SOE Marks, Leopold Samuel (Leo)

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John Robertson

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Marks ​
  • FORENAME
Leopold Samuel (Leo) ​
  • UNIT
SOE cipher officer ​
  • RANK
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  • NUMBER
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  • AWARD
Member of the British Empire ​
  • PLACE
Europe ​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 24.9.1920 London​
educated St Pauls​
antiquarian book seller in civilian life​
joined SOE 1942​
SIS 1946 (signals branch)​
film impresario postwar​
married Elena Gaussen 1966 (dissolved 2000)​
memoir "Between Silk and Cyanide" 1998​
died 15.1.2001 ​
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Leopold Samuel (Leo) Marks

I am now reading his book Between Silk and Cyanide. What a remarkable testimonial to his work and to all these beyond brave men and women.
 
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