Berthe was born in Switzerland
And
was married to Percy Maher
So
chose to work for the SOE
Berthe
and Percy lived on Madagascar
When
the Second World War began
So
they started gathering intelligence
And
sent reports to the SOE in Durban
She
operated the radio for him
And
when he was away on business
She
collected intelligence on her own
When
the Allies invaded in 1942
Berthe
was living in Tananarive
The
Vichy-controlled capital,
But
continued on regardless
Though
she was advised to stop
She
was suspected by the authorities
But
they were unable to prevent her
Despite
looking for her radio
They
were unable to find any evidence
Of
her counterintelligence activities
In
November 1943, Lord Harlech,
the
High Commissioner to South Africa,
Presented
Berthe with an MBE
In
recognition of her clandestine work
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