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3 unusual facts about Alfred Wintle


Alfred Wintle

In his book '‘Most Secret War'’, Reginald Victor Jones recalls encountering Wintle on matters of air intelligence.

At the outbreak of war, 16-year-old Wintle was in Dunkirk and claimed to have "irregularly attached" himself to Commander Samson’s armoured-car unit, witnessing Uhlans being shot on one occasion in Belgium.

After chatting with Wintle on Horse Guards Parade one morning, he recorded that he was surprised to see a news headline a few days later: "Cavalry Officer in the Tower".



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