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Gubbins, Colin McVean
Born: July 2nd, 1896, Tokyo, Japan
Died: February 11th, 1976, Stornoway, Scotland

Units:
Commander, Special Operations Executive
Director of Operations and Training, Special Operations Executive
Commander, Auxiliary Units
Chief of Staff, Military Mission, Poland

Medals:
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Officier de la Légion d’Honneur
Krzyż Walecznych Odrodzenia Polski Komandorski z Gwiazdą
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau met zwaarden
Verzetsherdenkingskruis
Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav
Legion of Merit, Chief Commander
Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II
Croix de Guerre 1940
Order of the White Lion, 3rd Class
Storkommandør af Dannebrog
Photo Not Available
Hambro, Charles Jocelyn
Born: October 3rd, 1897, Kensington, London, Great Britain
Died: August 28th, 1963 Regent’s Park, London, Great Britain
Units:
Special Operations Executive
Coldstream Guards

Medals:
Military Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Photo Not Available
Nelson, Frank
Born: August 5th, 1883, in Bentham, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
Died: August 11th, 1966, Oxford, Great Britain
Units:
Special Operations Executive
Bombay Light Horse

Medals:
Photo Not Available

Officers
Alvey, Walter Eric
Born: July 10th, 1916
Died: 1998
Units:
Special Operations Executive, Instructor

Medals:
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Photo Not Available
Bodington, Nicholas Redner
Born: June 6th, 1904,
Died: July 3rd, 1974, Plymouth, Great Britain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, Commander, F Section
Special Operations Executive, Second in Command, F Section

Medals:
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Operations:
February 1942
July 1942 – September 1942
Photo Not Available
Buckmaster, Maurice James
Born: January 11th, 1902, Ravenhill, Brereton, Staffordshire, Great Britain
Died: April 17th, 1992, Forest Row, Sussex, Great Britain

Colonel
Units:
Special Operations Executive, Commander, F Section
Special Operations Executive, B Section
Special Operations Executive, Information Officer, F Section
50th Infantry Division

Medals:
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
 Legion of Merit
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Photo Not Available
Humphreys, LeslieUnits:
Special Operations Executive, Commander, F Section

Medals:
Photo Not Available
Marriott, H.R.Units:
Special Operations Executive, Commander, F Section

Medals:
Photo Not Available
Maxwell, Gavin
Born: July 15th, 1914
House of Elrig, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Died: September 7th, 1969, Inverness, Scotland

Major
Units:
Special Operations Executive, Instructor

Medals:
Photo Not Available
Jepson, Selwyn
Born: 1899
Died: 1989

Captain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, Recruitment officer, F Section
Royal Tank Corps
Photo Not Available

Agents
Agazarian-André, Françoise (Francine) Isabella “Marguerite”
Born: May 8th, 1913 Narbonne, France
Died: June 24th, 1998
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Étoile de 1939–1945
Étoile France-Allemagne
Médaille de la guerre 1939–1945
Operations:
March 1943 – June 1943, France, Courier, Prosper Network
Photo Female Not Available
Agazarian, Jack Charles Stanmore
Born: August 27th, 1915, London, Great Britain
Executed: March 29th, 1945,
Flossenbürg Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Royal Air Force

Medals:
Operations:
December 1942 – June 1943, France, Wireless Operator, Prosper Network
July 1943
Photo Not Available
Aisner-Simart, Besnard-Simart, Julienne Marie-Louise “Clair”
Born: December 30th, 1899, Anglure, France
Died: February 15th, 1947
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
War Medal 1939–1945
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
1939–1945 Star
France and Germany Star
Operations:
January 1943-April 1944, Courier, Farrier Network
Photo Female Not Available
Alexandre, R.E.J.
POW: January 1944
Executed: August 1944, Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp

Lieutenant
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
January 1944
Photo Not Available
Antelme, Joseph Antoine France
Born: March 12th, 1900, Curepipe, Mauritius
POW: February 29th, 1944
Executed: August 1944, Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp

Major
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Croix de Guerre avec Palme
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Operations:
May 1942, Madagascar
November 1942 to March 1943, France
February 1944, France
Photo Not Available
Aron, Jean Maxime “Joseph”
Born: November 1st, 1901, Le Boulay, Indre-et-Loire, France
Died: December 17th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Lieutenant
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
Operations:
French Resistance
September 1944, France
Photo Not Available
Atkins-Rosenberg, Vera MayUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section, Intelligence

