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F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas

1902–1964

Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
military personnel

Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas (17 June 1902 – 26 February 1964), known as "Tommy", was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in the Second World War.

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Biography

Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas (17 June 1902 – 26 February 1964), known as "Tommy", was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in the Second World War. Codenamed "Seahorse" and "Shelley" in the SOE, Yeo-Thomas was known by the Gestapo as "The White Rabbit". His particular sphere of operations was Occupied and Vichy France. He was one of the most highly decorated agents in the Second World War.