Peter Edward Lionel Russell
born 24.10.1913 Christchurch,New Zealand
son of Rita Russell and Bernard Wheeler (divorced)
used mother's maiden name after divorce
educated Cheltenham College,England
educated Queen's College,Oxford
University lecturer prewar
SIS mid 1930s - Dec.1940
commissioned Intelligence corps December 1940
MI5 1941-45 (Jamaica,Gold Coast,Ceylon)
finished war as A/LtCol
postwar scholar of Hispanic history and literature
retired 1981
knighted 1995
unmarried
died 22.6.2006 Oxford
