Weil, Gisela A.

Olga Meyer was the daughter of Willy Elkan and Elsa Warburg Elkan. Following the death of Willy Elkan, Elsa married her second husband George Melchior in 1917. In 1920 her daughter Olga married Adolph Meyer; they lived in Hamburg and had two children, Felix and Gisela.

Olga and Adolph's son Felix was sent to boarding school (Gordonstoun School) in Scotland in 1937. After completing his education, Felix joined the British Army's Intelligence unit as a translator and interrogator of German POWs, serving in the 8th Hussars Division. Upon becoming a citizen Felix changed his surname to Mitchell. After the war, he stayed in Great Britain and lived in London for the rest of his life. He went on to become a managing director of several firms. In 1928 he married Eva Rose, who was active in Jewish causes and became an executive of the United British Fund for World Jewish Relief.

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