Isidore NewmanMBECdeGMdeR (26 January 1916 – 7 September 1944) was a British secret agent in the French section of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War.
He was born in Leeds on 26 January 1916, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants Joseph and Tilly Newman. He grew up in Durham where he trained as a primary school teacher, before moving to Hull in 1938, and had studied French at university though spoke it less than perfectly.[1]
WWIIedit
He joined the Royal Corps of Signals in August 1940, before joining the Special Operations Executive’s French (or F) Section in July 1941.[1]
First missionedit
Monument commemorating the landing of Capt. Peter Churchill from HMS Unbroken at Cap d'Antibes on 21 April 1942
In Operation DELAY II Peter Churchill’s mission was to land four SOE agents on the French Riviera by submarine.[2] On 26 February 1942 Churchill flew from Bristol to Gibraltar with two radio operators, Isidore Newman «Julien» for the URCHIN network and Edward Zeff «Matthieu» for the SPRUCE network, where they were joined by Marcel Clech «Bastien», radio operator for the AUTOGIRO network, and Victor Gerson «René», an SOE agent on a special mission to organise the VIC Escape Line.[1][2] They travelled in HM Submarine P 42 “Unbroken” to Antibes where on the night of 21 April 1942 Churchill took Newman and Zeff and their radios to the shore by canoe, and led them to their contact Dr Élie Lévy. Churchill then returned to the submarine and dropped off Clech and Gerson by canoe at Pointe d’Agay near Fréjus before returning to the UK.[2]
In May Newman joined the URCHIN network of Francis Basin "Olive" on the Côte d'Azur and established radio links with London, sending around 200 messages before Basin was arrested in Cannes on 18 August. Peter Churchill returned to Cannes on 27 August to organise and coordinate the SOE F Section SPINDLE Network which directed the delivery of supplies to support the CARTE Organisation run by André Girard and Newman joined SPINDLE as Network Manager. A quarrel arose between Newman and Girard because of the excessive length of the messages that Girard imposed on him, in contradiction with the rules of security. Considering it vital to remain on good terms with Girard, Churchill sent Newman back to London in early November.[1][3]
Second missionedit
He was brought by Lysander on the night of 19/20 July 1943 near Azay-sur-Cher to be radio operator of Philippe Liewer's SALESMAN network in Rouen and Le Havre.[4] His nom de guerre was "Peter" (or "Pepe"). During this mission Newman sent 54 messages. SALESMAN needed a reliable radio link with London to begin coordinating supply drops and made effective use of the arms it then received, sinking an 800-ton minesweeper in September, and wrecking a local power station the following month. Newman maintained tight security, transmitting from three separate locations and never transmitting more than twice from the same location before moving to the next, but German direction-finding teams were close to arresting him and he was forced to cease transmission for six weeks at one point.[1] On 8 March 1944, Claude Malraux, who was temporarily in charge of SALESMAN, was arrested and within hours all his contacts were blown.[1]
Arrest and deathedit
Newman was arrested on 31 March 1944 and was subsequently suspected of revealing the locations of his safe houses.[1] He was taken to the Gestapo prison in Paris, then Fresnes prison, and lastly transferred to Mauthausen concentration camp where he was executed on 7 September 1944.[1]
As one of the 104 agents of section F who lost their lives for France, Isidore Newman is honoured at The Valençay SOE Memorial, Indre, France.
Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, panel 21, column 3.
Capt. Isidore Newman, British Secret Agent, SOE, MI6 during WW2
Historical marker of honor on the home he lived in, in Durham.
Text:
"Captain Isidore Newman, MBE Jewish Secret Agent WW2 Special Operations Executive (SOE) Lived at 52/53 Hawthorn Terrace. He was betrayed in France and murdered in Mauthausen concentration camp in 1944 Be Strong and of Good Courage, Joshua 1:9 Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation U.K. Branch, AJEX U.K.
Erected 2023 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (U.K. Branch)."
^ abcDuel of Wits, Peter Churchill, Hodder and Stoughton, 1953
^On the night of 3/4 November a Seadog commanded by Buchowski landed 9 people and 500 kg of materials, and embarked 6 people in Port-Miou,. Those landed were: George Starr, Marcus Bloom, Mary Herbert, Marie-Therese Le Chene, Odette Sansom, Gracomino Galea, and three others. Those who embarked were: Isidore Newman, John Starr, Jean Nohain-Jaboune "Quintet" (Radio-Patrie), X "Richard" and his son, and another. [Source: Sir Brooks Richards, p. 930]
The F Section Memorial, Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Charitable Trust, 1992
M. R. D. Foot (2006). SOE in France. An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France, 1940–1944. Routledge. ISBN0415408008.
Lt. Col. EG Boxshall, Chronology of SOE operations with the resistance in France during World War II, 1960, typed document (copy from the Pearl Witherington-Cornioley Library, available at the Valençay Library). See sheet 17, DONKEYMAN CIRCUIT and sheet 22, SALESMAN CIRCUIT.
Verity, Hugh (2013). We Landed by Moonlight. Crecy Publishing. ISBN9780947554750.
Sir Brooks Richards, Secret Flotillas: the Clandestine Sea Lines to France and French North Africa, HMSO, 1996.
