William Oliver Churchill DSO, MC (1914–1997) was an Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer during the Second World War. Shortly after the Italians had switched allegiance to the Allies in September 1943, he was parachuted into German occupied Corfu to inform the Italian commander that the Allies would support him, and in August 1944 was parachuted into northern Italy behind German lines to act as British Liaison Officer with the partisan leaders.
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1914 Stockholm
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1997 (aged 82)
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