She was South African born
But served as an agent
for the SOE
Her
code name was “Genevieve”
Parachuting
into Normandy
Prior
to the Allied D-Day invasion
Operating
as part of the Scientist circuit
Where she gathered intelligence
And transmitted
messages to the SOE
Until liberated by
the Americans
After the war she was awarded an MBE
And a Croix de Guerre
And the French
appointed her
A Chevalier de la Légion
d'honneur
She
then lived with her husband
In
Kenya, Fiji, and Australia.
Before
settling in Auckland New Zealand
Where
she died on 7 October 2023,
At
the age of 102,
The
last of the SOE Heroines
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