Inscription
Violette Szabo, GC, 1921 - 1945, secret agent, lived here.
She gave her life for the French Resistance.
Greater London Council
Site: Violette Szabo home (1 memorial)
SW9, Burnley Road, 18
Szabo lived here 1932-42.
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Violette Szabo home
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French Resistance / The Maquis
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Violette Szabo, GC, CdeG
British secret agent in WW2. Born in Paris as Violette Bushell of a French mo...
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