Nicola Trahan

Nicola Trahan MBE (21 December 1926, Pas de Calais, France – 18 January 2024, Orchestron, Wiltshire) was a member of the French resistance and military social worker.

Early life Nicole Pauline Marie Trahan was the daughter of André and Jeanne Marie (née Bourzes) Trahan. She was born in France where her father was a businessman and her mother was an English teacher. Before the family moved to England, Trahan attended the Le Collège-Lycée Cévenol International which was known for its pacifist teachings. Once in England Trahan was intent on assisting the French resistance and she was interviewed by a "Major Tom." Seen as ideal courier material she received parachute training at RAF Ringway.

Resistance Work

Unfortunately the following extract taken from The Times obituary has now been proven incorrect and the BBC have now changed their article to reflect the new information that Nicola worked as a resistance courier and not an SOE agent.