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Old 8th Oct 2017, 22:25
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Chugalug2
 
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Danny:-
Chugalug, have never heard of the "Pat O'Leary Line"
it was a nom de guerre adopted by a Belgian Captain MO, Albert Guerisse, who was granted an RN commission having escaped to England. He was captured by the Vichy French having ferried two SOE agents ashore. The boat had foundered while returning to his ship. He gave his name as Pat O'Leary, a Canadian officer friend of his. He was sprung from prison, remained in France to run the Escape Line, and retained the name O'Leary. His exploits can be read here:-

Albert Guerisse (Pat O'Leary)

If your cantankerous laptop is in a sulk again Danny, simply Google him. Having survived the Gestapo, the SS, and Dachau, after the war he was heavily decorated by the British being awarded the George Cross, the DSO, and receiving an honorary knighthood. The Belgian King ennobled him, and he retired as a Major General from the Belgian Army having been described as the world's most decorated man for bravery.
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