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- Vera Atkins – Special Operations Executive – 1908-2000
- During WW2 Romanian born Vera Atkins became an intelligence officer reporting to Colin Gubbins the head of SOE.
- Her main responsibility was to the agents and in particular the women sent into France as couriers, radio operators and to help train the resistance.
- After the war she went back into Europe to find out what happened to the women who did not return. They are all honoured on this memorial seat.
The Seat was re-varnished in August 2025.
"Where Nature Greets Remembrance"
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