Cicely was born in England
And served as
an agent for the SOE
Lefort
arrived in France in June 1943
And
was Codenamed “Alice”
Operating
as a courier,
For
the SOE's Jockey network
She was also known as “Teacher”,
And Cecile
Marguerite Legrand
Despite
being shy and frail
She
behaved very courageously
Until
being arrested by the Gestapo
In
September 1943 and deported
To Ravensbrück concentration
camp,
Where
she was later executed
And
her body then immediately
Burned
in the crematorium
She
received a Mentioned in Despatches
For
her courageous services
By
the government of France
With
a Croix de Guerre
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