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medal now, it wouldn’t be love so I don’t want anything from them.”
Her medals are now on display in the Second World War gallery at the
Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
Nancy died of a chest infection on 7th August 2011 at Kingston Hospital
at the age of 98. She had left instructions that stated:
When I die, I want my ashes scattered over the hills where
I fought with brave men.
Her funeral was only attended by ten people at her express wish, and
her cofn was draped with a union jack, a simple poppy wreath and
three white sugar mice in honour of her nom de guerre. Her ashes, as
per her wishes, were scattered in the woods surrounding the Château
de Fragne (below) near Montlucon, which had served as Nancy’s HQ
with the Maquis in 1944.