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The Dambusters - The Crews and their Bombers
By Nigel McCrery & Richard Black
Mission Improbable: A Salute to the Royal Air Force Women of Special Operations Executive in Wartime France
By Squadron Leader Beryl E. Escott, Air Commodore Henry Probert
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 30583" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Butt </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sonya Esmee Florence (Tony)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>F Section SOE </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Assistant Section Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>9910 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Member of the Order of the British Empire,Mention in Despatches </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>France 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Women's Auxiliary Air Force</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 14.5.1924 Eastchurch,Kent (as Sonia,later changed to Sonya)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>daughter of Group Captain L.A.K. Butt</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined WAAF 14.11.1941 as 454240 ACW</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>joined SOE 11.12.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>codename Blanche</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Headmaster Circuit (courier)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>arrested June 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>survived</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Guy D'Artois 1944 (see SOE Awards) (6 children) </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">moved to Quebec postwar</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">worked in the Veterans Hospital in Quebec</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">died 21.12.2014 Montreal,Canada</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">D'ARTOIS, Sonia (Butt)May 14, 1924 Kent, EnglandDecember 21, 2014 Montreal, QCIt is with great sorrow we announce the passing of mother, grandmother and great- grandmother Sonia, known to all as Toni. She is survived by her children Robert, Michael (Tara), Nadya Murdoch (Robert), Christina, Lorraine (Philip), and Guy; her brother Michael Butt; her grandchildren Stephanie and Nicholas d'Artois, Patrick and Eric Murdoch, Michaela, Simon and Sonya d'Artois, Katrina and Alexandre d'Artois, Annabelle and Sarah d'Artois and Charles Faubert and her great-grandchildren Jaden d'Artois and Freyja Murdoch. Toni was predeceased by her loving husband Guy in 1999. Toni will be sadly missed by her companion of the last seven years, John Tozer. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Service at St. Thomas of Aquinas Church, (413 Main Street, Hudson, QC) Saturday, January 10, 2014 at 2 p.m. Reception at the Hudson Community Hall following the service. - See more at: <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montrealgazette/obituary.aspx?n=sonia-dartois&pid=173581381#sthash.7S4rf5Ww.dpuf" target="_blank">http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montrealgazette/obituary.aspx?n=sonia-dartois&pid=173581381#sthash.7S4rf5Ww.dpuf</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>IMAGES:</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.42/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/42-3029f4ce3959d615fd1fd89db5f274b6.jpg?1591382935" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.3993/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/3/3993-cf1f35ec525e041dc819b57b23bae377.jpg?1591383902" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.21901/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/21/21901-92fe8a80d393b7b3ab74291fd0d03273.jpg?1591401156" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.22927/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22927-88a8579e3543b5f9ce1a1916535a2bf4.jpg?1591401422" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.13998/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/13/13998-2809b3aed77ab309cd012c1a42ed9354.jpg?1591399040" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 30583, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Butt [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sonya Esmee Florence (Tony)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]F Section SOE [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Assistant Section Officer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]9910 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Member of the Order of the British Empire,Mention in Despatches [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]France 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]parent unit Women's Auxiliary Air Force[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 14.5.1924 Eastchurch,Kent (as Sonia,later changed to Sonya)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]daughter of Group Captain L.A.K. Butt[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]joined WAAF 14.11.1941 as 454240 ACW[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]joined SOE 11.12.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]codename Blanche[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Headmaster Circuit (courier)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]arrested June 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]survived[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Guy D'Artois 1944 (see SOE Awards) (6 children) [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT]moved to Quebec postwar[/INDENT] [INDENT]worked in the Veterans Hospital in Quebec[/INDENT] [INDENT]died 21.12.2014 Montreal,Canada[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]D'ARTOIS, Sonia (Butt)May 14, 1924 Kent, EnglandDecember 21, 2014 Montreal, QCIt is with great sorrow we announce the passing of mother, grandmother and great- grandmother Sonia, known to all as Toni. She is survived by her children Robert, Michael (Tara), Nadya Murdoch (Robert), Christina, Lorraine (Philip), and Guy; her brother Michael Butt; her grandchildren Stephanie and Nicholas d'Artois, Patrick and Eric Murdoch, Michaela, Simon and Sonya d'Artois, Katrina and Alexandre d'Artois, Annabelle and Sarah d'Artois and Charles Faubert and her great-grandchildren Jaden d'Artois and Freyja Murdoch. Toni was predeceased by her loving husband Guy in 1999. Toni will be sadly missed by her companion of the last seven years, John Tozer. Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Service at St. Thomas of Aquinas Church, (413 Main Street, Hudson, QC) Saturday, January 10, 2014 at 2 p.m. Reception at the Hudson Community Hall following the service. - See more at: [URL]http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montrealgazette/obituary.aspx?n=sonia-dartois&pid=173581381#sthash.7S4rf5Ww.dpuf[/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]IMAGES:[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.42/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/0/42-3029f4ce3959d615fd1fd89db5f274b6.jpg?1591382935[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.3993/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/3/3993-cf1f35ec525e041dc819b57b23bae377.jpg?1591383902[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.21901/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/21/21901-92fe8a80d393b7b3ab74291fd0d03273.jpg?1591401156[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.22927/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22927-88a8579e3543b5f9ce1a1916535a2bf4.jpg?1591401422[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/s-butt.13998/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/13/13998-2809b3aed77ab309cd012c1a42ed9354.jpg?1591399040[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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