Ron Harvie and "A" Force, Italy 1944-45

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:59 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Research conducted by Belinda Forster (née Harvie, daughter of Ron) and Stephen Barraud (son of Belinda) at the National Archives revealed that towards the end of the Second World War, Ron was working in a specialised unit known as "A" Force.

"A" Force's task was to confuse and mislead enemy forces. The documents found at the National Archives were mainly Ron's instructions to double agents, detailing the misinformation they should send to their Axis controllers.

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1. Two pages of a letter Major Harvie wrote discussing agent APPRENTICE dated 17 Feb 1945. The letter (together with many other records I photographed) is in the National Archives, Kew (ref: WO 204/1914A). 2. Photograph of Major Harvie taken in Bari, Italy. 3. For some more background information, attached is a document I wrote for the family about Ron.

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Major Ron Harvie

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Steve Barraud

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He was my grandfather

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Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

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