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World War Agent Phyllis Latour - New Zealand's Pride

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Phyllis Pippa Latour, at the end of 1944 after her return from France. Credit: Pippa Latour private collection

Phyllis Latour was the last living agent of the British Special Operations Executive. Her courage helped liberate Europe from National Socialism. Her life afterwards took place quietly and far away from the world stage at the other end of the world in New Zealand.

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By Barbara Barkhausen

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Phyllis Latour was the last living agent of the British Special Operations Executive. Her courage helped liberate Europe from National Socialism. Her life afterwards took place quietly and far away from the world stage at the other end of the world in New Zealand.

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Phyllis Latour at the age of 102 together with author Jude Dobson in a selfie dated March 16, 2023.

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