Kohan, Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Agent |
Forename(s) | Albert |
Surname | Kohan |
Gender | M |
Age | 57 |
Decorations | Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, Compagnon de la Liberation, Croix de Guerre avec palme, Medaille de la Resistance |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Born to Russian parents but was naturalised French in 1924. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Westland Lysander IIIA |
Serial Number | V9674 |
Markings | MA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | French War Graves Section, Plot 29, Row F, Grave 11. Not that he is buried under his alias, Lt. Col. Albert Berthaud. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Special Operations Executive |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Agent |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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
An agent with BCRA |
Served under alias Albert Berthaud. Codename Berthel |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tangmere |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Special Intelligence Service- Operation Diable, for France, to recover two agents |
Reason for Loss | Diverted to RAF Ford, Sussex due to bad weather at Tangmere. Crashed while trying to land in fog at Ford airfield. |