Bob Le SueurMBE | |
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Le Sueur in 2013 | |
Born | Robert Winter Le Sueur (1920-10-03)3 October 1920 Jersey |
Died | 5 November 2022(2022-11-05) (aged 102) Jersey |
Nationality | British |
Robert Winter Le Sueur, MBE (3 October 1920 – 5 November 2022) was a British humanitarian. A resident of Jersey, he was awarded an MBE for his efforts in assisting escaped Russian prisoners, in Jersey, during the Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands.
During the Occupation, Le Sueur was able to move about due to his work as an insurance agent. He acted as relay in a network of people sheltering escapees: from 1942 he handled eight or nine escapees. After the war he was a teacher of English and foreign languages.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours "for services to the community."
Portrait
A 2007 portrait of Le Sueur, by artist Stephen Shankland, is held by the Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.
Personal life and death
Le Sueur died at his home on 5 November 2022, at the age of 102.
References
- "Queen's birthday honours list 2013: Commonwealth | UK news | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- Sanders, Paul (2005). The British Channel Islands under German Occupation 1940-1945. Jersey: Jersey Heritage Trust / Société Jersiaise. ISBN 0953885836.
- United Kingdom:"No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2013. p. 27.
- BBC - A Warm Welcome, Bob Le Sueur
- "Occupation hero Bob Le Sueur dies aged 102". Jersey Evening Post. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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