New CWGC Additions - WW2

Not forgotten

[Erm, Chris, I'm a bit attached to the 'e' on the end thanks]

 

Pte William KROTZKY
13806113 Royal Pioneer Corps
Died 25.02.45 Age 27
Commemoration: Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, UK

Added today to the CWGC Debt of Honour

He was submitted by IFCP with the finding volunteer being Diane Shakespeare.

Sorry about the spelling in the previous post Diane which I have duly edited.

Chris

 

CWGC added the following casualties to the WW2 Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour yesterday.

Nursing Sister Jean Cross MORRISON
Died 17.02.42
Reporting Authority: S.S. Tanjong Penang

The following were all ecclesiastical casualties who died during WW2 in Japanese hands on an unknown date in New Guinea or surrounding islands.

Revd. John Christopher CONLEY
Revd. William CULHANE
Revd. John DINGLES
Revd. Edward HARRIS
Revd. Arthur MANION
Revd. Bernard MOORE

May They Rest In Peace

 

Pte William KROTZKY
13806113 Royal Pioneer Corps
Died 25.02.45 Age 27
Commemoration: Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, UK

Added today to the CWGC Debt of Honour

He was submitted by IFCP with the finding volunteer being Diane Shakespeare.

Sorry about the spelling in the previous post Diane which I have duly edited.

Chris



Well Diane look who you have found

Kurt Konig
(KV 6/33)
Because of the absence of reliable local support, SOE was unable to launch many operations into Germany during the War, but one successful agent was Kurt Konig.
An anti-Nazi Sudeten German, Konig deserted from the German army in 1942 and came to Britain, where in the course of his interrogation he supplied much useful military information. The Security Service investigated his suitability after SOE decided to take him on to run missions into Germany, and this file deals with that investigation. He went on to undertake several missions, gathering information and, on one occasion, sabotaging the railway line between Cologne and Koblenz. He was finally captured in January 1944, and executed in February 1945.
This reconstituted file deals with Security Service investigations into Konig. It emerges clearly from the file that the Service did not trust him and believed he should be interned, while SOE believed him and was instrumental in overcoming these objections and sending him on missions into Germany. A note by the Director of B in June 1943 indicates why SOE was able to win in this case - 'I am reluctant to take up this particular case with C as it may lead to recriminations between SIS and SOE for which we should be held responsible. There is already so much mistrust and ill-feeling between those two departments…' - the Service did not want to further encourage these recriminations. The file covers the period from 1942, when Konig arrived in Spain, to 1945 when his execution is reported. There are reports of Konig's activities for SOE, including from his interrogations (e.g. at folios 30b and 44a), and warnings of the dangers to SIS controls abroad should Konig be sent on a second mission. Konig's SOE personal file is a present closed but will be open later this year.

His SOE cover name seems to be Krotzky

HS 9/855Kurt KONIG aka Volkmar KROTZKY aka Karl KUBELKA aka Ernst MEYER - born June 1919. Volume 1

& there are another 2 volumes as well

 

L/Cpl David Sutherland CRAIGIE
2875645 4th Bn, Gordon Highlanders
Died 19.05.40 Age 25
Commemoration: Dunkirk Memorial, France

Added yesterday to the CWGC Debt of Honour

Submitted by IFCP with the finding volunteer being Bernie Barton

May He Rest In Peace

 

Well Diane look who you have found

Kurt Konig
(KV 6/33)
Because of the absence of reliable local support, SOE was unable to launch many operations into Germany during the War, but one successful agent was Kurt Konig.
An anti-Nazi Sudeten German, Konig deserted from the German army in 1942 and came to Britain, where in the course of his interrogation he supplied much useful military information. The Security Service investigated his suitability after SOE decided to take him on to run missions into Germany, and this file deals with that investigation. He went on to undertake several missions, gathering information and, on one occasion, sabotaging the railway line between Cologne and Koblenz. He was finally captured in January 1944, and executed in February 1945.
This reconstituted file deals with Security Service investigations into Konig. It emerges clearly from the file that the Service did not trust him and believed he should be interned, while SOE believed him and was instrumental in overcoming these objections and sending him on missions into Germany. A note by the Director of B in June 1943 indicates why SOE was able to win in this case - 'I am reluctant to take up this particular case with C as it may lead to recriminations between SIS and SOE for which we should be held responsible. There is already so much mistrust and ill-feeling between those two departments…' - the Service did not want to further encourage these recriminations. The file covers the period from 1942, when Konig arrived in Spain, to 1945 when his execution is reported. There are reports of Konig's activities for SOE, including from his interrogations (e.g. at folios 30b and 44a), and warnings of the dangers to SIS controls abroad should Konig be sent on a second mission. Konig's SOE personal file is a present closed but will be open later this year.

