SOE Fincken, Jack Thorez

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Fincken ​

• FORENAME

Jack Thorez ​

• UNIT

F Section ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

205763​

• AWARD

Member of the Order of the British Empire ​

• PLACE

France ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Royal Fusiliers​

born 6.3.1912​

commissioned 2Lt 12.9.1941 (from Private)​

codename Jean​

Autogyro Circuit (assistant) ​

arrested​

liberated 1945​

stamp dealer, London postwar​

changed surname to Fincken-McKay​

London Gazette 37244, 28th August 1945, Page 4371 (MBE) (Jean Thorez Fincken)​

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[Lizzie]

Does anyone have any information on jack Thorez fincken mckay (code name jean)? I am tracing my family history. Thank you

 

[Raphael Harris]

Does anyone have any information on jack Thorez fincken mckay (code name jean)? I am tracing my family history. Thank you

Hi. My late father (died 1988) was a stamp dealer. He had extensive dealings over many years with Mr. McKay who was, as you may not know, a well known stamp repairer. His ability to repair and regum damaged stamps was un paralleled. And more importantly he could retouch damage to the artwork.

It doesn't take much to realise he was almost certainly the document forger in Colditz.

I believe he was a trained artist

Happy for you to contact me - I will register an account