Andree Peel : Obituary

Published on the ThisIsAnnouncements.co.uk website on 8th March 2010
This notice has had 36 visitors and has 6 messages and one image.

8th March 2010

Second World War heroine Andree Peel, who lived in Long Ashton near Bristol, died on 8 March, 2010, aged 105.

Mrs Peel, or Agent Rose as she was known, spent World War II risking her life for the French Resistance, and helping British and American pilots to escape from occupied Europe.

She also survived the horrors of two concentration camps.

Mrs Peel saved the lives of more than 100 servicemen shot down over France, was put in a concentration camp and cheated death at least three times, once when she faced a Nazi firing squad.

After the war, Mrs Peel met her future husband, John, an Englishman, and the couple settled in Long Ashton several years later.

Mrs Peel received France's highest award for bravery, the Légion d'Honneur, from her own brother, four-star General Maurice Virot.

Among her other decorations are the War Cross with palm, the War Cross with purple star, the American Medal of Freedom, the Medal of the Resistance and the Liberation Cross.

She recalled her experiences in her autobiography Miracles Do Happen and also inspired a film made by North Somerset filmmaker William Ennals.

Tributes and messages

Add your own tribute

Continue
  • We wish to offer...

    We wish to offer our most heartfelt and sincere condolences to the immediate family, associates and friends of this most valiant lady, a real hero in France and in many other nations ... She must have been really tough to take what the Nazis dished out and it was tremendous that she then continued on to live such a rich and long life ... You shall be remembered forever.

    Report this message By CLAY MARSTON on 14th Mar 2010
  • Mrs Peel was an...

    Mrs Peel was an iconic figure who showed phenomenal courage in the most difficult circumstances. Her selfless bravery saved many lives and she stands as a monument to the triumph of the human spirit, which will set an example for many generations to come.

    - Woodspring MP Liam Fox

    Report this message By Elaine Pritchard on 12th Mar 2010
  • A true heroine. Thank...

    A true heroine. Thank you so much for your courage and devotion. R.I.P.

    Report this message By Les Mant on 12th Mar 2010
  • A very gallant lady...

    A very gallant lady indeed. True heroism and raw courage. Bon repos, Madame Peel.

    Report this message By Philip Sewell on 9th Mar 2010
  • You are a beautiful...

    You are a beautiful soul, and I thank God for your inspirational life. Thankyou for how you took me under your wing as a healer, and gave so generously and energetically of your time. I was fifteen at the time, and I had no idea til today that you must have been ninety! Thankyou for your amazing dedication to others.

    Report this message By Stephen Marquiss on 9th Mar 2010
  • You were beautiful.I have...

    You were beautiful.I have many memories of both you and john and now you are together.

    Report this message By joanna abraham on 9th Mar 2010
Showing 1 to 6 of 6 tributes and messages

Leave a message or a tribute

Pay your respects by lighting a candle

You can enter a maximum of 30 characters.

About Andree Peel

  • Date of Birth

  • Date of Death

  • Place of Birth

  • Places Lived

  • Mother

Light a candle

Pay your respects by lighting a candle

Light your candle

Leave a featured message

Choose a featured message with an animated image.

Leave a featured message

Video message

Now you can record and upload a personal video message.

Record your video