Vera Leigh

Vera Leigh
In FANY uniform (circa 1943).
Nickname(s)Simone, Almoner (SOE codenames), Suzanne Chavanne (alias while working as an SOE agent in France)
Born(1903-03-17)17 March 1903
Leeds, England, UK
Died6 July 1944(1944-07-06) (aged 41)
Natzweiler-Struthof, France
AllegianceBritain, France
Service / branchFrench Resistance
Special Operations Executive
Years of service1940–1943 (French Resistance), 1943–1944 (SOE)
RankEnsign (FANY)
UnitDonkeyman, Inventor (SOE)
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsKing's Commendation for Brave Conduct

Vera Leigh (17 March 1903 – 6 July 1944) was an agent of the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive during World War II. [1][2]

Leigh was a member of the SOE's Donkeyman circuit and Inventor sub-circuit in occupied France until she was arrested by the Gestapo.[3] She was subsequently executed at the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.[3]

  1. ^ Kramer 1995, pp. 59–72.
  2. ^ Escott 1992.
  3. ^ a b Kramer 1995, pp. 181–206.