'Fighting Back' by Martin Sugarman, Valentine Mitchell, 2017 and in
Jewish Hstorical Studies Volume 41, 2007
January 01, 1970
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For the school see Isidore Newman School Isidore Newman MBE CdeG MdeR 26 January 1916 7 September 1944 was a British secret agent in the French section of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War SOE agent Isidore Newman Contents 1 Early life 2 WWII 2 1 First mission 2 2 Second mission 2 3 Arrest and death 3 Recognition 3 1 Awards 3 2 Monuments 4 References 5 External sourcesEarly life editHe was born in Leeds on 26 January 1916 the son of Russian Jewish immigrants Joseph and Tilly Newman He grew up in Durham where he trained as a primary school teacher before moving to Hull in 1938 and had studied French at university though spoke it less than perfectly 1 WWII editHe joined the Royal Corps of Signals in August 1940 before joining the Special Operations Executive s French or F Section in July 1941 1 First mission edit nbsp Monument commemorating the landing of Capt Peter Churchill from HMS Unbroken at Cap d Antibes on 21 April 1942 In Operation DELAY II Peter Churchill s mission was to land four SOE agents on the French Riviera by submarine 2 On 26 February 1942 Churchill flew from Bristol to Gibraltar with two radio operators Isidore Newman Julien for the URCHIN network and Edward Zeff Matthieu for the SPRUCE network where they were joined by Marcel Clech Bastien radio operator for the AUTOGIRO network and Victor Gerson Rene an SOE agent on a special mission to organise the VIC Escape Line 1 2 They travelled in HM Submarine P 42 Unbroken to Antibes where on the night of 21 April 1942 Churchill took Newman and Zeff and their radios to the shore by canoe and led them to their contact Dr Elie Levy Churchill then returned to the submarine and dropped off Clech and Gerson by canoe at Pointe d Agay near Frejus before returning to the UK 2 In May Newman joined the URCHIN network of Francis Basin Olive on the Cote d Azur and established radio links with London sending around 200 messages before Basin was arrested in Cannes on 18 August Peter Churchill returned to Cannes on 27 August to organise and coordinate the SOE F Section SPINDLE Network which directed the delivery of supplies to support the CARTE Organisation run by Andre Girard and Newman joined SPINDLE as Network Manager A quarrel arose between Newman and Girard because of the excessive length of the messages that Girard imposed on him in contradiction with the rules of security Considering it vital to remain on good terms with Girard Churchill sent Newman back to London in early November 1 3 Second mission edit He was brought by Lysander on the night of 19 20 July 1943 near Azay sur Cher to be radio operator of Philippe Liewer s SALESMAN network in Rouen and Le Havre 4 His nom de guerre was Peter or Pepe During this mission Newman sent 54 messages SALESMAN needed a reliable radio link with London to begin coordinating supply drops and made effective use of the arms it then received sinking an 800 ton minesweeper in September and wrecking a local power station the following month Newman maintained tight security transmitting from three separate locations and never transmitting more than twice from the same location before moving to the next but German direction finding teams were close to arresting him and he was forced to cease transmission for six weeks at one point 1 On 8 March 1944 Claude Malraux who was temporarily in charge of SALESMAN was arrested and within hours all his contacts were blown 1 Arrest and death edit Newman was arrested on 31 March 1944 and was subsequently suspected of revealing the locations of his safe houses 1 He was taken to the Gestapo prison in Paris then Fresnes prison and lastly transferred to Mauthausen concentration camp where he was executed on 7 September 1944 1 Recognition editAwards edit Great Britain Member of the Order of the British Empire Military Mentioned in Despatches France Croix de Guerre Medaille de la Resistance Monuments edit As one of the 104 agents of section F who lost their lives for France Isidore Newman is honoured at The Valencay SOE Memorial Indre France Brookwood Memorial Surrey panel 21 column 3 nbsp Capt Isidore Newman British Secret Agent SOE MI6 during WW2 Historical marker of honor on the home he lived in in Durham Text Captain Isidore Newman MBE Jewish Secret Agent WW2 Special Operations Executive SOE Lived at 52 53 Hawthorn Terrace He was betrayed in France and murdered in Mauthausen concentration camp in 1944 Be Strong and of Good Courage Joshua 1 9 Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation U K Branch AJEX U K Erected 2023 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation U K Branch References edit a b c d e f g h Nigel Perrin a b c Duel of Wits Peter Churchill Hodder and Stoughton 1953 On the night of 3 4 November a Seadog commanded by Buchowski landed 9 people and 500 kg of materials and embarked 6 people in Port Miou Those landed were George Starr Marcus Bloom Mary Herbert Marie Therese Le Chene Odette Sansom Gracomino Galea and three others Those who embarked were Isidore Newman John Starr Jean Nohain Jaboune Quintet Radio Patrie X Richard and his son and another Source Sir Brooks Richards p 930 Hugh Verity We Landed by MoonlightExternal sources editThe F Section Memorial Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Charitable Trust 1992 M R D Foot 2006 SOE in France An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940 1944 Routledge ISBN 0415408008 Lt Col EG Boxshall Chronology of SOE operations with the resistance in France during World War II 1960 typed document copy from the Pearl Witherington Cornioley Library available at the Valencay Library See sheet 17 DONKEYMAN CIRCUIT and sheet 22 SALESMAN CIRCUIT Verity Hugh 2013 We Landed by Moonlight Crecy Publishing ISBN 9780947554750 Sir Brooks Richards Secret Flotillas the Clandestine Sea Lines to France and French North Africa HMSO 1996 Fighting Back by Martin Sugarman Valentine Mitchell 2017 and in Jewish Hstorical Studies Volume 41 2007 Retrieved from 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