Valençay SOE Memorial

The SOE memorial in Valençay on the 20th anniversary of its unveiling

The Valençay SOE Memorial is a monument in France to the members of the Special Operations Executive F Section who lost their lives working to liberate the country during World War II.

The memorial was unveiled in the town of Valençay, in the department of Indre, on May 6, 1991, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the despatch of F Section's first agent to France.

It was designed by Elizabeth Lucas Harrison, who originally gave it the name "Spirit of Partnership".

Dedicated by the Minister of Veterans Affairs for France and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the memorial's Roll of Honour lists the names of the 91 men and 13 women members of the SOE who gave their lives for France's freedom.

Valençay Memorial's Roll of Honour:^[1]

Jack Charles Stanmore Agazarian Roland Eugene Jean Alexandre Elisee A. L. Allard Phillip John Amphlett James Frederick Amps Joseph Antoine France Antelme Denis John Barrett Alcide Beauregard Francisque Eugene Bec Yolande Elsa Maria Beekman Robert Marcel Charles Benoist Louis Eugene Desire Bertheau Gustave Daniel Alfred Biéler Andre G. Bloch Denise Madeleine Bloch Marcus R. Bloom Andrée Raymonde Borrel Jean Bouguennec Muriel Tamara Byck Robert Bennett Byerly Eric Joseph Denis Cauchi Marcel Clech George Clement Ted Cyril Coppin Madeleine Zoe Damerment Marcel Enzebe Defence Ange Defendini George William Hedworth Demand Francois Adolphe Deniset Julien Theodore Joseph M. Detal Roland Dowlen André J. R. Dubois Emile George Jean Duboudin Phillip Francis Duclos David Haughton Finlayson

Marcel Georges Florent Fox Henri Jacques Paul Frager Henri Hubert Gaillot Emile August Henri Garry P.A.H. Geelen Harry Huntington Graham William Charles Frederick Grover-Williams John Trevor Hamilton Victor Charles Hayes Noor Inayat Khan Sydney Charles Jones Clement Marc Jumeau A. R. Landsdell Maurice Louis M. A. Larcher Marcel Mathieu René Leccia Jacques Paul Henri Ledoux Lionel Lee Cecily Margot Lefort Vera Eugenie Leigh M. A. Lepage E. Lesout Eugene Francis (Levene) Felangue John Kenneth Macalister S. Makowski Claude Raymond Malraux R. M. A. Mathieu Andre Adrian Jules Maugenet James Andrew Mayer G. B. McBain James Francis George Mennesson Francois Gerard Michel Comte Jacques-Arthus Marc de Montalembert Pierre Louis Mulsant Isidore Newman Gilbert Maurice Norman

Paul Baptiste Pardi Maurice Pertschuk Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill Elaine Sophie Plewman Adolphie Rabinovitch Brain Dominic Rafferty Charles Rechenmann Jean Renaud Jean Renaud-Dandicolle Lilian Verna Rolfe Diana Hope Rowden Yvonne Claire Rudellat Roméo Sabourin M. J. G. de St.Genies Paul F. M. Sarrette Alexandre Schwatschko Henri P. Sevenet David Whytehead Sibrée Jean Alexandre Robert Simon Octave Anne Guillaume Simon Jack Andrew Eugene Marcel Sinclair Charles Milne Skepper V. A. Soskice Arthur Steele Francis Alfred Suttill Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell Szabo P. R. Tessier Michael Alfred Raymond Trotobas P.L. Ullman François M. C. Vallée E. M. Wilkinson George Alfred "Teddy" Wilkinson Jean Worms John Cuthbert Young

References

1. Larroque, Herve (2013). "SOE and Valençay Monument : Roll of Honour". SOE action in France. Retrieved 12 April 2013.

Coordinates: 47°10′2″N 1°33′25″E / 47.16722°N 1.55694°E