The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish (38 page)

Lee
, Captain L.,
M.C,
Royal Armoured Corps. Dropped February 1944, on his second mission, with Antelme and Damerment (q.v.) as a member
of the Bricklayer
réseau.
Captured on landing. Believed killed in captivity at Gross Rosen, August-September 1944.
Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Lefort
, Hon. Assistant Section Officer C. M., Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Landed June 1943 as a member of the Jockey
réseau.
Captured
September 1943. Died as a result of treatment received in captivity at Ravensbrück, 5 February 1945.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil.

Leigh
, Ensign V. E., First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Landed May 1943 with Clech and Jones (q.v.) as a member of the Inventor
réseau.
Captured
October 1943. Killed in captivity at Natzweiler, 6 July 1944.
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Lepage
, 2nd Lieut. M. A., United States Army. Dropped March 1944 with Finlayson and Lesout (q.v.) to establish and lead the Liontamer
réseau.
Captured on landing. Believed killed in captivity at Gross Rosen, August-September 1944.

Lesout
, 2nd Lieut. E., United States Army. Dropped March 1944 with Finlayson and Lepage (q.v.) as a member of the Liontamer
réseau.
Captured on
landing. Believed killed in captivity at Gross Rosen, August-September 1944.

Levene
, Lieutenant E. F., Royal Artillery. Landed November 1943, on his second mission, as a member of the Donkeyman
réseau.
Captured within a
few days. Killed in captivity at Flossenbürg, 29 March 1945.
Mentioned in Despatches.

Macalister
, Captain J. K., Intelligence Corps. Dropped June 1943 with Pickersgill (q.v.) as a member of the Archdeacon
réseau.
Captured within
a few days. Killed in captivity at Buchenwald, 14 September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches.

McBain
, Hon. Pilot Officer G. B., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Dropped March 1944 as a member of the Musician
réseau.
Captured on
landing. Believed killed in captivity at Gross Rosen, August-September 1944.
Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Makowski
, Captain S., General List. Dropped April 1944 with Byek (q.v.) as a member of the Ventriloquist
réseau.
Captured wounded, and died as
a result of treatment received in captivity, at Romorantin (Loir-et-Cher), 17-18 August 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches.

Malraux
, Lieutenant C. R., General List. Locally recruited and commissioned as a member of the Salesman
réseau.
Captured March 1944. Believed
killed in captivity at Gross Rosen, August-September 1944.

Mathieu
, Sergeant R. M. A., French Army. Dropped April 1944 as a member of the Stationer
réseau.
Captured May 1944. Presumed to have died as a
result of treatment received in captivity, May 1944-May 1945.

Maugenet
, Lieutenant A. A. J., General List. Landed November 1943 as a member of the Acrobat
réseau.
Captured almost at once. Presumed to have
died as a result of treatment received in captivity, May 1944–May 1945.

Mayer
, Lieutenant J. A., General List. Dropped February 1944 as a member of the Rover
réseau
. Captured May 1944. Killed in captivity at
Buchenwald, 14 September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Menesson
, Captain J. F. G., General List (served as J. F. G. Menzies). Landed November 1943, on his second mission, to establish and lead the Birch
réseau
. Captured almost at once. Killed in captivity at Flossenbürg, 29 March 1945.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division); Croix de Guerre avec
Palme
.

Michel
, Lieutenant F. G., General List. Landed September 1943 as a member of the Archdeacon
réseau
. Captured almost at once. Killed in
captivity at Flossenbürg, 1–15 June 1944.
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Montalembert
, Lieutenant Comte A. de, General List. Locally recruited and commissioned as a member of the Satirist
réseau
. Captured August
1943. Killed in captivity at Mauthausen, 16 December 1944.
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Mulsant
, Captain P. L., General List. Dropped March 1944 with Barrett (q.v.) to establish and lead the Minister
réseau
. Captured July 1944.
Killed in captivity at Buchenwald, 5 October 1944.
Military Cross; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur; Médaille de la Résistance Française.

Newman
, Captain I., General List. Landed July 1943, on his second mission, as a member of the Salesman
réseau
. Captured March 1944. Killed in
captivity at Mauthausen, 6 September 1944.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)
.

Norman
, Major G. M., Durham Light Infantry. Dropped October 1942 as a member of the Physician
réseau
. Captured June 1943. Killed in captivity
at Mauthausen, 6 September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Médaille de la Résistance Française.

Pardi
, Lieutenant P. B., General List. Landed November 1943 as a member of the Scientist
réseau.
Captured almost at once. Presumed to have died
as a result of treatment received in captivity, May 1944-May 1945.
Médaille de la Résistance Française.

Pertschuk
, Lieutenant M., General List. Landed from the sea April 1942 on a mission for Political Warfare Executive; transferred to Special Operations
Executive to establish and lead the Prunus
réseau.
Captured April 1943. Killed in captivity at Buchenwald, 29 March 1945.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military
Division); Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Pickersgill
, Captain F. H. D., Canadian Intelligence Corps. Dropped June 1943 with Macalister (q.v.) to establish and lead the Archdeacon
réseau.
Captured within a few days. Killed in captivity at Buchenwald, 14 September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Plewman
, Ensign E. S., First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Dropped August 1943as a member of the Monk
réseau.
Captured March 1944. Killed in captivity
at Dachau, 13 September 1944.
King’s Commendation for Brave Conduct, Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil.

Rabinovitch
, Captain A., General List. Dropped March 1944, on his second mission, with Sabourin (q.v.) to establish and lead the Bargee
réseau.
Captured on landing. Believed killed in captivity at Gross Rosen, August-September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil.

