Bonnefous, (nee Robins), Kate aka Kitty.

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Kate aka Kitty. Bonnefous

Family/Last name:
Bonnefous
Forename(s) and initial(s):
Kate aka Kitty.
Place of birth:
Brentford, London, England
Date of birth:
5/8/1896
Nationality:
British, France
Military Unit:
Civilian
Place of capture:
Castillon-la-Bataille, France
Date of capture:
30/11/1940
Data sources
The National Archives (UK)Other Sources (Submitted by Brian Cooper)
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From Brian Cooper. 26/09/2024

Kitty had dual nationality: British and French

Date of birth: 1886-08-05

With her American friend, Etta Shiber, Kate Bonnefous sheltered and organised the escape from occupied France of evaders following the withdrawal of the British Army from France to the UK in 1940. Both were arrested and charged by a German military court with assisting the escape of British military personnel. Found guilty, they were both sentenced to death but both sentences were later reduced to life imprisonment.
Following intervention by the American Government, Etta Shiber was released as part of a prisoner exchange between the American and German governments. Mrs. Bonnefous however endured a pronged stay in various German prisons.
Liberated from prison at Jauer, now Jawor, by the Red Army February 1945.
Repatriated via Odessa [UK National Archives Catalogue Reference AIR 46/25 Prisoners of war and escapes from enemy occupied territory].

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