Violette Szabo GC
(1921-1945)

woman, secret agent, and George Cross recipient

Died aged c. 24

Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo GC (née Bushell; 26 June 1921 – c. 5 February 1945) was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her second mission into occupied France, Szabo was captured by the German army, interrogated, tortured and deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, where she was executed.

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Commemorated on 2 plaques

Violette Szabo GC 1921-1945 secret agent lived here. She gave her life for the French Resistance.

18 Burnley Road, Stockwell, Lambeth, SW9, London, United Kingdom where they lived

In memory of Violette Szabo GC and the Stockwell residents who gave their lives in World War II. Unveiled by Virginia McKenna at a Special Remembrance Service on 26 June 2001, the 80th anniversary of Violette's birth, in the presence of Tania Szabo, the Mayor of Lambeth and the Brixton & Stockwell British Legion. Mural designed & painted by Brian Barnes and Marya Harris, based on designs from pupils at Stockwell Park School. A Stockwell Partnership project with the Clapham & Stockwell Town Centre initiative and Transport for London Street Management.

1914 South Lambeth Road, London, United Kingdom where they lived near