Druillenec, Le, Harold Osmond

Bergen-Belsen Trial

Date of birth:: August 1st, 1911 (Jersey, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: 1985
Nationality:: British

Biography

Le Druillenec, a schoolmaster, was the only British survivor when Bergen-Belsen was liberated. On 4 June 1944, he was arrested for his work in the Jersey based resistance and subsequently deported on 30 June 1944. Le Druillenec was a witness during the Bergen-Belsen Trial. Both his sistersLouisa and Ivy were also recipients of the British Hero of the Holocaust award.

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Médaille de la Résistance Française

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1949

British Hero of the Holocaust

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 9th, 2010

Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Auschwitz:

"It is right that we reflect and learn from the past as we go forward in the future. That is why I was pleased to create a new award to recognise those amazing British individuals who through extraordinary and selfless acts of bravery protected and rescued Jews and others in the Holocaust. "These individuals are true British heroes and a source of national pride for all of us. They were shining beacons of hope in the midst of terrible evil because they were prepared to take a stand against prejudice, hatred and intolerance. We pay tribute to them for the inspiration they provide now and for future generations to come."

Posthumously awarded. His wife collected his honour on his behalf.