Henry Alfred Symonds (24 March 1924 – c. June 1994) was a British soldier who served in the British Free Corps of the Waffen-SS during World War II, attaining the rank of RottenführerWeale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Location 2342). Random House. Kindle Edition
Symonds was born in Willesden, Middlesex in March 1924. He originally joined the East Surrey Regiment at the age of 17, and then volunteered to become a paratrooper but had lost his nerve after his third jump and been transferred into Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment. He was captured in Italy on 4 October 1943.Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Locations 2132–2134). Random House. Kindle Edition He "decided, after some initial hesitation, to stay on" in the BFC in December 1943.Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Locations 2160–2161). Random House. Kindle Edition In February 1945 he made successful representations to go to the isolation camp at Drönnewitz.Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Locations 2987–2988). Random House. Kindle Edition He gave evidence for the defence in the trial of Edwin Barnard Martin."Court-Martial On Soldier." Times, London, England, 6 September 1945: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 February 2015. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison after the war."News in Brief." Times, London, England, 1 Feb. 1946: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 20 Mar. 2015.Weale, Adrian (12 November 2014). Renegades (Kindle Location 3363). Random House. Kindle Edition. He died in Vale Royal, Cheshire in 1994 at the age of 70.Henry Alfred Symonds in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
See also British Free Corps List of members of the British Free Corps
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External links "Tricked into joining Free Corps." Times, London, England, 3 January 1946: 2. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 February 2015.