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Maurice Buckmaster | |
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| Born | 11 January 1902 Brereton, Staffordshire |
| Died | 17 April 1992 (aged 90) Forest Row, East Sussex |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–46 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | F-Section, Special Operations Executive |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Relations | May Dorothy Steed, 3 children; Anna Cecilia (née Reinstein) |
Colonel Maurice James Buckmaster OBE (11 January 1902 – 17 April 1992) was the leader of the French section of Special Operations Executive and was awarded the Croix de Guerre.
Apart from his war service, Buckmaster 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.