Cecile Pearl Witherington Cornioley CBE (24 June 1914 – 24 February 2008), code names Marie and Pauline, was an agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in occupied Europe against the Axis powers. SOE agents allied themselves with French Resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from England.
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24 June 1914 France
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Died |
24 February 2008 (aged 93) France
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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