Bailey and Tuck broke into the occupiers' stores

At the height of the occupation in May 1943, about 13,000 troops were on Guernsey and 3,800 on Alderney

And so Bailey and Tuck broke into the occupiers' stores at night, taking tinned food to share with those in need.

Bailey recounted in his memoirs that by February 1942 this covert operation was "getting out of hand… practically the whole police force was now taking part".

It wasn't long until Bailey and Tuck were caught red-handed by German soldiers lying in wait for them. Eventually 17 policemen were brought before Guernsey's Royal Court. Some were accused of stealing bottles of wine and spirits from islander-owned stores.

The Germans were alleged to have tortured some of the men during their interrogations.

One policeman, Archibald Tardif, recounted how he "was shown signed statements by other men and was eventually told that if I did not sign I would be shot, so I eventually signed.

"All these statements were typed in German