Germereau, Lucien Désiré Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Agent |
Forename(s) | Lucien Désiré Charles |
Surname | Germereau |
Gender | M |
Age | 38 |
Decorations | Cross of the Legion of Honour, Medal of the Resistance, Croix de Guerre with silver star. |
Date of Death | 05-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Desire Edouard Germereau and Albertine Eugenie Marie Germereau. Husband of Madeleine Claire Germereau (née Naubron) |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Westland Lysander IIIA |
Serial Number | V9748 |
Markings | MA-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Messac Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | ALWAYS TO LIVE IN MY HEART |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Special Operations Executive |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Squadron Motto | Liberate |
Trade | Agent |
Country of Origin | France |
Other Memorials
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Reseau Ecarlate (Scarlet network) agent. His code name was Milo and later Gil. His field names were Daniel Esnould and later Lucien Pradier. He was responsible for discovering areas in the department that could be suitable for Lysander aircraft landings or parachute drops. |
Buried under his alias, Lucien Desire Charles Pradier. |
born July 20 1906, Orléans. He was a cabinet maker in civilian life and formed a reputable furniture making company. He was also a talented musician |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1944 |
End Date | 05-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winkleigh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Piroque, for France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Mosquito, the pilot of which had followed the Lysander for some 25 miles in an attempt to identify it and concluded it was a Henschel Hs126. The Lysander exploded and crashed onto a farm by the name of La Patouillais near Messac, SSW of Rennes, France. |