Sujet
Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, 1933. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, 1933. 'The Prisoner in the Tower'. British army officer Lt Norman Baillie-Stewart (1909-1966) of the Seaforth Highlanders was known as The Officer in the Tower during his imprisonment in the Tower of London - the last British subject held there as a prisoner. An active sympathiser of Nazi Germany, he had agreed to spy for Germany and took part in German-produced propaganda broadcasts. Baillie-Stewart was court-martialled at Chelsea Barracks under the Official Secrets Act for selling military secrets to a foreign power. He was found guilty of seven out of ten charges and imprisoned for five years. From "The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]
Date
1933
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F35_291
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
63,7Mo (2,1Mo) / 52,2cm x 30,6cm / 6162 x 3612 (300dpi)