Bec, Francisque Eugene

Date of birth:: October 18th, 1905 (Palmers Green/London, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: June 16th, 1944 (Chemire/Sarthe,France)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Le Mans
Plot: 38. Row: C. Grave: 50.
Service number:: 322014
Nationality:: French

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Mentioned in Dispatches

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Second-Lieutenant
Unit:: F Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
Awarded on:: June 21st, 1945

Citation:
"This officer was parachuted into France on teh 28th May 1944 as arms instructor to a circuit in the Sarthe department, and was given the task of organising a maquis group. he devoted himself to this task with great energy, and developped a small but efficient group.

On the 20th June, while leading his group in an engagement with a superior enemy force, Bec was killed.

It is recommended that this officer be mentioned in Despatchs (Posthumous Award).

Signed
Colin Gubbins
Major-general
7.4.45