| Surname |
Cammaerts |
| Forename |
Francis Charles Albert |
| Unit |
F Section SOE |
| Rank |
Captain + T/Lieutenant Colonel |
| Number |
254254 |
| Award |
Distinguished Service Order,Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Fr),Croix de Guerre (Fr) |
| Place |
France |
| Additional information |
parent unit General List
born 19.6.1916 London
son of Emile (Belgian poet) and Helen "Tita" (nee Brand) (actress) Cammaerts,Radlett,
Aldenham,Hertfordshire
brother of Pieter Emile Gerald Cammaerts died 30.3.1941 age 21 as Sergeant (observer) 101 Squadron RAFVR
educated St Catherine's College,Cambridge University (M.A.)
teacher,Cabin Hill School,Belfast
teacher,Penge County School for Boys,London
conscientious objector at start of war
worked as shepherd until death of his brother
joined SOE October 1942
codename Roger
Donkeyman Circuit 1942
Jockey Circuit (organiser)
arrested 11.8.1944
liberated 1945
awarded Medal of Freedom (US) 1947
advance to Officer,Legion d'Honneur 1991
teacher postwar (retired 1987)
married Nancy Finlay 1941 (4 children)
died 3.7.2006
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