Violette Szabo's medals sold within a minute to Lord Ashcroft's collection and will be on public display at London's Imperial War Museum. Read more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33619015
Violette Szarbo:Blue Plaque 18 Burnley Road,Stockwell London Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – c. 5 February 1945) was a Special Operations Executive(SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her second mission into occupied France, Szabo was captured by the German army, interrogated, tortured and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed. Violette Szabo - Wikipedia
I drove around this area last week, at that time, as usual, no-where to park !! Superb photographs CL1. Hope to get some of my own this week....
A most well deserved plaque. I paid my respects to her in January when I visited Ravensbrück Concentration camp where she was incarcerated and executed. Regards Tom
I’ve read “Carve Her Name with Pride” and the movie of the same name is also good. A very brave lady.
One hundred and seventeen dead out of 470 dispatched...that's simply astounding. Was there a higher mortality rate in any other service?
Violette Szabo Museum | The History of a Real Life Heroine in WW2 Museum,Cartref, Tump Lane, Wormelow, Hereford HR2 8HN How the Museum Got Started The Violette Szabo Museum opened its doors in June 2000 and was the brain child of Rosemary Rigby MBE who was Violette's aunt. Many years of fundraising and collecting artefacts from people who knew Violette or served with her during the war came to fruition on that day in June.
1939 Register 18 Burnley Road, Stockwell, Lambeth, London Name - Birth date - Occupation - Marital status Charles G Bushell - 13 Aug 1890 - Storekeeper - Married Renie B Bushell - 22 May 1894 - Unpaid Domestic Duties - Married Roy G Bushell - 11 Mar 1920 - French - English Interpr Hotel Employee (Unempl) - Single Violette R Szabo (Bushell) - 26 Jun 1921 - Clerical (Unemplo) - Single The record for this person is officially closed.
Her father: Name: Charles George Bushell Birth Date: 1890 Birth Place: Hampstead Norreys, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England Death Date: 19 May 1969 Death Place: New South Wales, Australia Cemetery: Woronora Memorial Park Burial or Cremation Place: Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Her brother: Name: Roy George Bushell Birth Date: Jun 1920 Birth Place: Wandsworth, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England Death Date: 5 Jan 2005 Death Place: Australia Cemetery: Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance Burial or Cremation Place: Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia