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Nancy Wake

Biography of Nancy Wake

30. Aug 1912 – 7. Aug 2011(98 years)Died in:Kingston upon Thames, England

New Zealander and Australian war heroine

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New Zealand

Kingston upon Thames, England

New Zealand

Occupation(4)

journalist partisan SOE agent spy

Awards(10)

Knight of the Legion of Honour Croix de guerre 1939–1945 Resistance Medal George Medal Medal of Freedom Companion of the Order of Australia 1939–45 Star France and Germany Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945

Education(1)

North Sydney Technical High School

Nancy Wake (* 30. August 1912 in Roseneath; † 7. August 2011 in Kingston upon Thames) was a new Zealander and Australian war heroine. She was 98 years old. She studied at North Sydney Technical High School. She received 10 awards, including Knight of the Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre 1939–1945.

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1912

Born in New Zealand

1945

George Medal

1947

Medal of Freedom

1947

Resistance Medal

1970

Knight of the Legion of Honour

2004

Companion of the Order of Australia

2011

Died in Kingston upon Thames, England

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