SOE's Daphne Park - aka the "Queen of Spies" - on film in a new exhibition
SPY OXFORDSHIRE is the brand new exhibition at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock, running from Wednesday 28th October until...
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The Secret WW2 Learning Network is an educational charity registered in the UK - a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) No. 1156796
- Jul 27, 2020
Announcing new Trustee Professor Juliette Pattinson
The Secret WW2 Learning Network is delighted to announce that we have an eminent new Trustee in the person of Professor Juliette...
- Jun 1, 2020
Update on SOE veteran James Edgar's 100th birthday
James Edgar Ld’H CdeG lives in Western Australia. He served with SOE in Europe and the Far East, and is now one of its last surviving...
- May 8, 2020
Commemoration of SOE's Contribution to VE Day
Within the bounds of the government's lockdown and social distancing guidelines, the Royal British Legion was able to arrange...
- May 6, 2020
In Memory at Brookwood Military Cemetery
The Memorial to the Missing 1939-45 in Brookwood Military Cemetery near Woking, Surrey hosts the greatest number of SOE names of any...
- Mar 31, 2020
A Message For Our Friends And Supporters
The challenges of Covid-19 being what they are, several forthcoming events on the 2020 programme of The Secret WW2 Learning Network and...
- Feb 3, 2020
75th Anniversary Service In Memory Of SOE Agents
Sunday 2nd February 2020 saw the monthly Brookwood Last Post ceremony at Brookwood Military Cemetery, near Woking in Surrey. This...
- Feb 2, 2020
Witold Pilecki: "The Volunteer" who infiltrated Auschwitz
On Wednesday 29th January 2020 at an event organised by Ognisko Polskie, author Jack Fairweather gave a PowerPoint presentation on his...
- Dec 6, 2019
Libre Résistance conference: more Secret WW2 revelations in Paris
Several members of The Secret WW2 Learning Network are also members of the Paris-based association Libre Résistance (LR) which keeps...
- Nov 16, 2019
Legion d'Honneur for MI6 veteran
The past week started with Remembrance Sunday and was immediately followed by November 11th itself, with the Charity's Trustees, Friends...
- Nov 11, 2019
Free French remembered at Brookwood Military Cemetery
On Monday 11th November a group of nine Friends and supporters of the Charity were at Brookwood Military Cemetery for a special...
- Nov 10, 2019
SOE tribute at Hampshire war memorial
During Remembrance Sunday events today, and at another tomorrow, tributes at SOE and other ceremonies are being paid by Charity members. ...
- Nov 9, 2019
Remembering SOE's Jewish parachutists and former Palestine training school sites
Trustee Paul McCue recently visited Israel as a guest of the Israel Defence Forces, following two projects that Paul has helped with...
- Oct 19, 2019
Group visit to the Military Intelligence Museum and the Shuttleworth 'Special Duties' Lysand
The Charity has just hosted a two-centre group outing to the Military Intelligence Museum at Chicksands and The Shuttleworth Collection...
- Sep 30, 2019
Women Behind Enemy Lines: literary lunch with Sonia Purnell & Sarah Helm
The Charity was proud to be associated with the Richmond Literary Lunch, the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club on Tuesday, 24th September 2019....
- Sep 29, 2019
Légion d'Honneur awarded to SOE's James Edgar
James Edgar is one of the last surviving members of SOE who served in France. He was Mentioned in Dispatches, awarded the Croix de Guerre...
- Sep 21, 2019
D-Day roles of agents trained in Surrey
Over two days during September, members of the Charity's team gave specially arranged presentations at Wanborough Great Barn near...
- Sep 15, 2019
The WW2 Polish contribution behind the lines in France
On September 12th at an evening presentation at the Ognisko Polskie, The Polish Hearth Club in London, two authors gave talks about three...
- Sep 6, 2019
Commemorative ceremony for Jewish SOE personnel
On September 1st several Trustees and Friends of the Charity attended a commemorative ceremony for Jewish SOE personnel at Brookwood...
- Jul 20, 2019
Annual celebration of the life of Violette Szabo GC
This year's annual celebration of the life of the SOE agent Violette Szabo took place on July 14th at the Violette Szabo GC Museum in...
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