Here is a British agent active during world war 2. She was a member of Britain' SOE (Special Operation Executive) and at the same time a French resistance group leader.
She was French by birth, to British parents and served the United Kingdom with resolution and distinction behind enemy lines. Born Pearl Witherington, she served as an SOE agent from 1943, after leaving a British Air Ministry job, aged 29, to be parachuted back into France. She became the only woman to ever simultaneously lead an SOE network and a 1500 strong French resistance group, but managed to survive the war, returning to England, then into retirement in France until her death, aged 94.
Like many who served for the UK, she will drift into history and her story lost, but take a little time to remember her service.
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| RIP Pearl Witherington (aka Cecile Cornioley) |
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| Pearl upon receiving her wings, aged 92, after so much secrecy |
There is a good book that remind us of "Women In War - True Stories".
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