The Life and History of Nancy Wake
Nancy was youngest of six children, was an independent child and strong at heart. She grew up most of her life in Sydney where she attended schooling at North Sydney Girls high school.
At the age of 16 Nancy ran away from home to work as a nurse in Sydney. Aged 20 and with around $300 in her pocket (supplied by her auntie) she moved to London and worked as a journalist. 2 years later she moved to Paris working as a freelance newspaper journalist. In 1933, Nancy was assigned to interview a germen chancellor, Adolf Hitler in Vienna. At this point she witnessed a horrible event, a Nazi attack on the Jews. From that day she vowed to do whatever she could to stop and punish the Nazis even if she had to kill them with her own hands.
After France surrendered from a failed attempt attack on Germany. In 1940, Nancy joined the French resistance. The French resistance was a resistance movement involving men and women, that helped allied soldiers, collected information for newspapers, and escape networks. Nancy had the task of helping the resistance to prepare for the armed uprising due to the D-day landings. She also led a raid against the gestapo headquarters in Mountucon and a germen gun factory.
After the war and when her second husband died in 1997 she returned to London and live in the star and gater home for ex-service women and men. To fund her lasting years she sold her medals. She would make many appearances to war and army celebrations, and continue to participate in all she could for the forces, including speaking and guest appearances. Nancy died 7th august 2011.
At the age of 16 Nancy ran away from home to work as a nurse in Sydney. Aged 20 and with around $300 in her pocket (supplied by her auntie) she moved to London and worked as a journalist. 2 years later she moved to Paris working as a freelance newspaper journalist. In 1933, Nancy was assigned to interview a germen chancellor, Adolf Hitler in Vienna. At this point she witnessed a horrible event, a Nazi attack on the Jews. From that day she vowed to do whatever she could to stop and punish the Nazis even if she had to kill them with her own hands.
After France surrendered from a failed attempt attack on Germany. In 1940, Nancy joined the French resistance. The French resistance was a resistance movement involving men and women, that helped allied soldiers, collected information for newspapers, and escape networks. Nancy had the task of helping the resistance to prepare for the armed uprising due to the D-day landings. She also led a raid against the gestapo headquarters in Mountucon and a germen gun factory.
After the war and when her second husband died in 1997 she returned to London and live in the star and gater home for ex-service women and men. To fund her lasting years she sold her medals. She would make many appearances to war and army celebrations, and continue to participate in all she could for the forces, including speaking and guest appearances. Nancy died 7th august 2011.