SOE Witherington, Cecile Pearl

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Witherington ​

• FORENAME

Cecile Pearl ​

• UNIT

F Section SOE ​

• RANK

Flight Officer ​

• NUMBER

9904 ​

• AWARD

Member of the British Empire,Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Fr),Croix de Guerre (Fr),Medaille de la Resistance Francaise ​

• PLACE

France 1943-44 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Women's Auxiliary Air Force​

born 24.6.1916 Paris,France​

assistant to Air Attache,British Embassy,Paris 1940​

arrived in England July 1941​

joined WAAF 3.9.1943​

joined SOE 8.6.1943​

codename Marie​

Stationer Circuit (courier)​

Wrestler Circuit (organiser)​

married Henri Cornioley October 1944 London (died 1999) (no children)​

co-author memoir "Pauline" 1996​

advanced to C.B.E. 2004​

received her parachute wings 2006​

died 24.2.2008 ​

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