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Basin, Francis “Olive”Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Beekman, Jacob “Jaap” “Maurits”
Born: December 21st, 1919, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Died: November 15th, 2010, Zwolle, The Netherlands
Units:
Special Operations Executive, D Section
Princess Irene Brigade
Cavalerie

Medals:
Bronzen Leeuw
Bronzen Kruis
Kruis van Verdienste
Oorlogsherinneringskruis met gesp “NEDERLAND MEI 1940”
Verzetsherdenkingskruis
Croix de guerre (1939-1945) Avec Etoile Bronze
Onderscheidingsteken voor Langdurige Dienst
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
Operations:Beekman, Jacob "Jaap" "Maurits"
Beekman-Unternahrer, Yolande Elsa Maria “Mariette” “Yvonne”
Born: November 7th, 1911, Paris, France
POW: January 13th, 1944
Executed: September 13th, 1944, Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Radio Operator
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Medals:
Croix de Guerre
Operations:Beekman, Yolande
Bégué, Georges
POW: October 1941
Units:
1st SOE agent in France
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
May 1941 – October 1941, France, Wireless Operator, Autogiro Network
Photo Not Available
Benoist, Robert
Born: March 20th, 1895
POW: August 5th, 1943
Escape: August 2nd, 1943
Executed: September 11th, 1944, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany

Captain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Armée de l’Air

Medals:
Operations:
? – august 1943, France
October 1943 –
February 1944, France
March 1944, France
Photo Not Available
Besnard, Jean Maurice “Aisner” “Ploye”
Born: September 30th, 1906
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Biéler, Guy “Guy”
Born: March 26th, 1904, Beurlay, France
POW: January 13th, 1944
Executed: September 5th, 1944, Flossenbürg Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve, Canada

Medals:
Distinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
November 1942, Musician network, France
Biéler, Guy "Guy"
Bloch, André
POW: November 1941
Executed: January 1942
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
October 1941, France, Wireless Operator, Autogiro Network
Photo Not Available
Bloch, Denise Madeleine
Born: January 21st, 1916, Barrault, Paris, France
POW: June 1944
Executed: February 5th, 1945, Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
Légion d’Honneur
Médaille de la Résistance
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
October 1942
March 1944, France, Wireless Operator
SERVICE OF DENISE MADELEINE BLOCH AS A SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE (SOE) AGENT IN FRANCE, 1944. (HU 67081) Head and shoulders portrait of Denise Madeleine Bloch in civilian dress (undated). Copyright: ý IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205047656
Bohec, JeanneUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Borrel, Andrée Raymonde “Denise”
Born: November 18th, 1919, Bécon-les-Bruyères, Paris, France
POW: June 24th, 1943
Executed: July 6th, 1944, Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Croix de Guerre
Médaille de la Résistance
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
Operations:
Pat O’Leary Escape Network, France
September 1942, France
Andrée Raymonde Borrel
Browne-Bartoli, Albert JamesUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Butt, Sonia Esmée Florence “Tony” Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Byck, Muriel TamaraUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Byerly, R. B
POW: January 1944
Executed: August 1944, Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp

Lieutenant
Radio Operator
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
January 1944
Photo Not Available
Cammaerts, Francis Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Gerson, Haim VictorUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Charlet, Valentine Blanche “Japonica”
Born: May 23rd, 1898, Westminster, London, Great Britain
POW: October 24th, 1941
Escape: September 1943
Died: 1985, Camden, London, Great Britain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Operations:
September 1942, France
Photo Female Not Available
Charlet, Valentine BlancheUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Churchill, Peter Morland “Raoul”
Born: January 14th, 1909, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
POW: April 16th, 1943
Died: May 1st, 1972, Le Rouret, France.
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Distinguished Service Order
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
Operation Willow, January 1942, France
Operation Delay II, April 1942, France
August 1942, France
April 1943, France
Churchill, Peter Morland "Raoul"
Corge, Aimée RaymondeUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Cornioley, Henri CharlesUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
CormeauBiesterfeld, Beatrice Yvonne “Annette” “Fairy” “Sarafari”
Born: December 18th, 1909, Shanghai, China
Died: December 25th, 1997, Fleet, Hampshire, Great Britain