Rafferty
, Captain B. D., Royal Berkshire Regiment. Dropped September 1942 as a member of the Redwood
réseau.
Established and led the Aubretia
réseau
following capture of Redwood. Captured June 1943. Killed in captivity at Flossenbürg, 29 March 1945.
Military Cross; Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil.

Rechenmann
, Captain C, General List. Landed from the sea March 1944 to establish and lead the Rover
réseau.
Captured May 1944. Killed in
captivity at Buchenwald, 14 September 1944.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division); Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Renaud
, Lieutenant J., General List. Locally recruited and commissioned as a member of the Ditcher
réseau.
Captured June 1944. Presumed to have
died as a result of treatment received in captivity, June 1944-May 1945.
Military Cross; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur; Médaille de la Résistance
Française.

Renaud-Dandicolle
, Captain J. M., General List (served as J. Danby). Dropped January 1944 as a member of the Scientist
réseau.
Later
transferred to establish and lead the Verger
réseau.
Died in captivity on or soon after 7 July 1944 of wounds received in action, with Larcher (q.v), near Pierrefitte-en-Cinglais
(Calvados).
Military Cross; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Rolfe,
Hon. Assistant Section Officer L. V., Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Landed April 1944 as a member of the Historian
réseau.
Captured
July 1944. Killed in captivity at Ravensbrück, 25 January-5 February 1945.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Rowden
, Section Officer D. H., Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Landed June 1943 as a member of the Acrobat
réseau.
Transferred to the
Stockbroker
réseau
following capture of Acrobat. Captured November 1943. Killed in captivity at Natzweiler, 6 July 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de
Vermeil.

Rudellat
, Ensign Y. C, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Landed July 1942 as a member of the Physician
réseau.
Captured wounded June 1943. Died as a
result of treatment received in captivity at Belsen, 23-24 April 1945.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division); Croix de Guerre avec Etoile d’Argent.

Sabourin
, Lieutenant R., Canadian General List. Dropped March 1944, with Rabinovitch (q.v.), as a member of the Priest
réseau.
Captured on
landing. Killed in captivity at Buchenwald, 14 September 1944.

St. Geniès
, Captain M. J. G. de, General List. Dropped March 1944 to establish and lead the Scholar
réseau.
Killed in action near
Dôle (Jura), 26 June 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Sarrette
, Captain P. F. M., General List (served as P. Sawyer). Dropped December 1943 to establish and lead the Gondolier
réseau.
Accidentally
killed near Chiddes (Nièvre), 5 September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Schwatschko
, Lieutenant A., General List (served as A. Shaw). Landed from the sea February 1944 as a member of the Stationer
réseau.
Transferred to the Shipwright
réseau
following capture of Stationer. Killed in action near Eguzon (Indre), 7 June 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches.

Sevenet
, Captain H. P., General List (served as H. P. Thomas). Dropped September 1943, on his second mission, to establish and lead the Detective
réseau.
Killed in action at La Galaube (Aude), 20 July 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur; Médaille de la Résistance
Française (Rosette).

Sibrée
, Lieutenant D. W., General List. Dropped August 1943 as a member of the Scullion II coup-de-main party. Captured on the return journey. Killed in
captivity at Flossenbürg, 29 March 1945.

Simon
, 2nd Lieutenant J. A. R., General List. Locally recruited and commissioned as a member of the Stockbroker
réseau.
Killed in action at
Sochaux (Doubs), 5 February 1944.
Croix de Guerre avec Etoile d’Argent; Médaille de la Résistance Française.

Simon
, Lieutenant O. A. G., General List. Dropped March 1944 with Defence (q.v.) to establish and lead the Satirist
réseau.
Captured on
landing. Presumed to have died as a result of treatment received in captivity at Dachau, August 1944.
Military Cross; Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur; Médaille de la
Résistance Française.

Sinclair
, Lieutenant J. A. E. M., General List. Dropped March 1944 as a member of the Monk
réseau.
Captured on landing. Presumed to have died
as a result of treatment received in captivity, May 1944-May 1945.

Skepper
, Captain C. M., General List. Landed June 1943 to establish and lead the Monk
réseau.
Captured March 1944. Presumed to have died as a
result of treatment received in captivity, on or shortly after 1 April 1944.
Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division); Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Soskice
, 2nd Lieut. V. A., United States Army. Dropped August 1943 as a member of the Scullion II coup-de-main party. Captured on the return journey. Killed in
captivity at Flossenbürg, 29 March 1945.
Silver Star Medal.

Steele
, Captain A., General List. Dropped June 1943 as a member of the Monk
réseau.
Captured April 1944. Killed in captivity at Buchenwald, 14
September 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches; Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Suttill
, Major F. A., East Surrey Regiment. Dropped October 1942 to establish and lead the Physician
réseau.
Captured June 1943. Killed in
captivity at Sachsenhausen, 18 March 1945.
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.

Szabo
, Ensign V. R. E., First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Dropped June 1944, on her second mission, as a member of the Salesman
réseau.
Captured
within a few days. Killed in captivity at Ravensbrück, 25 January-5 February 1945.
George Cross; Croix de Guerre avec Palme.

Tessier
, Captain F. R., Reconnaissance Corps. Dropped January 1944, on his second mission, as a member of the Musician
réseau.
Captured within
a few days. Escaped May 1944 and joined Spiritualist
réseau.
Killed in action at Le Raincy (Seine-St. Denis), 26 August 1944.
Mentioned in Despatches.