Met a Hero

[BlackDog]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

It's a shame when people are not proud to proclaim their service... They have done so much for us!

There was a related news story a few days ago, of an English woman who served as a spy behind German lines in WWII, and recently died alone and, almost, unrecognised for her service.

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Lonely death of a wartime heroine

Details of Eileen Nearne's spy history emerge after old correspondence and medals found among her possessions

Her final years were quiet and unassuming and, after dying alone at her small seaside flat, 89-year-old Eileen Nearne was to be laid to rest in a modest plot with few mourners expected at her funeral.

But neighbours and council officials were amazed today to learn that this mild-mannered woman was a decorated British spy who worked behind enemy lines during the second world war, using code names and aliases such as "Rose" and "Mademoiselle du Tort".

Details of Nearne's amazing personal history emerged after old French currency, correspondence written in French, and a selection of medals were discovered among her private possessions at her flat in Torquay.

Now other former spies and historians have stepped out of the shadows to pay tribute to an "amazing" woman who had three times escaped from the Nazis to continue to fight against Hitler's forces.

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