Rossana Banti
born 8.1.1925
daughter of an Italian General
fluent in Italian,English and French
FANY (First Aid Nursing Auxiliary)/No 1 Special Force SOE 23.9.1944 - 29.5.1945 (Cadet Ensign)
radio operator
HQ Special Ops (Mediterranean) Admin Echelon,Italy
qualified parachutist 14.10.1944
Military Estate 61,Italy 8.12.1944
FANY Administration Instructor 8.5.1945 (Lance Corporal)
married Giuliano Mattioli 1945 (served 1 Special Force as Julian Mathews,British Army) (2 children)
TV producer postwar
residing in Pitigliano,Tuscany 2015
awarded 3 British Medals January 2015
Italy Star,Victory Medal,1939-45 Medal
