This memorial can bee seen at the Eden Camp, Military Museum, Malton, Yorkshire
Additional information by kind permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Yolande, BEEKMAN, (Yvonne) (True family name) Yolande Maria UNTERNAHRER, Section Officer 9902, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, died 13th September 1944 aged 32. Served as Y.E.M. Beekman. She was the daughter of Berthe Lydie Unternahrer, of Mill Hill, Middlesex. Native of France. Awarded the Croix de Guerre. She is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
Denise, BLOCH, (Ambrose) Ensign F/27 Women's Transport Service attached to Special Operations Executive, (F.A,N.Y.) executed between 25th January and the 5th Fabruary 1945 aged 29. She was the daughter of J. H. Barrault and Suzanne Barrault (nee Levi-Strauss) of Paris, France. Awarded the Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre avec Palme. She is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey.
(Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "BLOCH Denise of 51 Rur de Passy Paris France and of Mount Royal Hotel London spinster died between 25 January 1945 and 5th February 1945 at Ravensbruch Concentration Camp Germany Adminstration (with Will) (limited) London 24 July 1947 to Walter Leslie Farrer solicitor attorney of Jaques henri Bloch. Effects 335 1s 2d in England"
Andree Raymonde BORREL, (Denise), Lieutenant F/3, Women's Transport Service attached to Special Operations Executive, (F.A,N.Y.) She was executed on the 6th July 1944. From research it appears that she was not dead when she was put in the ovens for cremation. She is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey
(Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "BORREL Andree of 23 Nottingham Place London W 1 spinster died 6th July 1944 at Natzweiler Concentration Camp Bas Rhin France Administration (with Will) (limited) London 22 June 1948 to Gerald Tooth solicitor attorney of Eugenie Borrel widow. Effects 580 5s 2d in England"
Muriel Tamara BYCK, (Violet) Section Officer 9111 Women's Auxiliary Air Force attached to Special Operations Executive. She was executed on the 23rd May 1944 aged 25. She was the daughter of Jacques and Luba Lesie of 2, Bayfort Mansion, Warren Road, Torquay, Devon . She is buried in Pornic War Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, France.
(Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "BYCK Muriel Tamara of 2 Bayfort Mansion Warren Road Torquay and of 135 Sussex Gardens Paddington London W2 spinster died 23 May 1944 on war service. Administration (with Will) Llandudno 3 March 1945 to Luba Leslie wife of George Leslie. Effects 200 16s 10d
Madeline DAMERMENT, (Solange), Ensign, F/37 Women's Transport Service attached to Special Operations Executive, (F.A,N.Y.). She was executed on the 13th September 1944 aged 28. She was the daughter of daughter of Charles and Madeleine Damerment, of Lille, Nord, France.. She was awarded the Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre (France): Medaille de la Resistance Francaise.. She is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey.
Noor (Nora) INAYAT- KHAN, (Madeline). Section Officer 9901, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, seconded to the W.T.S. (F.A.N.Y.) attached to the Special Operations Executive. Executed on the 13th September 1944. She was awarded the George Cross and was Mentioned in Despatches. She served as Nora and was the daughter of Hazrat (Indian) Ora Ray nee Baker, (American) of Oxford. She was born in Russia .
Citation. The London Gazette of 5th April, 1949, gives the following details: Assistant Section Officer Nora Inayat-Khan was the first woman operator to be sent into enemy-occupied France, on 16th June, 1943. During the weeks immediately following her arrival, the Gestapo made mass arrests among the Paris Resistance Groups, to which she was detailed. She refused to abandon what had become the most important and dangerous post in France, and did excellent work which earned her a posthumous Mention in Despatches. After three and a half months she was betrayed to the Gestapo. They asked her to co-operate in the use of her codes which they discovered, but she refused and gave them no information of any kind. She twice attempted to escape, and when she refused to promise not to make any further attempts, she was sent to Germany "for safe custody"-first to Karlsruhe, then to Pfersheim, where again she refused to give any information as to her work or her colleagues. On 12th September, 1944 she was taken with three others to Dachau concentration camp, where on arrival she was taken into the crematorium and shot. Assistant Section Officer Inayat-Khan displayed the most conspicuous courage, both moral and physical, over a period of more than twelve months. She is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
Cecily Margot LEFORT, (Alice). Section Officer 9900, Women's Auxiliary Air Force
She was executed 1st May 1945 aged 46. She was the wife of Doctor Alix Lefort of Paris, France. Awarded the Croix de Guerre. Commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey (Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.). "Lefort, Cicely Margot of care of Lloyds Bank Limited, 16 St James Street, Westminster, (wife of Ernest Marie Alek Lefort) died 1st May 1945 at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, Germany. Administration (with Will) (limited) London, 18th September 1947 to Margaret Mary Brooks Graham, (wife of Roderick Arthur Graham) and Geoffrey Barham Sankey solicitor attorneys of the said Ernest Marie Alex Lefort and Anna Genay. Effects 25892 11s 4 d"
