Peter kemp sunday times biography of albert
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Peter kemp sunday times biography of albert
Peter Kemp (writer)
English soldier and writer (–)
Peter Mant MacIntyre Kemp (19 August – 30 October ) was an English soldier and writer. He became notable for his participation in the Spanish Civil War and, during World War II, as a member of the Special Operations Executive (SOE).[1]
Early life
The son of a judge in British India,[2] Kemp was educated at Wellington College.
He studied classics and law at Trinity College, Cambridge,[3] where he was secretary of the Conservative Association.[4]
Spanish Civil War
As a staunch conservative and monarchist, Kemp was alarmed by the rise of communism in Spain, and was motivated to join in the fight against them after hearing about the atrocities committed in Republican held areas of the country.
In November , shortly after the end of the Siege of Alcazar, he broke off from reading for the bar exam and travelled to Spain where he joined the CarlistRequetés militia under the Nationalists