Donald Caskie
Donald Currie Caskie, OBE, DD (22 May 1902 – 27 December 1983) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, best known for his work in France during World War II. He was a member of the Pat O'Leary escape line which helped up to 500 Allied sailors, soldiers and airmen to escape from Occupied France (mainly through Spain).
Donald Currie Caskie | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 22 May 1902 |
| Died | 27 December 1983 (aged 81) Greenock, Scotland |
| Religion | Church of Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Senior posting | |
| Post | The Scots Kirk, Paris, 1938–1940, 1945–1961 |
The 'Fasti' – the record of all Church of Scotland ministers since the Reformation – simply mentions that he was "engaged in church and patriotic duties in France, 1939–1945". In his autobiography The Tartan Pimpernel he states that 'he had been called to Paris in 1935.'
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