SOE Lake, Peter Ivan

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Lake ​

• FORENAME

Peter Ivan ​

• UNIT

F Section SOE ​

• RANK

T/Captain ​

• NUMBER

212165 ​

• AWARD

Military Cross,Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Fr),Croix de Guerre (Fr) ​

• PLACE

France ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Intelligence Corps (General List in London Gazette)​

born 30.1.1915​

son of Ivan Lake,British Consul,Palma,Majorca​

brought up in Majorca​

educated Clifton College​

educated St John's College,Cambridge​

employed by Standard Bank of West Africa,Accra in civilian life​

commissioned 1940​

SOE and Vice-Consul,Fernando Po 1942​

F Section 1944​

codename Jean-Pierre​

Author (renamed Digger) Circuit (instructor)​

Consular Service postwar​

retired 1975​

married Kathleen (Kay) Sheffield 1944 (3 children)​

died 26.6.2009 ​

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