Hugh Wolf Frank ( 1913-1988)

Hugh Wolfe Frank,  as an interpreter at the Nuremburg trials of Nazi war criminals,  translated the court’s verdicts of ‘guilty’
to the Nazi officers in the dock. Some were to die, others faced a long imprisonment. Born in Germany in 1913, Wolfe Frank fled to Britain in 1937 after learning he was in danger of arrest by the Nazis. At the outbreak of war he was interned on the Isle of Man but campaigned successfully to join the British Army and rose to the rank of Captain.

Following the Nuremburg trials Frank had a succession of careers, ranging from businessman, restaurateur, theatrical impresario to racing car driver, all with fluctuating fortunes.   The plaque, at Mere  commemorates his residence  during the 1980s