GOLDEN OLDIE Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Who remembers the case of the lecturer Gerald Brooke who was brought up in Meersbrook and went to Firth Park Grammar School? He was convicted of spying, held in a Russian jail and exchanged for two Soviet spies? I wonder what happened to him after that? There was also the case of the Pragers who lived in Rotherham. Both cases were. I think in the 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person6 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I remember reading a newspaper article about a year ago, in which the novelist William Shaw said that Gerald Brooke was still alive and he'd been in touch with him. I think Shaw had written a fictionalised account of the Brooke spy story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Enactor Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Who remembers the case of the lecturer Gerald Brooke who was brought up in Meersbrook and went to Firth Park Grammar School? He was convicted of spying, held in a Russian jail and exchanged for two Soviet spies? I wonder what happened to him after that? There was also the case of the Pragers who lived in Rotherham. Both cases were. I think in the 1960s. Think he lived in Cockayne Place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Think he lived in Cockayne Place Next street down (Pearson Place) according to wiki. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Brooke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Next street down (Pearson Place) according to wiki...Yes, the '1939 Register' shows the Brookes at 66 Pearson Place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyboy Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Who remembers the case of the lecturer Gerald Brooke who was brought up in Meersbrook and went to Firth Park Grammar School? He was convicted of spying, held in a Russian jail and exchanged for two Soviet spies? I wonder what happened to him after that? There was also the case of the Pragers who lived in Rotherham. Both cases were. I think in the 1960s. I can remember Boris Haywood our form master who taught Gerald Brooke Russian going down the school corridor to ask Icky Bown the Spanish master if he had heard the news about Gerald Brooke on the day the news broke. Edited July 5, 2018 by mickyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re-Enactor Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Next street down (Pearson Place) according to wiki. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Brooke Cheers for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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