TWELVE WW2 SOE & Resistance agents signed RAF Escaping Society FDC
TWELVE WW2 SOE & Resistance agents signed RAF Escaping Society FDC. RAF Escaping Society cover signed by TWELVE agents of the SOE or Resistance in France, including Francis Cammaerts, Vera Atkins, Maurice Buckmaster, Yvonne Cormeau, Harry Ree (rare), Odette Hallowes, Edita Katona (Quite rare), C. E McCormac (Australian escaper from Japanese), Jacqueline Nearn (Stationer Circuit and a rare signature) plus a couple we cannot identify. Jacqueline Nearne MBE (27 May 1916 in Brighton, England 15 August 1982 in London, England) was a secret agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
Nearne's fluency in French quickly brought her to the attention of F Section, a branch of the SOE. She trained as a courier in mid-1942. She was also taught Morse code transmissions using a suitcase radio, which would help her in her work with the French Resistance. She was the first woman, along with Odette Sansom, to train at Training School 51 Ringway Parachute School. On 25 January 1943, she was parachuted into France to work for the vast Stationer circuit in central France.
Despite the risks of being exposed or betrayed she travelled by train. She maintained contact with the neighbouring'Headmaster' network and other SOE networks in the Paris area. She carried spare parts for radios inside a cosmetics bag.
Flat items are packaged in board backed envelopes with'Please Do Not Bend' printed to the front. Items larger than 8x12 inches are usually sent in a sturdy tube. We are UACC Registered Dealer RD209. We continue to hold a large number of'Private Signings' with Concorde Pilots, WWII Veterans, Celebrities and so on, in order to guarantee authenticity. _gsrx_vers_841 GS 7.0.16 (841).
The item "TWELVE WW2 SOE & Resistance agents signed RAF Escaping Society FDC" is in sale since Saturday, November 10, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectables\Autographs\Certified Original Autographs\Military". The seller is "buyautographs" and is located in Ashford, Kent. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country Of Manufacture: United Kingdom