Bertha Trost

In 1915 she used her network to find information about her German son who, she had heard, had been captured by the British during World War I. Scotland Yard became aware of her and after digging into her past found her German roots. Although she had lived in London for thirty years she had never naturalized and Scotland Yard used her status as a foreigner to force her out of the country.^[1] In a last-ditch effort she married an English gentleman but it did not halt her deportation; her shops and belongings were seized by the British Public Trustee.^[3]

• Mata Hari

Notes

References

• "Deporting of Jandtha". Clutha Leader. Otago, New Zealand: William Peter McGirr, 1874-. 20 August 1915. p. 8. ISSN 2463-6932. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
• Gosling, Lucinda (2014). Great War Britain: The First World War at Home. The History Press. ISBN 9780750957311. - Total pages: 240
• "Most Dangerous Woman In London Deported By Government". The Seattle Star. Seattle: E.H. Wells & Co. 9 July 1915. p. 12. ISSN 2159-5577. OCLC 17285351. Retrieved 9 July 2021.