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1941: Louis Berrier, messenger pigeoner

Posted on 2 August, 2019 by Headsman
Notice: Louis Berrier, a resident of Ernes is charged with having released a pigeon with a message for England. He was, therefore, sentenced to death for espionage by the court martial and shot on the 2nd of August.
From the Channel Island Military Museum on the Channel island of Jersey; image courtesy of Trip Advisor.

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Posted in 20th Century, Capital Punishment, Channel Islands, Death Penalty, England, Espionage, Execution, History, Jersey, Shot, Wartime Executions | Tagged 1940s, 1941, august 2, louis berrier, world war ii

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