Terence Atherton | |
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![]() Atherton (on the right with pipe) alongside Josip Broz Tito during February 1942 in Foča | |
Born | Wavertree, Liverpool | 3 August 1902
Died | 15 July 1942 Tatarovina, Yugoslavia | (aged 39)
Allegiance | ![]() |
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]