Flight Officer
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Medals:
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Légion d’Honneur
Croix de Guerre
Médaille de la Résistance
Operations:
August 1943, France, Wireless Operator
Wheelwright Network
Cormeau - Biesterfeld, Beatrice Yvonne
Cottin, RogerUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
May 1941
Photo Not Available
Culioli, Pierre
Born: 1912, Brest France
POW: June 21st, 1943
Died: August 8th, 1994, Blois, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Adolph Network
Photo Not Available
Damerment, Madeleine Léonie Zoé
Born: November 11th, 1917, Lille, France
POW: February 29th, 1944
Executed: September 5th, 1944, Flossenbürg Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Légion d’Honneur
Croix de Guerre
Médaille de la Résistance
 King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
Operations:
Resistance, France
February 1944, France
Photo Female Not Available
D’Artois, Lionel GuyUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
De Baissac, Claude Marie MarcUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
De Baissac, Lise Marie JeanetteUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
De Vibraye-Baseden, Yvonne Jeanne ThérèseUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Deniset, F.A.
POW: January 1944
Executed: August 1944, Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp

Captain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
January 1944
Photo Not Available
Dericourt, Henri “Gilbert”Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Despaigne, Harry “Magnolia”Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
July 1942
Photo Not Available
D’Unienville, AlixUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
De Vomécourt, de Crevoisier, Baron Jean François Constantin
Born: May 25th, 1899 in Chassey-lès-Montbozon, France
POW: July 26th,1942
Executed: February 4th, 1945, Oranienburg-Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Royal Flying Corps

Medals:
Médaille de la Résistance
Operations:
Franche-Comté region
De Vomécourt, de Crevoisier, Baron Jean François Constantin
De Vomécourt, de Crevoisier, Baron Philippe Albert “Gauthier” “Antoine”
Born: January 16th, 1902, Chassey-lès-Montbozon, France
POW: November 1942
Escape: January 3rd, 1944
Executed: December 20th, 1964, Paris, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Service Cross
Croix de Guerre
Médaille de la Résistance
King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom
Operations:
Ventriloquist network, France
April 1944, France
De Vomécourt, de Crevoisier, Baron Philippe Albert "Gauthier" "Antoine"
De Vomécourt, de Crevoisier, Baron Pierre “Etienne” “Lucas” “Sylvain”
Born: January 1st, 1906, Chassey-lès-Montbozon, France
POW: April 25th, 1942
Died: 1986, Saint-Quentin-du-Dropt, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
French army

Medals:
Operations:
May 1941 – February 1942, France, Autogiro Network
April 1942
De Vomécourt, Philippe Albert de Crevoisier, Baron "Gauthier" "Antoine"
Fontaine, YvonneUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
French army

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Frager, Henri Jacques Paul “Jean-Paul” “Professor”
Born: March 3rd, 1897, France
POW:
Executed: October 5th, 1944

Major
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
July 1942, France Second in command, Carte network (under André Girard)
Commander, Donkeyman Network
Photo Not Available
Gerson-Provasoli, Gigliana BalmacedaUnits:
Special Operations Executive, DF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Gianello, Marguerite FrançoiseUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Gilman, Denise
KIA: November 27th, 1944, Lille France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Farmer Network, Courier
Photo Not Available
Granville (Gizycka), Christine (Krystyna)Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Grover-Williams, William Charles Frederick
Born: January 16th, 1903, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France
POW: August 2nd, 1943
Executed: March 1945, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Royal Army Service Corps

Medals:
Operations:
Chestnut network
Photo Not Available
Gros, Claude Emile CésarUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Grüner-Le Berre, Eugènie Germaine “Rectangle” “Bulgare” “Yvette Le Roy”
Born: January 10th, 1911
Units:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Hall, Virginia “Cuthbert” “Diane”
Born: April 6th, 1906, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: July 8th, 1982, Rockville, Maryland, United States
Units:
Office of Strategic Services
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Ambulance Service

Medals:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Cross
Operations:
August 1941, France
March 1944, France
Hall, Virginia "Cuthbert" "Diane"
Heim, Germaine AdrienneUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Herbert, Mary KatherineUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Jullian, Ginette Marie HélèneUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Khan-Inayat, Noor-Un-Nisa “Madeleine”
Born: January 1st, 1914, in Moscow, Soviet Union
Executed: September 13th, 1944, Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Medals:
George Cross
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
June 1943, France, Cinema Network
Knight, Marguerite Diana FrancisUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Latour, Phyllis Ada,Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Lavigne, MadeleineUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Leccia, Marcel
Executed: September 1944
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Labourer Network
Photo Not Available
Le Chêne, Marie-Thérèse “Adèle”
Born: April 20th, 1890, Sedan, Ardennes, France.
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
October 1942 – August 1943, France, Courier, Plane Network
Photo Female Not Available
Le Chêne, Henry Paul
Born: August 23rd, 1891, Saint Pancras, London, Great Britain

Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
April 1942 – December 1942, Spruce Network
Photo Not Available
Le Chêne, Pierre Louis “Grégoire”
Born: June 14th, 1900, Brixton, London, Great Britain
POW: November 9th, 1942
Died: 1979
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Légion d’honneur (Chevalier)
Croix de Guerre with Palm
Croix du Combattant
Médaille de la Déportation et de l’Internement pour faits de Résistance
Combatant Resistance Volontaire Cros
Décoré au Péril de Leur Vie
Operations:
April 1942, France – November 1942
Photo Not Available
Ledoux, J.P.H.
POW: January 1944
Executed: August 1944, Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp

Captain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
January 1944
Photo Not Available
Lee, Lionel
POW: February 29th, 1944
Executed: August 1944, Gross-Rosen Concentration Camp

Captain
Radio Operator
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
February 1944, France
Photo Not Available
Lefort – MacKenzie, Cecily Margot
Born: April 30th, 1900, London, Great Britain
POW: September 15th, 1943
Executed: February 5th, 1945, Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force

Medals:
Mentoined in Dispatches
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
June 1943, France, Courier, Jockey Network
Lefort - MacKenzie, Cecily Margot
Leigh, Vera Eugenie (Ira Eugenie Glass)
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Lemercier, Emmanuel
KIA: November 3rd, 1943
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Farmer Network
Photo Female Not Available
Macalister, John Kenneth
Born: July 19th, 1914, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Executed: September 14th, 1944, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany

Captain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
June 1943, France, Wireless Operator, Archdeacon Network
Photo Not Available
Nearne, Eileen MaryUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Nearne, Jacqueline Françoise Mary JosephineUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Newton, AlfredUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Newton, HenryUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Norman, Gilbert
Born: April 7th, 1915, Saint-Cloud, Paris, France
POW: June 24th, 1943
Executed: September 6th, 1944, Mauthausen Concentration Camp, Germany

Major
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Durham Light Infantry

Medals:
Operations:
November 1942, France Wireless Transmission operator, Prosper Network
Photo Not Available
Olschanezky, Sonya “Tania””Suzanne Ouvrard”
Born: December 25th, 1923, Chemnitz, Germany
POW: January 1944
Executed: July 6th, 1944,
Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Juggler Network (also known as Robin) sub-circuit of the Physician Network, also known as Prosper
Olschanezky, Sonya "Tania""Suzanne Ouvrard"
O’Sullivan, Maureen Patricia “Paddy” Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Petitjean, Marguerite Marie EmmaUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Pichard, Cecile EugenieUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Pichard, Michel AndréUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
PlewmanBrowne-Bartroli, Eliane Sophie “Agent Monk” “Gaby”
Born: 1917
Executed: September 13th, 1944, Dachau Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Operations:
August 1943, France, Courier, Monk Network
Photo Female Not Available
Pickersgill, Frank Herbert Dedrick
Born: May 28th, 1915, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Executed: September 14th, 1944, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Canadian Intelligence Corps

Medals:
Légion d’Honneur
Operations:Photo Not Available
Reddé, Danielle Georgette, “Félicité Kermarec” “Simone Fournier” “Camille Fournier”
Born: October 7th, 1911, Châtillon-sur-Seine, France
Died: July 16th, 2007, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section
Bureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action

Medals:
Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 avec étoile d’argent
Médaille de la Résistance française
Médaille du Combattant volontaire de la Résistance
Médaille commémorative des services volontaires dans la France Libre
Croix du Combattant
Médaille des Évadés
Médaille militair
British Empire Medal
Médaille d’argent du Million d’Éléphants (à titre militaire) dans l’Ordre du Règne du Laos
Operations:
Pat O’Leary escape line
February 1944, France Wireless Operator
Operation Cantry, Laos, Wireless Operator
Photo Female Not Available
Rée, HarryUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Reeve, Francois “Olivier”
POW: November 27th, 1944
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
June 1943, Farmer Network
Photo Not Available
Rochester, DevereauxUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Rolfe, Lilian Vera
Born: April 26th, 1914, Paris, France
POW:  July 31st, 1944
Executed: February 5th, 1945, Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force,

