SOE Tivey, Colin Pestle

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Tivey ​

• FORENAME

Colin Pestle​

• UNIT

SOE (Belgian Section) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Chevalier de lOrdre de la Couronne (Belgium) ​

• PLACE

Europe (awarded 1948) ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit Leicestershire Regiment​

born 14.3.1913 near Loughborough​

educated Loughborough Grammar School​

joined Army 1940​

Instructor for Belgian agents​

Liaison officer with US troops,Netherlands 1945​

Anglo-French interpreter and liaison officer to British staff at Allied Command,Berlin​

1946​

schoolmaster postwar​

died 24.9.2001 ​

 

[Heather Cooke]

Colin Tivey

Was at achool with my mother and later taught my husband. A strict but very effective teacher.

 

[Tim Askew]

This man was a teaching genius. He couldn't use his methods today - but no-one ever burned things into my memory like he did.

 

[John Rawlinson]

This man was a teaching genius. He couldn't use his methods today - but no-one ever burned things into my memory like he did.

Absolutely true! I was one who regularly got a 'scragging' but I can still remember my 'blue book'!!

 

[clive thorpe]

Agree with Tim .... know my French grammar, inside out, back to front and do it with both hands tied behind my back because of 'Uncle Col' ... wish I could say the same for some of my younger colleagues and native speakers whom I've come across in my career.

 

[kellycobb]

why was he called the bird? i agree with all the above comments, he was marvellous teacher but he scared the hell out of me.