Vera Eugenie LEIGH, (Simone). Ensign F/15 Women's Transport Service (F.A.N.Y.) attached to Special Operations Executive. Executed 6th July 1944 aged 40. Sh was the daughter of Mr and Mrs H Eugene Leigh. Commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey. (Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "Leigh, Vera Eugenie care of The Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company 7 Princes Street, London E.C. 2, spinster died 6th July 1944 at The Natzweiler Concentration Camp, France. Administration (with Will) London 14th October 1947 to Victor Alexander Dalzall Clark, bank official. Effect 873 13s 7d"
Elaine Sophia PLEWMAN, (Gaby). Ensign F/23 Women's Transport Service (F.A.N.Y.) attached to Special Operations Executive. executed 13th September 1944. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. L. Browne and wife of Thomas L. Plewman, of Lutterworth, Leicestershire. She is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey. (Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "Plewman, Elaine Sophia of 725 Nel Gwynne House, Sloane Avenue, London S.W.3 (wife of Thomas Langford Plewman) died 13th September 1944 at dachau Camp Germany Orobate London 24th September 1947 to Rapel Francisco Jose Valls barrister at law. Effects 817 17s 5d
Lillian Verna ROLFE, (Nadine), Section Officer 9907, Women's Auxiliary Air Force attached to the Special Operations Executive, Awarded the Croix de Guerre and Palme. She was executed on the 5th February 1945 and was the daughter of George. She is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. (Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "ROLFE, Lilian Verna of Caixa Postal 170 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, spinster died 5th February 1945 on war service. Administration (limited) London 19th June 1947 to Ralph Ashton Hamlyn, chartered accountant attorney and of George Samuel Blackburn Rolfe. Effects 396 0s 7d in England" She entered England via Liverpool from Brazil on the 12th April 1943 on ship Tyndareus. She gave no occupation, and the address she gave was River Plate House Committee, Finsbury Circus London aged 28
Diana hope ROWDEN, (Paulette). Section Officer 4193, Women's Auxiliary Air Force attached to the Special Operations Executive, Awarded the Croix de Guerre. She was executed on the 6th July 1944 aged 29 and was the daughter of
Aldred Clement Rowden, and of Christian Rowden, of Binsted, Hampshire. She is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. (Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "Rowden Diana Hope of 1 Cornwall Mews West Kensington London spinster died 6 july 1944 at Natz Weiler Concentration Camp Germany. Probate London 13th September 1946 to Sir Arthur Croke Morgan, knight. Effects 2647 18s 9d"
Yvonne Claire RUDELLAT, (Jacqueline) nee Cerneau, aka Jacqueline Vialliot. Born 11th January 1897 She died of typhus after being liberated from the extermination camp, at Belsen. on the 23rd April 1945 aged 48 years and 3 months She was a courier with the SOE She is not listed with the CWGC (Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) " Rudellat, Yvonne Claire of 31 Craven Hill Gardens Bayswater London and wife of Alex Rudellat died 23 or 24 April 1946 in Germany Probate London 18th October 1946 to Francis Henry Padfield solicitor. Effects 1498.9s.3d (Death year should be 1945)
Violette Reine Elizabeth SZABO, (Louise). Ensign F/29 Women's Transport Service (F.A.N.Y.) attached to Special Operations Executive. executed between the 25th January and the 5th February 1945 aged 23. Awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). Formerly of the A.T.S. Daughter of Charles George and Reine Blanche Bushell, of Long Jetty, New South Wales, Australia and wife of Lieutenant. Etienne Szabo, Free French Forces, killed in action at El Alamein. 24th October, 1942.
Citation
The following details are given in the London Gazette of 17th December, 1946:- Madame Szabo volunteered to undertake a particularly dangerous mission in France. She was parachuted into France in April 1944, and undertook the task with enthusiasm. In her execution of the delicate researches entailed she showed great presence of mind and astuteness. She was twice arrested by the German security authorities, but each time managed to get away. Eventually, however, with other members of her group, she was surrounded by the Gestapo in a house in the south-west of France. Resistance appeared hopeless, but Madame Szabo, seizing a Sten gun and as much ammunition as she could carry, barricaded herself in part of the house, and, exchanging shot for shot with the enemy, killed or wounded several of them. By constant movement she avoided being cornered and fought until she dropped exhausted. She was arrested and had to undergo solitary confinement. She was then continuously and atrociously tortured, but never by word or deed gave away any of her aquaintances, or told the enemy anything of value. She was ultimately executed. Madame Szabo gave a magnificent example of courage and steadfastness. She is commemorated on the Brookwood Memorial, Surrey.
(Additional information from Wills and Probate, Ancestry. Com.) "SZABO, Violette Reine Elizabeth of 26 Pembridge Villas Nottinghill London widow died on or between the 25th January 1945 and 5th February 1945 at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp German Probate London 20th July 1946 to Reine Blanche Bushell wife of Charles George Bushell. Effects 332 1s 11d
