LC control no. | nb2014019937 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Buckmaster, Maurice, 1902-1992 |
Associated country | Great Britain England France |
Birth date | 19020111 |
Death date | 19920417 |
Place of birth | Staffordshire (England) |
Place of death | Forest Row (England) |
Field of activity | World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements |
Affiliation | Great Britain. Special Operations Executive |
Profession or occupation | Intelligence officers |
Found in | They fought alone, 2014: t.p. (Maurice Buckmaster) Wikipedia, viewed 2 September 2014 (Colonel Maurice James Buckmaster OBE born 11 January 1902 at Ravenhill, Brereton, Staffordshire, England and died 17 April 1992, Forest Row, Sussex. He was the leader of the French section of Special Operations Executive and was awarded the Croix de Guerre. Apart from his war service, he was a corporate manager with the French branch of the Ford Motor Company, in the postwar years serving in Dagenham. He wrote two memoirs about his service with the Resistance during World War II.) |
Associated language | eng |