SOE Begue, Georges Pierre Andre

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Begue ​

• FORENAME

Georges Pierre Andre ​

• UNIT

F Section SOE ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

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

• PLACE

France 1942 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit ?​

Commandant,French Forces​

born 22.11.1911 Perigueux,France​

trained as engineer at University College of Hull,Yorkshire​

Royal Corps of Signals 1940 (Sgt)​

joined SOE 1940​

codename George 1​

Autogiro Circuit (w/t op)​

arrested 3.10.1941 Limoges,France​

escaped 16.7.1942 from Mauzac Prison Camp,France​

also awarded Medaille de la Resistance Francaise​

emigrated to USA postwar​

died 18.12.1993 Falls Church,Virginia,U.S.A. ​

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Georges Pierre Andre Begue

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