Richard Harry Heslop

Major Richard Harry Heslop (23 January 1907 – 17 January 1973), DSO was a British agent for the Special Operations Executive during World War II. Of the more than 400 SOE agents who worked in France during World War II, M.R.D. Foot, the official historian of the SOE, named Heslop as one of the half-dozen best male agents. [1]

For the British film and television director, see Richard Heslop.
Richard Harry Heslop
Nickname(s)Xavier
Born(1907-01-23)January 23, 1907
Died(1973-01-17)January 17, 1973
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchSpecial Operations Executive
British Army
RankMajor
UnitMarksman
Commands heldMarksman
AwardsDistinguished Service Order, Légion d'honneur, Croix de guerre, Presidential Medal of Freedom

He was educated at Shrewsbury School.

He worked for the French section of the organisation, and under the codename Xavier, was the organiser of the Marksman circuit.

Footnotes
  1. Foot, M.R.D. (1966), SOE in France, London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, p. 311
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