Peter Boughey
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Peter Fletcher Boughey OBE (27 November 1911 – 20 June 1986) was a distinguished member of the Special Operations Executive during World War II operating as a special agent in Hungary, Poland and Yugoslavia.[1][2][3][4][5]
Peter Boughey | |
|---|---|
Peter Boughey OBE | |
| Born | Edward Peter Fletcher Boughey 27 November 1911 |
| Died | 20 June 1986 (aged 74) |
| Burial place | Hertfordshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Halina Anna Ambrozewicz (1945–1949) Nina Gladys Nixon (1949–?) Emmeline Amy de Falbe (1973–?) |
| Parent(s) | Commander Edward Harry Fletcher Boughey and Ethel Georgina Emily (née Harrison) |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service branch | Special Operations Executive |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Biography edit
Edward Peter Fletcher Boughey was the son of Commander Edward Harry Fletcher Boughey and Ethel Georgina Emily (née Harrison).[3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1922 and 1925,[6] and Haileybury.[7]
Boughey served with the Special Operations Executive almost from its inception until the end of World War II.[8] He is reported to have joined the service in Yugoslavia in 1940 recuperating from tuberculosis.[9] Although certain details of his missions are still classified, he was known to be in Belgrade in 1941 where as agent in charge of financial transactions ‘he was particularly effective in securing favourable rates for British pounds on the black market in his project of building up a local currency war chest, and considerable sums of money ended up in the Anglo-Palestine Bank in Tel Aviv’.[10] In 1942 there are accounts of him in Yugoslavia[11][5][12] and again in Hungary in 1944.[8] His mission in Hungary was almost a disaster as within a few hours of landing there, Boughey and his team were captured and delivered to the Gestapo.[13] He then managed to escape from a prisoner of war camp in Silesia and reach England via Odessa.[13]
Boughey was made OBE in 1945 for gallant and distinguished services in the field during World War II.[14][15][16][17]
On 11 March 1945 Boughey married Halina Anna Ambrozewicz, the daughter of Count Stanislaw Ambrozewicz.[3] His first wife also appears to have worked for the Special Operations Executive.[18] He divorced his first wife in 1949.[3] On 12 May 1949, Boughey married his second wife, Nina Gladys Nixon, the daughter of Brinsley Nixon.[3] On 7 September 1973 Boughey married Emmeline Amy de Falbe, daughter of Brigadier-General Vigant William de Falbe.[3]
Boughey died on 20 June 1986.
References edit
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- ^ Walker, Jonathan (26 August 2011). Poland Alone. ISBN 9780752469430. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b Williams, Heather (2003). Parachutes, Patriots and Partisans. ISBN 9781850655923. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Bedford Modern School. A.B.C. List. Easter Term 1923
- ^ "Orders of Chivalry Imperial Service College". haileybury.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b MacLaren, Roy (30 April 2004). Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939–1945. ISBN 9780774811002. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Bailey, Roderick (31 October 2011). The Wildest Province. ISBN 9781446499542. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Sue Onslow, Department of International History, London School of Economics, UK (8 March 2005). "Britain and the Belgrade Coup of 27 March 1941 Revisited" (PDF). Electronic Journal of International History. ISSN 1471-1443. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wharton-Tigar, Edward; Wilson, Arthur J. (1987). Burning bright. ISBN 9780947671112. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Tomasevich, Jozo (1975). The Chetniks. ISBN 9780804708579. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b West, Nigel (18 February 2014). Historical Dictionary of British Intelligence. ISBN 9780810878976. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette Of TUESDAY, the 28th of AUGUST, 1945" (PDF). 5 September 2002. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Recommendation for Award for Boughey, Edward Peter Fletcher Rank: ..." Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "WO 373 Awards London Omnibus List". hut-six.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "SPECIAL OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE SOE SPECIAL FORCES AGENTS DURING SECOND WORLD WAR (HU 98895)". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Halina Anna BOUGHEY, nee AMBROZIEWICZ – born 03.07.1922". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 March 2015.