SOE Hollingworth, Ralph Cooper

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hollingworth​

• FORENAME

Ralph Cooper​

• UNIT

Head of Danish Section SOE​

• RANK

Commander (S)​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Officer of the Order of the British Empire,Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark),Medal of Freedom with bronze palm (US)​

• PLACE

WW2​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve​

born 20.11.1912​

son of Horace Hollingworth,The Firs,Market Harborough,Leicestershire​

educated Wyggeston Boys School​

worked in a bicycle shop in Copenhagen during the day​

English teacher in Copenhagen by night​

spoke fluent French,German and Danish​

RNVR 1931​

Naval Mission,Copenhagen 1939​

Head of Danish Section SOE 1940​

managing director,Helvetia Abrasives,Thurmaston 1950s​

manager,SAIT (industrial abrasives),Narborough​

married Freda during war (3 daughters Ann,Gill and Judith)​

died October 1972 Leicester​

ashes scattered Gilroes Cemetery,Leicester (Garden of Remembrance)​

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