Millionaire industrialist, whose family was one of Marseille's leading families. He married Nancy Wake on 30 November 1939 and they lived in a flat in Marseille. With the capitulation of France, they both worked with Ian Garrow's escape route, helping downed Allied airmen return to London. In 1943, the Gestapo started closing in on his wife and she left the country. He was arrested and tortured, the Germans hoping he would betray his wife. However, he gave them no information and he was executed.
Millionaire industrialist, whose family was one of Marseille's leading families. He married Nancy Wake on 30 November 1939 and they lived in a flat in Marseille. With the capitulation of France, they both worked with Ian Garrow's escape route, helping downed Allied airmen return to London. In 1943, the Gestapo started closing in on his wife and she left the country. He was arrested and tortured, the Germans hoping he would betray his wife. However, he gave them no information and he was executed.
