Gervase Cowell
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Gervase Cowell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1926 |
| Died | 2 May 2000 (aged 73) |
| Education | St Bede's College, Manchester |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Intelligence agent, diplomat and Historian |
| Spouse | Pamela Alger |
| Children | Two sons and a daughter |
Gervase Cowell MBE (4 August 1926 – 2 May 2000) was a part of a British husband and wife intelligence team who serviced Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.[1][2][3]
Biography
Part of a husband and wife team that serviced the Soviet Spy Colonel Oleg Penkovsky.[4][5] After retirement he became chairman of the historical sub-committee of the Special Forces Club, for which work he was made an MBE in the new year's honours list.[6]
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Bibliography
Cowell, G., Special Forces Club., & Great Britain. (1993). Ravensbrück: The women of S.O.E.F Section. London: Special Forces Club.[7]
References/Notes and references
- ^ "Gervase Cowell". The Guardian. 15 May 2000. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Gervase Cowell, 73, Manager of a Soviet Turncoat Spy, Dies". The New York Times. 12 May 2000. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Gervase Cowell: British Anti-Soviet Spy". The LA Times. LA Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "The Spy Who Saved The World—Then Tried To Destroy It". Daily Beast. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "1963: Moscow jails British 'spy'". BBC news. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Cowell, Gervase (oral history)". www.iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Cowell, Gervase (1993). Cowell, G., Special Forces ClubRavensbrück: The women of S.O.E.F Section. Special Forces Club.
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