New Book on Diana Rowden

Discussion in 'The Women of WW2' started by kopite, Apr 19, 2017.

  1. kopite

    kopite Member

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  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    For information the author is a member of Jedburgh22's SOE 'section' on yahoo

    TD
     
  3. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Panel from Runnymead
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    ROWDEN, DIANA HOPE
    Rank:
    Section Officer
    Service No:
    4193
    Date of Death:
    06/07/1944
    Age:
    29
    Regiment/Service:
    Women's Auxiliary Air Force
    attd. Special Operations Executive
    Awards:
    Mentioned in Despatches
    Panel Reference:
    Panel 243.
    Memorial:
    RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
    Additional Information:
    Croix de Guerre. Daughter of Maj. Aldred Clement Rowden, and of Christian Rowden, of Binsted, Hampshire.
     
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  4. Gage

    Gage The Battle of Barking Creek

  5. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    There is an interview with the author on WW2 Podcast.
     
  6. BarbaraWT

    BarbaraWT Member

    An amazing woman. She deserves to be well known and always honoured. So you wonder what happened to the traitor?
     
  7. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    According to the Daily Mail article his name was Henry Dericourt. Per Wikipedia, unfortunately his trial failed to convict him.

    Henri Déricourt - Wikipedia
     
  8. Gage

    Gage The Battle of Barking Creek

    There's a bit of stuff on here about Dericourt if you do a search.
     
  9. Harry Ree

    Harry Ree Very Senior Member

    Over the years there have been much debate here on the forum on the Dericourt affair and alleged linkage to Claude Dansey of the SIS.

    This is one of many.......Henri Dericourt (SOE Traitor)
     
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  10. BarbaraWT

    BarbaraWT Member

    Thanks for the info. Extraordinary controversy around him. If he was a double agent and Diana Rowden a sacrificial operative it was a really dumb idea. :(
     

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