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07 Aug 11 - 11:22 PM (#3203662) Subject: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Little Robyn Just heard this on today's news. A legendary figure. This tells who she was and what she did. Robyn |
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07 Aug 11 - 11:27 PM (#3203663) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: katlaughing Wow, thanks for that! Glad she lived a good long while after all that. |
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08 Aug 11 - 02:20 AM (#3203689) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: JennieG Heard the news this morning on the car radio - what a life. Her book "The White Mouse" has been on the school syllabus here in New South Wales. It was a crying shame that for so long her wartime bravery was ignored by the Australian government, although she had been decorated by the French and British governments. Cheers JennieG |
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08 Aug 11 - 02:27 AM (#3203690) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Little Robyn She was considered to be an Australian but she was born in Wellington, New Zealand - just like me! A really gutsy lady. Well done Nancy. RIP. The mayor of Wellington has placed flowers at her monument. Robyn |
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08 Aug 11 - 05:12 AM (#3203740) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Tangledwood It's sad that the word "hero" has been devalued by inappropriate overuse. Nancy was a true heroine in the very real sense. Her autobiographies are compelling reading. May her deeds never be forgotten. |
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08 Aug 11 - 05:40 AM (#3203749) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: fat B****rd What a woman !! May she rest in peace. |
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08 Aug 11 - 08:52 AM (#3203813) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Jack the Sailor Thanks Robyn |
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08 Aug 11 - 08:57 AM (#3203817) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: JennieG Robyn, every time Nancy made the news here she was always said to have been born in New Zealand - she may have lived much of her life here in Oz, but we know she was a Kiwi by birth. Cheers JennieG |
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09 Aug 11 - 08:41 AM (#3204527) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: alanabit Obviously a very brave woman. I read her obituary in the Guardian and was very impressed - as anyone would be. |
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09 Aug 11 - 06:36 PM (#3204918) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: katlaughing Now, I've two more books to find and read. I didn't know about her when I was a child, but in my playtime one of the main characters I acted out was behind the enemy lines in France helping the Resistance. Of course, I only imagined what might happen; had no idea of the real horrors, but I did have a sense of the heroism it took for such people as Nancy Wake to do what they did. Thanks for this very interesting thread. kat who was "Kelpie Tremayne!"*bg* |
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10 Aug 11 - 04:05 AM (#3205137) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Dave MacKenzie I read her autobiography over 50 years ago, and was greatly impressed by her courage and lack of pomposity. I only found out now that I'd spent a significant portion of my life commuting past the placr where she was living. |
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10 Aug 11 - 07:50 AM (#3205227) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Charley Noble Fascinating story. Charley Noble |
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10 Aug 11 - 10:01 AM (#3205311) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: meself Found this curious: "Wake had been arrested in Toulouse, but was released four days later" - no explanation given, while two sentences previously, we're told that the Gestapo had put a five million franc price on her head. ... ? |
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10 Aug 11 - 11:46 AM (#3205391) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Dave MacKenzie As I understand it, the Gestapo had difficulty believing that this petite woman could actually be the 'White Mouse'. |
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10 Aug 11 - 01:38 PM (#3205488) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: gnu Wow! RIP and thanks. |
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11 Aug 11 - 11:30 AM (#3206064) Subject: RE: Obit: The White Mouse (Nancy Wake) From: Crowhugger How interesting! I hadn't heard of her before this, thank you Little Robyn. |