Ross Occupation identity cards

Edward (Eddie) Ross and his wife Annie (Nan), decided to raise the slave workers' spirits by passing on information about Russian progress on the Eastern front. They drew a crude map using information gleaned from outlawed BBC news broadcasts and attempted to pass the information to a group working on the sea walls. They were challenged by German guards and arrested after a chase. The couple were found guilty and sentenced to six months' imprisonment in Coutances, in Normandy. They were separated and re-imprisoned. Nan was sent to Romainville and Eddie to Compiegne prison. During this time Eddie managed to smuggle out a letter to the Red Cross, and as a result the two were reunited at Vittel Internment Camp. From there, they and their baby were liberated in September 1944. Eddie died in Jersey in December 1983.