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- Ralph Follett Wigram CMG (/ reɪf ˈwɪɡrəm / rayf WIG-rəm; 23 October 1890 – 31 December 1936) was a British government official in the Foreign Office. He helped raise the alarm about German rearmament under Hitler during the period prior to World War II.
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Ralph Follett Wigram CMG (/ r eɪ f ˈ w ɪ ɡ r əm / rayf WIG-rəm; 23 October 1890 – 31 December 1936) was a British government official in the Foreign Office. He helped raise the alarm about German rearmament under Hitler during the period prior to World War II.
Nov 2, 2015 · Did Churchill's informant on German rearmament, Ralph Wigram, commit suicide? Legend around this popular myth is without much substance.
Mar 12, 2015 · Wigram was descended from William the Conqueror. His mother, a Fitzroy, was descended from the only one of Henry VIII’s illegitimate children whom the King recognised and treated as a son: Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, born June 1519 to Elizabeth Blount. Fitzroy was the ward of Cardinal Wolsey.
As Hitler’s shadow loomed over Europe from 1934 to 1938, there was a man in the British Foreign Office, Ralph Wigram, who was deeply versed in the German character and downright in his distrust...
Nov 28, 2008 · Ralph Wigram died in 1936, two years after be began leaking information to Churchill, in mysterious circumstances. it is thought that he may have taken his own life. Churchill was among the...
This article focuses on Wigram’s traditional image as a supporter of Winston Churchill’s anti-appeasement line from his position as Head of the Central Department in the Foreign Office. It questions the traditional portrayal of Wigram and argues that he was much more in the Foreign Office appeasement mainstream than is frequently suggested.
Nov 28, 2008 · Ralph Wigram died in 1936, two years after be began leaking information to Churchill, in mysterious circumstances. it is thought that he may have taken his own life. Churchill was among the...
