On Harold Trevenen Hall

An Englishman in Latvia

An Englishman in Latvia
On Harold Trevenen Hall
Jul 05, 2025 Season 2 Episode 15
Alan Anstead

What makes for a thrilling biography? Success in business, while simultaneously working as a British spy during the Russian Empire period in Latvia, and then during the Russian Revolution. Leading a triple life as a businessman, athlete and intelligence agent. Being named the father of Latvian football for introducing the sport to the country. And finally being tortured to death by the German Gestapo in Rīga during the Second World War. All this and more is the life of Harold Trevenen Hall. Let’s get to know his story

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