Nancy Wake
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 2011-08-07
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Great World War II Stories
- Classic Stories of World War II
- The autobiography of the woman the Gestapo called the White Mouse
- La Gestapo m'appelait la souris blanche
- The White Mouse
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 11
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- ROBINS-I: a tool for assessing risk of bias in non-randomised studies of interventions
· 2016 · cited 14,485x
- A More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine: A New Prediction Equation
· 1999 · cited 12,233x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,771x
- Thematic Analysis
· 2017 · cited 10,663x
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Key facts
- Nicknames
- Hélène (SOE), Andrée ( French Resistance /SOE Identity), White Mouse (Gestapo in France)
- Born
- ( 1912-08-30 ) 30 August 1912, Roseneath , Wellington , New Zealand
- Died
- 7 August 2011 (2011-08-07) (aged 98), London, England
- Allegiance
- France, United Kingdom
- Branch
- Special Operations Executive , First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
- Service years
- 1943–1945 (SOE)
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- Freelance
- Conflicts
- Second World War
- Awards
- Companion of the Order of Australia , George Medal , Officer of the Legion of Honour (France), Croix de guerre (France), Médaille de la Résistance (France), Medal of Freedom (United States), RSA Badge in Gold (New Zealand)
- Spouses
- Henri Fiocca (d. 1943), John Forward
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 30 August 1912
- Died
- 7 August 2011
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Augusta
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Roseneath
- Place of death
- Kingston upon Thames
- Occupation
- nurse
- Political party
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Languages spoken
- French
- Conflict
- World War II
Article
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, AC, GM (30 August 1912 – 7 August 2011), also known as Madame Fiocca and Nancy Fiocca, was a New Zealand-born Australian nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, and briefly pursued a postwar career as an intelligence officer in the Air Ministry.
The official historian of the SOE, M. R. D. Foot, said that "her irrepressible, infectious, high spirits were a joy to everyone who worked with her." Many stories about her World War II activities come from her autobiography, The White Mouse, and are not verifiable from other sources.
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1912 births2011 deathsAustralian emigrants to EnglandAustralian expatriates in EnglandAustralian memoiristsCompanions of the Order of AustraliaFemale recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France)Female resistance members of World War IIFemale spies during World War IIFirst Aid Nursing Yeomanry peopleFrench Resistance membersLiberal Party of Australia politicians