Bob Le Sueur
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Robert Winter Le Sueur,
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(3 October 1920 – 5 November 2022) was a British humanitarian. A resident of
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, he was awarded an MBE for his efforts in assisting escaped Russian prisoners, in Jersey, during the Nazi
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. During the Occupation, Le Sueur was able to move about due to his work as an insurance agent. He acted as relay in a network of people sheltering escapees: from 1942 he handled eight or nine escapees. After the war he was a teacher of English and foreign languages. He was appointed a
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(MBE) in the
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"for services to the community."United Kingdom:


Portrait

A 2007 portrait of Le Sueur, by artist Stephen Shankland, is held by the Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.


Personal life and death

Le Sueur died at his home on 5 November 2022, at the age of 102.


References


External links


An account on Russian slaves in Jersey by Le Sueur

An interview with Le Sueur
1920 births 2022 deaths British centenarians Jersey people Members of the Order of the British Empire Men centenarians {{Jersey-bio-stub