Terence Atherton | |
|---|---|
 Atherton (on the right with pipe) alongside Josip Broz Tito during February 1942 in Foča | |
| Born | 3 August 1902 Wavertree, Liverpool |
| Died | 15 July 1942 (aged 39) Tatarovina, Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | Special Operations Executive (SOE) |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | General Service Corps |
| Battles / wars | Operation Hydra (Yugoslavia) |
Arthur Terence Atherton (3 August 1902 – 15 July 1942)[1] was a British journalist, War correspondent and a newspaper proprietor of various English language publications in Belgrade between 1931 and 1941. He was also a British Special Operations Executive intelligence officer for Section D and an espionage agent, both in pre-war Belgrade and during World War II in Yugoslavia.[2][3] The former journalist led a Commando Mission behind enemy lines during World War II and died in mysterious circumstances.[4]
- ^ (Šnuderl 1994, p. 153): " Terence Atherton (1902-1942), publicist, major in the British Army; head of the military intelligence mission..."
- ^ Williams, Heather (1994). "The Special Operations Executive and Yugoslavia, 1941-1945" (PDF). University of Southampton.
- ^ (Roberts 1973, p. 54): "....Major Terence Atherton, who before the war had been a newspaperman in Belgrade and was a member of SOE."
- ^ "Gallery: British Military Missions with the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland, 1941-1944: Hudson, Atherton, Bailey and Armstrong". British Embassy, Belgrade.