Plaque

Vera Atkins

Erection date: 4/8/2022

Inscription

Vera Atkins, née Rosenberg, Commander of the Order of British Empire, Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour.
A Jewish pre-war British spy, Vera joined Special Operations Executive (SOE), as Intelligence Squadron Officer, F Section, overseeing the missions of secret agents to France. She lived at 725 Nell Gwynn House in WW2.

"Be strong and of good courage." (Joshua 1:9)
(The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, UK branch, and AJEX UK)

Site: Vera Atkins + Frederick Douglass (2 memorials)

SW3, Sloane Avenue, Nell Gwynn House

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World War 2

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Special Operations Executive (SOE)

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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

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Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women

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