George Johnson Armstrong
George Johnson Armstrong (1902 – 9 July 1941)Oswald John Job (born in London to German parents) and Theodore Schurch.
Armstrong was an engineer by occupation.[3] In 1940, he was arrested in Boston after being implicated in a Nazi spy ring. He was then deported to England. After returning, Armstrong was re-arrested and charged with treachery. He was tried on 8 May 1941 at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey in London) and convicted for communicating with the German Consul in Boston, Massachusetts, to offer him assistance before the United States entered the Second World War. He was sentenced to death by Mr Justice Lewis.
His appeal on 23 June 1941, at the
HM Prison Wandsworth by Thomas Pierrepoint.[4]
References
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 9 July 1941, p. 3.
- ^ CRIMINAL CASES: ARMSTRONG, George Johnson convicted at Central Criminal Court (CCC) on 8 May 1941 for treachery and sentenced to death; TREASON: George Johnson Armstrong: convicted of offences under Section 1 of the Treachery Act, 1940 and executed., National Archives.
- ^ "Death Sentence Under Treachery Act", The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1941, p. 16.
- ^ "British Executions - George Johnson Armstrong". Retrieved 17 February 2012.
Further reading
- John Bulloch, Akin to Treason, London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1966.
External links
- "Traitor hanged (1941 newspaper report)". National Library (NZ). 1941.