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Chapman’s superiors and teachers at Camp 020 were some of the most important members of the British Secret Service. Among them were Colonel Robin “Tin Eye” Stephens, the commander of the base; Lord Victor Rothschild, a scientist who helped Eddie with explosive techniques; and Captain Ronnie Reed, who was an expert in wireless radios.
Edward (or ‘Eddie’) Arnold Chapman was born in Berwick upon Tweed in England on 16 November 1914. He grew up during the Great Depression. He left school aged 14 in a bid to help the family financially.
Feb 9, 2021 · Wikimedia Commons Latchmere House, in the suburbs of West London, was the site of Camp 020, where a wide range of fascists, criminals, and potential double agents, including Eddie Chapman, were held during World War II.
Dec 3, 2003 · Chapman was known to MI5 by the code of Zig-Zag.He was sent back to Britain in 1944 to report on V1 rocket damage bringing vital intelligence for the Allies.
Apr 8, 2019 · The programme proved controversial owing to its depiction of a physical assault during interrogation at an MI5 facility, Camp 020, during the Second World War. Numerous 020 veterans complained, pointing out that, with one exception, such physical violence had never taken place there.
He was interrogated at Latchmere House in southwest London, better known as Camp 020. MI5 decided to use him as a double agent against the Germans and assigned Ronnie Reed as his case officer (Reed, a former BBC engineer, had been invited to join MI5 in 1940 and remained there until his retirement in 1976).
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Dec 11, 2017 · MI5 took Chapman to Latchmere House, then known as Camp 020, in west London. They questioned him closely, and eventually accepted his offer to become a double agent. They welcomed him into the...
