Date of birth:

July 24th, 1921 (Newfield, County Durham, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

March 29th, 1945 (Flossenburg KZ)

Buried on:

Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial (Memorial to the Missing)

Service number:

250965

Nationality:

British

George Demand attended Roseberry School at Pelton and became during the war a member of 'F' (French) Section, Special Operations Executive.
Demand participated in "Scullion I" and "Scullion II" missions to sabotage the synthetic oil plants at Les Talots, Burgundy. After the second mission had succeeded the team split up but were nearly all arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Flossenburg concentration camp where he and other team members were murdered.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

F Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government

Awarded on:

January 4th, 1946

Citation:
"This officer was twice parachuted into FRANCE with a coup de main party. The target was a synthetic oil plant near AUTUN. The first attempt in April, 1943 failed and the party returned to ENGLAND the following month. On 12th August 1943 they were again parachuted into FRANCE, and the operation was entirely successful. DEMAND distinguished himself by his excellent work in reconnoitring the neighbourhood of the target and planning the approach to the target. His coolness and courage were outstanding.

After the operation DEMAND proceeded to PARIS to prepare a line of retreat but was arrested en route. He was later doported to GERMANY and was executed at FLOSSENBURG in March, 1945.

It is rcommended that this officer be awarded posthumously a Mention in Despatches."

Colin Gubbins
Major-General
23.9.45.

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