Month: August 2014

Britain’s Spy-Catcher – Lt. Col. William Edward Hinchley Cooke

One of the last people to see Josef Jakobs alive on the fateful morning of his execution was Lt. Col. William Edward Hinchley-Cooke. Cookie, as he was affectionately known by his MI5 colleagues, later noted that he was impressed by Josef’s calm pluck on the morning of August 15. In fact, Cookie was fluent in […]

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Article Review – Medal News – Two Gurkha Officers: Part II – May 2014

After the previous post on Colonel R.W.G. Stephens was published, a magazine I had ordered online almost a month previous finally came in the mail. It had a four page article on Robin Stephens written by Chris Bilham. Review The article was quite extensive and stitched together the scanty facts of Robin’s life into a

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Interrogator at Camp 020 – Lt. Col. Robin William George Stephens

When Josef Jakobs arrived at Camp 020 in 1941, he was interrogated by Tin-Eye Stephens, commandant of the Camp. Lt. Col. Stephens was a fearsome man who had little patience for fools and was rather xenophobic in his relations with people of other nationalities, particularly Germans. Who was this man and how did he come

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Radio Review – BBC Radio 4 – Punt PI – Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm

The Radio Show – Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm Original Air Date – 2 August, 2014Station – BBC Radio 4Show – Punt PI: Steve Punt InvestigatesDuration – 30 minutesHost – Steve PuntProducer – Sarah BowenClip available here Review In this half hour show, BBC’s resident gumshoe, Steve Punt, looks into the mystery surrounding

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Josef Jakobs – A Victim of the Treachery Act – Part 4

On 24 July 1941, Josef Jakobs was visited by Lt. Col. William Edward Hinchley Cooke. Josef had been transferred to Wandsworth Prison the previous day and the move from Latchmere House boded ill. Hinchley Cooke charged Josef with: committing a civil offence, that is to say, Treachery, an offence contrary to Section I of the

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