Frank Thompson (SOE officer)
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Major William Frank Thompson (17 August 1920 – 10 June 1944) was a British officer who acted as a liaison between the British Army and the Bulgarian communist partisans during the Second World War.
For other people named William Thompson, see William Thompson (disambiguation).
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Birth name | William Frank Thompson |
Born | (1920-08-17)17 August 1920 Darjeeling, British India |
Died | 10 June 1944(1944-06-10) (aged 23) Litakovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Buried | Sofia War Cemetery |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1939–1944 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Special Operations Executive |
Battles/wars | Second World War † |
Relations | E. P. Thompson (brother) |
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