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Apr 26, 1998 · Halford Lovell Boudewyn (b. 1921–d. 26 April 1998, Singapore) was a long-serving police officer. During the Japanese Occupation, he risked his life by storing classified documents stolen from the Indian National Army.
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Halford Lovell Boudewyn (b. 1921–d. 26 April 1998,...
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Halford Lovell Boudewyn (1921 – 26 April 1998) was a Singaporean retired police officer who, during the Japanese occupation, worked as a spy by stealing classified document from the Indian National Army (INA) and shared war news about the Japanese to prisoner-of-war camps using an illegal wireless set.
Oct 12, 2010 · Halford Lovell Boudewyn (b. 1921–d. 26 April 1998, Singapore) was a long-serving police officer. During the Japanese Occupation, he risked his life by storing classified documents stolen from the Indian National Army.
Feb 15, 2023 · During WWII, police officer Halford Lovell Boudewyn risked his life smuggling classified documents – most significantly, of Japan's plans for the invasion of India – and handed them to the Allies. Since young, Mr Boudewyn had always wanted to be a policeman.
Halford Boudewyn, a long-serving police officer in Singapore , is remembered for risking his life to acquire and pass on classified war documents during World War II. He bravely hid documents in vegetables and smuggled them to safety, taking advantage of his job as supplier of food to Indian army camps.
Chief Inspector Halford Boudewyn receiving the Colonial Police Medal (Silver) from Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Charles Gimson, 1948, for his role as a spy for the Allies, smuggling stolen documents of the Japanese plans for the invasion of India
Apr 8, 2015 · 2 The book captures the experiences of Mr Halford Boudewyn, young Police Inspector who became a wartime resistance fighter against the Japanese during World War II. He first worked for the British Indian Army, smuggling critical and valuable documents out from the camp ran by the Indian National Army (backed by the Japanese).
