It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests.

Amery addressed between 40 and 50 inmates from various British Commonwealth countries and handed out recruiting material. ' Upon which Pierrepoint took his hand and placed it behind his back for pinioning and that the conversation was entirely limited to that remark". Amery was given a drop of 7 feet 8 inches when he was hanged by Albert Pierrepoint assisted by Henry E.

He was executed for treason after the war.