Kenneth Berry (British Free Corps)
Kenneth Berry | |
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SS-Mann Berry (second left) with SS-Sturmmann Alfred Minchin (second right) and German war correspondents, April 1944 | |
| Born | 17 November 1925 Devonport, Devon, England |
| Died | 22 November 1992 (aged 67) Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Nazi Germany |
| Service | British Merchant Navy Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939-40 1943-45 |
| Rank | Boy Seaman |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Kenneth Edward Jordan Berry (17 November 1925 – 22 November 1992) was a British seaman who was taken as a prisoner of war in 1940 when his ship was sunk. While in prison camp he was persuaded to join the British Free Corps of the Waffen-SS as an SS-Mann during the Second World War. He was associated with the unit until 29 April 1945, when he could not be found when the Corps were leaving Neustrelitz, and was left behind. He received a nine-month sentence after the war, 'the lightest sentence passed on any traitor'.