Medals:
Croix de Guerre
Operations:
April 1944, France, Wireless Operator, Historian Network
Rolfe, Lilian Vera
Rowden, Diana Hope
Born: January 31st, 1915, London, Great Britain
POW: November 18th, 1943
Executed: July 6th, 1944,
Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
French Red Cross

Medals:
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945
Operations:
June 1943, France, Courier, Acrobat Network
Photo Female Not Available
Rudellat-Cerneau, Yvonne Claire “Soaptree”
Born: January 11th, 1897, Maisons-Lafitte, France
POW:
Executed: April 24th, 1945, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany

Ensign
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

Medals:
Operations:
Operation Sassafras, July 1942, France
Photo Female Not Available
Sabourin, Roméo “Guy Sabourin”
Born: January 1st, 1923, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Executed: September 14th, 1944, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany

Lieutenant 
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Canadian Intelligence Corps


Medals:
Operations:Sabourin, Roméo "Guy Sabourin"
Sansom-Brailly, Odette Marie Céline “Lise”
Born: April 28th, 1912, Amiens, France
POW: April 16th, 1943
Executed: March 13th, 1995, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Great Britain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
George Cross
Member of the Order of the British Empire
hevalier de la Légion d’honneur
Operations:
October 1942, Spindle Network, France
Sansom, Odette Marie Céline Brailly "Lise"
Séailles, PierreUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Farmer Network
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Somers, Claude CharlesUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

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Operations:Photo Not Available
Somers, Josiane Jeanne EliseUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

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Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Somers-Georges, MarcelleUnits:
Special Operations Executive, RF Section

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Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Suttill, Francis Alfred “Prosper”
Born: March 17th, 1910, Mons-en-Barœul, France
POW: June 24th, 1943
Executed: March 23rd, 1945, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
East Surrey Regiment

Medals:
Distinguished Service Order
Operations:
October 1942,
Prosper Network, France
Suttill, Francis Alfred "Prosper"
Staggs, ArthurUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Radio Operator

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Operations:
November 1942, France
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Starr, George Reginald “Hilaire”
Born: April 6th, 1904, London, Great Britain
Died: September 2nd, 1980, Senlis, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Croix de Guerre Avec Palme
Légion d’Honneur. Medal of Freedom with Silver Bar
Operations:
November 1942, France, Wheelwright Network
Starr, George Reginald
Starr, John Renshaw
Born: August 6th, 1908
POW: July 18th, 1943
Died: 1996, Switzerland
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
War Office
King’s Own Scottish Borderers

Medals:
Operations:
August 1942, France
May 1943, France, Acrobat Network
Starr, John Renshaw
Stonehouse, Brian Julian Warry “Celestin”
Born: August 29th, 1918, Torquay, Great Britain
POW: October 24th, 1941
Died: December 2nd, 1998

Captain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
Royal Artillery

Medals:
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Operations:
July 1941, France, Radio Operator
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Szabo-Bushell, Violette Reine Elizabeth “Louise”
Born: June 26th, 1921
Executed: February 5th, 1945, Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Germany
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
George Cross
Croix de Guerre
Médaille de la Résistance
Operations:
April 1944, France
June 1944, France
Szabo, Violette "Louise"
Trotobas, Michael Alfred Raymond “Sylvestre” “Capitaine Michel”
Born: May 20th, 1914, Brighton, Great Britain
POW: October 27th, 1941
Escape: July 15th, 1942
KIA: November 27th, 1943, Lille, France
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Médaille de la Résistance
Operations:
September 1941 – July 1942, France
November 1942 -November 1943, Farmer Network, France
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Wake, Nancy Grace Augusta “The White Mouse”
Born: August 30th, 1912, Roseneath, Wellington, New Zealand
Died: August 7th, 2011, London, Great Britain
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
George Medal
Medal of Freedom
Légion d’honneur and Croix de Guerre
Companion of the Order of Australia
RSA Badge in Gold
Operations:
Pat O’Leary Escape Network, France
April 1944, France
Nancy Wake
Walters, Anne-MarieUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

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Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Wilén-Sar, Odette Victoria
Born: April 25th, 1919
Died: September 22nd, 2015
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

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Operations:
April 1944-August 1944, Courier, Stationer Network, Labourer Network
Photo Female Not Available
Wilkinson, GeorgeUnits:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Photo Not Available
Wimille, Jean-Pierre Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Not Available
Witherington, Cecile Pearl,Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:Photo Female Not Available
Young, John
POW: November 18th, 1943
Units:
Special Operations Executive, F Section

Medals:
Operations:
Wireless Operator
Photo Not Available

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