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cambridge spy relative buried in Ypres?


GEMGIRL67

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I have just been told that one of the cambridge spies had a relative buried somewhere near Ypres, possibly near Popperinge.

Does anyone know anymore about this story and if so, which one of the spies was the relative. I have searched on the internet and not found anything to cofirm this story.

Many thanks.

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The Cambridge spy ring dating from the 1930s was drawn from the class that had been the "leaders of men" in WWI, that led to many re evaluating how they wanted the world to look. In the 1930s (and later) Communism seemed to offer an attractive answer. Great theory, shame about the implimentation!

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Later the 5th man proved to be John Cairncross who did not have to defect when found out but merely retired to the South of France with a young female companion.

She must have liked his politics.No Moscow winters for him.

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