His SOE cover name seems to be Krotzky

HS 9/855Kurt KONIG aka Volkmar KROTZKY aka Karl KUBELKA aka Ernst MEYER - born June 1919. Volume 1

& there are another 2 volumes as well

What a fabulous bit of detective work there Chris. I'm speechless! Fantastic find. Thanks

 

Pte Cecil Charles MARTIN
6347810 6th Bn, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Died 24.04.43 Age 25
Commemoration: Alamein Memorial, Egypt

Added to the CWGC Debt of Honour yesterday

Submitted by IFCP with Steve Morse being the finding volunteer

May He Rest In Peace

 

CWGC added the following casualties to its database today.

Capt John MacDonald DAME
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Died 22.02.43
Buried: Nashville Spring Hill Cemetery, TN, USA

Radio Operator Cecil Charles LANE
Royal Air Force Ferry Command
Died 22.02.43
Buried: Nashville Spring Hill Cemetery, TN, USA

May They Rest In Peace

 

Re Chris Harley's post, I have a Michael Tapperell of SOE's Jockey Circuit with a date of death of 3rd March 1945

 

Could you expand on that a bit; are you saying that he is non commemorated

Chris

 

right understood now; I had already submitted a Michael Taperell as a civilian death in German hands.

Name:
TAPERELL, MICHAEL
Initials:
M
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Rank:
Civilian
Regiment/Service:
Civilian War Dead
Date of Death:
between 03/09/1939 and 31/12/1947
Additional information:
Died at Hamburg.
Casualty Type:
Civilian War Dead
Reporting Authority</SPAN>:
GERMANY

I do agree that he may be SOE as there is a file at the NA; however we may have to accept the fact that he was a member of the French Resistance in that he was a British civilian who got left behind in 1940

Chris

 

Well Diane look who you have found

Kurt Konig
(KV 6/33)
Because of the absence of reliable local support, SOE was unable to launch many operations into Germany during the War, but one successful agent was Kurt Konig.
An anti-Nazi Sudeten German, Konig deserted from the German army in 1942 and came to Britain, where in the course of his interrogation he supplied much useful military information. The Security Service investigated his suitability after SOE decided to take him on to run missions into Germany, and this file deals with that investigation. He went on to undertake several missions, gathering information and, on one occasion, sabotaging the railway line between Cologne and Koblenz. He was finally captured in January 1944, and executed in February 1945.
This reconstituted file deals with Security Service investigations into Konig. It emerges clearly from the file that the Service did not trust him and believed he should be interned, while SOE believed him and was instrumental in overcoming these objections and sending him on missions into Germany. A note by the Director of B in June 1943 indicates why SOE was able to win in this case - 'I am reluctant to take up this particular case with C as it may lead to recriminations between SIS and SOE for which we should be held responsible. There is already so much mistrust and ill-feeling between those two departments…' - the Service did not want to further encourage these recriminations. The file covers the period from 1942, when Konig arrived in Spain, to 1945 when his execution is reported. There are reports of Konig's activities for SOE, including from his interrogations (e.g. at folios 30b and 44a), and warnings of the dangers to SIS controls abroad should Konig be sent on a second mission. Konig's SOE personal file is a present closed but will be open later this year.

His SOE cover name seems to be Krotzky

HS 9/855Kurt KONIG aka Volkmar KROTZKY aka Karl KUBELKA aka Ernst MEYER - born June 1919. Volume 1

& there are another 2 volumes as well

Some details from his SOE P/F:

Kurt König, born Bremen, 6 Sep 1919.

Enlisted in the 253 Coy, Pioneer Corps on 2 Nov 1942, under the alais Volkmar Krotzky, Czech, born Aussig, 17 Nov 1918.

Executed 26 Feb 1945.

He conducted three mission for SOE's German Section. A fairly vain and stubborn character by all accounts, and considered a little unbalanced.

Lee

 

Lee

you wouldnt happen to have any of the pages from his SOE file as I would like to get SOE added as the secondary unit.

Chris

 

Lee

you wouldnt happen to have any of the pages from his SOE file as I would like to get SOE added as the secondary unit.

Chris


Chris, I have a complete copy of all three SOE files on him. What do you need?

 

Lee

basically proof that he was indeed SOE; also the link between his names then we can have his true name on Brookwood instead of his alias

Those 3 files must be heavy reading

Chris

 

Chris, PM me your email address and I'll send you the ideal page. It is labelled "SOE Battle Casualty" and gives his real name, date and place of birth with his fictitous name, date and place of birth.

To be honest I've only ever scanned the three files quickly. I originally requested the opening of the P/F for research for my book "The Black Art". But as König's missions didn't have a psychological warfare aspect I didn't cover him.

Lee

 

PM sent

Why is the file closed at the moment

Chris

 

Just emailed you the page Chris.

The SOE files were opened around December 2002 and should still be available for public inspection.

PM sent

Why is the file closed at the moment

Chris

 

Lee

A very public thank you for your help in this matter; will keep everyone posted with the outcome

Chris

 

In the interests of tidiness I will be closing this thread & replacing it with an announcement each time a new WW2 casualty is announced. Please PM me with any comments on any aspect of this thread.