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A veteran interview with

Ann Bonsor

Ann Bonsor was a Wireless operator at SOE’s ‘Massingham’ base in Algeria. Her job was to communicate with agents working behind the lines

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Ann Bonsor shares her experience of joining the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) and undergoing complex training as a wireless telegraphist. Despite challenging shifts in confined spaces, Ann and her colleagues enjoyed their work. Sent to various locations including Algiers, Corsica, the south of France, and Sicily, they also worked at SOE bases in London and Cairo. Many women couldn’t keep up, but Ann persevered, maintaining both her position and an active social life.

Her time with FANY was exciting but also a reminder of the serious nature of their work. After 15 months in North Africa, Ann was transferred to SOE in Bari and then Sienna. As work slowed, she set up an educational course for younger FANY members. Ann fondly recalls her time in FANY as a tremendously rich experience.

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Martyn Cox
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A veteran interview with

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Ann Bonsor was a Wireless operator at SOE’s ‘Massingham’ base in Algeria. Her job was to communicate with agents working behind the lines

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Bonsor, Ann. A Veteran Interview with Ann Bonsor. Interview by Martyn Cox. Legasee, n.d. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/ann-bonsor/. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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Bonsor, A. (n.d.). A Veteran Interview with Ann Bonsor [Interview by Martyn Cox]. Legasee. Retrieved November 17, 2025, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/ann-bonsor/
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Bonsor, A. (n.d.). A Veteran Interview with Ann Bonsor. [Interviewed by Martyn Cox]. Legasee. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/ann-bonsor/ (Accessed: 17 November 2025)
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