Diana Rowden
Diana Hope Rowden (31 January 1915 – 6 July 1944) served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and was an agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. Rowden was a member of SOE's Acrobat circuit in occupied France where she operated as a courier until she was arrested by the Gestapo. She was subsequently executed at the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.
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In WAAF uniform (circa 1942). | |
| Nickname(s) | Paulette, Chaplain and Marcelle (SOE codenames), Juliette Thérèse Rondeau (alias while working as an SOE agent in France) |
| Born | 31 January 1915 England |
| Died | 6 July 1944 (aged 29) Natzweiler-Struthof, France |
| Allegiance | Britain |
| Service/ | Women's Auxiliary Air Force Special Operations Executive |
| Years of service | 1941-1944 |
| Rank | Section Officer (WAAF) |
| Unit | Acrobat (SOE) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Croix de Guerre Mentioned in Despatches |
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