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West Hill born Secret Agent remembered

Sussex educational charity the Secret WW2 Learning Network will be honouring  four Brighton-born secret agents during Remembrance Week in November.

The four agents are Lieutenant Jacqueline Nearne, Captain Edward Zeff and Captain Michael Trotobas who all operated clandestinely in German-occupied France; and Captain Ronald Taylor who served as a sabotage specialist with Partisan forces in northern Italy. While Nearne, Zeff and Taylor survived the war, Trotobas was killed in 1943 during a shoot-out with German forces in Lille. Continue reading West Hill born Secret Agent remembered