Hurrah - wet day today.That meant i could wear my "70's does the 40's" outfit that I have been looking forward to.
You cant quite see the awesome green dress under the coat, but it is pretty special.
And its topped off with the super cute green 1940's beret -which is not actually a beret. So my beret expert friend Daan says.
I felt like a French resistance fighter all day long.
So i did some research on women in the resistance and found out about this amazing lady on http://www.nzedge.com/:
Nancy Gray was born in Roseneath, Wellington and moved to Australia as a small child.
In her teens she moved to Europe where she eventually met and married a rich handsome French Industrialist.
As World War Two began Nancy saw what the Nazis’ were doing to the people of Europe and started to become involved in the French Resistance movement.
Due to her wealth she was able to travel freely and became more and more involved in missions, including couriering messages and rescuing refugees.
She became so well known that the Gestapo had a price on her head and she was known as “The White Mouse” – due to her evasion of capture.
She was forced to escape France and leave her husband (who was eventually tortured and killed because he would not divulge her whereabouts). She was flown to England where she trained as a special operative and was parachuted back to France to coordinate resistance fighters and prepare for D-Day.
On one occasion Nancy cycled 500 km through several German checkpoints to replace codes her wireless operator had been forced to destroy in a German raid.
She has had a mini series made about her life and was scathing about some of the historical inaccuracies..
In her teens she moved to Europe where she eventually met and married a rich handsome French Industrialist.
As World War Two began Nancy saw what the Nazis’ were doing to the people of Europe and started to become involved in the French Resistance movement.
Due to her wealth she was able to travel freely and became more and more involved in missions, including couriering messages and rescuing refugees.
She became so well known that the Gestapo had a price on her head and she was known as “The White Mouse” – due to her evasion of capture.
She was forced to escape France and leave her husband (who was eventually tortured and killed because he would not divulge her whereabouts). She was flown to England where she trained as a special operative and was parachuted back to France to coordinate resistance fighters and prepare for D-Day.
On one occasion Nancy cycled 500 km through several German checkpoints to replace codes her wireless operator had been forced to destroy in a German raid.
She has had a mini series made about her life and was scathing about some of the historical inaccuracies..
"The mini-series was well-acted but in parts it was extremely stupid. At one stage they had me cooking eggs and bacon to feed the men. For goodness sake did the Allies parachute me into France to fry eggs and bacon for the men? There wasn’t an egg to be had for love nor money, and even if there had been why would I be frying it when I had men to do that sort of thing?"
Nancy is now 93 and lives in a London Nursing home.
3 comments:
Oh I remember reading that story about The White Mouse. I love the stories you keep adding about peoples lives!
Oh Thats good Ruby because Im not sure whether its boring or ok!!
Its hard to know with blogs isnt it? You feel like you are writing to the atmosphere and wonder if what you find interesting is or not!
Thanks heaps for commenting, and I eagerly await your next adventure.
Hey have you tried checking out auction houses that do weekly household auctions? I have got some awesome stuff lately for ssssooooo cheap.
xx Claire
LOVE this look on you! And the story too - I know one of my favorite things about dressing in vintage is the connection I feel to history and people who have gone before. Well done!
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