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Taylor, George Francis, 1903-1979, Colonel, SOE senior director and banker
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1903-1979
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Born in Prahran, Melbourne, Australia, 1903; educated at Xavier College and Melbourne University; worked as a freelance journalist; joined the Shell Company, 1930; moved to London, mid-1930s; employed in Section ‘D’ (for Destruction) of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, later known as MI6), Jul 1939; appointed head of SIS Balkan network, 1940; Chief of Staff to Sir Frank Nelson, executive head of Special Operations Executive (SOE), 1940; worked in Yugoslavia, Jan-Apr 1941; captured by Italian forces after the German invasion of Yugoslavia, Apr 1941, and held prisoner for two months before being repatriated; Director of overseas groups and missions, SOE, Mar 1942; granted honorary rank of colonel, 1943; Chief of Staff to Sir Charles Hambro, Head of SOE, 1943; Director of Far East SOE, 1943-1945; Director of the Bank of London & South America Ltd, 1950; Chairman, Bank of London & South America Ltd, 1970; returned to Australia, mid 1970s; died, 1979.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography, 2002