BRITISH OFFICER
Foreigner Who Crossed Channel United Press Association— Bv Electric Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, June 7. A man of foreign appearance wearing the uniform of a British officer, who crossed the Channel with a contingent of wounded men, was arrested at a Hertfordshire hospital where the Queen visited British wounded men on Thursday. The man had described himself on board as a staff officer from British headquarters. The Southport police detained five alleged members of the British Union of Fascists. The police searched the premises and seized documents, ammunition and firearms.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21677, 11 June 1940, Page 7
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93POSED AS BRITISH OFFICER Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21677, 11 June 1940, Page 7
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