Rowden, Diana Hope, 1915-1944
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Diana Hope Rowden (31 January 1915 – 6 July 1944) served in the British Women's Auxiliary Air Force and was an agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. Rowden was a member of SOE's Acrobat circuit in occupied France where she operated as a courier until she was arrested by the Gestapo. She was subsequently executed at the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.
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| referencedIn | Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF Series) | National Archives (Great Britain) | |
| referencedIn | Foreign Office: Claims Department: Correspondence and Claims Files | 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 | |
| England | ENG | GB | |
| Republic of France | 00 | FR |
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Birth 1915-01-31
Death 1944-07-06
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