F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas

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F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas was a renowned British World War II secret agent and resistance organizer, famed for his daring missions in occupied France and his resilience under Gestapo capture and torture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British intelligence officer
Special Operations Executive agent
World War II veteran
human
resistance fighter
allegiance Free French Forces
United Kingdom
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Croix de Guerre
The George Cross
surface form: George Cross

Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour

Order of Virtuti Militari
surface form: Polish Virtuti Militari
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1902-06-17
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship France
United Kingdom
deathCountry United Kingdom
deathDate 1964-02-26
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
employer UK government
surface form: British government

Special Operations Executive
familyName Yeo-Thomas
fieldOfWork clandestine operations
espionage
resistance organization
fullName Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas
givenName Edward
Forest
Frederick
languageSpoken English
French
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
militaryRank Wing Commander
nickname The White Rabbit
notableAlias Agent "Shelley"
notableEvent capture by the Gestapo
imprisonment in Buchenwald concentration camp
torture by the Gestapo
notableWork missions in occupied France
organization of French Resistance networks
occupation civil servant
intelligence officer
secret agent
participatedIn coordination of French Resistance with Allied command
sexOrGender male

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Special Operations Executive notableMember F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas