Martin Bormann 'doppelganger' in Reigate

I have since checked this out with a visit to the cemetery, two cemetery managers, the book 'OpJB' by Christopher Creighton (John Ainsworth-Davis), photographs, newspaper reports, letters and the report of a funeral director who had known him locally - also a son-in-law and grand-daughter living in Australia. I am of the opinion that the man living in Wray Common Road, Reigate for many years was a "Martin Bormann double" trained for the purpose by the British secret service as cover for when the real Martin Bormann was sent out of England to South America in 1956. The purpose of OpJB was to retrieve the Nazi Gold. Eventually 95% was retrieved from Swiss banks and South America, because Martin Bormann was the signatory.

His original name was William Hornegold and he changed it by deed poll to Peter Broderick Hartley in 1949.

OpJB stands for Operation James Bond.

Reigate was in fact used as a secret location and also as an official HQ for South Eastern Command. There were lots of mansions taken over by the War Office for stationing personnel, as offices and meeting rooms.

I keep a Pigeon Post blog of my Reigate WW2 history research at http://gracefilby.blogspot.com.

My illustrated talk "Churchill's Secret Reigate" is available on DVD. Purchase online at http://www.relax-well.co.uk/shop.html

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[HowDyaYouLikeMeNow]

I've read OpJB, and found it quite a good read. Some of the things written, such as the execution of the Allied submarine crew to allow the Japanese fleet to reach pearl Harbour, seem somewhat false, although the British at the time were desperate for America's assistance and perhaps Churchill would have believed this to be necessary. Overall, I hope it's false, because there are some pretty terrible things described in there. Things that would make one lose faith in their own leadership.

[grannysleuth]

Pinknonsense - Are you relying solely on the evidence of OpJB that Bormann was in England 1945 - 1956? Or do you have any other facts? I would be most interest in anything you could add to my twenty year research.

[pinknonsense]

@braunau88

Since being told this piece of information/speculation on video, I was able to do some further research. Please see my summary above, under "more info", where I am agreeing with you: "I am of the opinion that the man living in Wray Common Road, Reigate for many years was a "Martin Bormann double" trained for the purpose by the British secret service as cover for when the real Martin Bormann was sent out of England to South America in 1956." Do you have more info from Chile? Thanks.

[grannysleuth]

William Robert Hornegold b. 1906; was sent to prison under this name in 1950. He went to court under this name. He left prison and married under the name of Peter Michael Broderick Hartley in 1952, A short marriage as his passport had been issued under his new name two days before the marriage and he was in North Africa three days later. From working on the railways before going to prison for theft, he made a startling improvement and began travelling the world first class.