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Friday, 14 May 2021

Nancy Wake

 Nancy was born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1911, and she moved to Australia when she was only 2. She ran away from her home when she was only 16 years old and went to London in 1935. She had learned to be a journalist and worked in Paris.

When the war started she started working as an ambulance driver. She soon became a part of a group led by Pat O'Leary (Real name is Albert Guirisse) which helped the British soldiers escape from France.


Nickname: White mouse.

Born: 30th of August 1912 Wellington, New Zealand.

Died: 7th of August 2011 (age 98) London, England.

Nancy Wake (1945).jpg

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  1. Anonymous19 May 2021 at 11:27

    good explanation I enjoyed reading your work about her and I learnt some new things.

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