HEROINES OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE – MAUREEN PATRICIA “PADDY” O'SULLIVAN MBE, CdG,

 

Maureen was born in Ireland

And served as an agent for the SOE

Under the Codename  “Simone”

She was also known as Josette

And Micheline Marcelle Simonet,

Operating as Wireless operator,

For the SOE Fireman network

She parachuted into France

On a foggy night in March 1944

And survived after landing heavily

But was temporarily concussed,

She operated around Limoge

With great success until returning

To England October 5^th 1944

After the War she was made a member

Of the Order of the British Empire

And was awarded a Croix de Guerre