Lefort, Cecily Margot, 1900-1945
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Cecily Lefort (30 April 1899 – February 1945) served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and in France for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during the Second World War. Lefort arrived in France in June 1943 and was a courier. She was arrested by the Gestapo in September 1943 and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she was later executed.
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Foreign Office: Claims Department: Correspondence and Claims Files | National Archives (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF Series) | National Archives (Great Britain) |
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| memberOf | Great Britain. Special Operations Executive | corporateBody |
| memberOf | Great Britain. Women's Auxiliary Air Force | corporateBody |
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| Republic of France | 00 | FR | |
| Ravensbrück | 11 | DE | |
| London | ENG | GB |
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Birth 1900-04-30
Death 1945-01-03
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