| Birth: | Apr. 24, 1906 | | Death: | Jan. 3, 1946 | 
Politician and Broadcaster. William Joyce was an American fascist. Born in Brooklyn, New York and brought up in Ireland, he emigrated to England with his family in 1922. Known as "Lord Haw Haw" because of his nasal drawl, Joyce was a fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the UK during World War II. He defected to Germany, but at the end of the war he was captured by British forces near the German-Danish border. He as convicted on three counts of high treason, and executed at Wandsworth Prison, becoming the last man hanged for treason in the UK. (bio by: KRW)
Search Amazon for William Joyce | | | Burial:
New Cemetery
Bohermore
County Galway, Ireland |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: KRW
Record added: Aug 02, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 15118759 |
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