SOE Verhaegen, Henri Paul

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Verhaegen ​

• FORENAME

Henri Paul ​

• UNIT

T Section SOE ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

244284 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

8th January 1944 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bedford Cemetery (repatriated to Mortsel-Dorp,south of Antwerpen,Belgium) ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit General List​

"Verhaegem" (CWGC) - error​

born 28.7.1921​

son of Leo and Octavie (nee Van Thillo) Verhaegen​

parents were sent to German concentration camp (mother died)​

resided Merrymaise,Cliff Road,Holland-on-Sea,Essex​

joined SOE as Sergeant,Belgian Army​

codename Rhomboid​

w/t operator​

WIA and arrested 8.2.1942​

escaped same day,killing his guard​

award D.C.M.,Croix de Guerre (Belgium)​

promoted Captain,British Army​

conducting officer​

codename Thersites​

w/t operator​

RAF Halifax LK743 (138 Squadron) crashed 0115 hours at Tetworth Hill,near Bedford,England​