Bob Le Sueur Explained

Bob Le Sueur
Honorific Suffix:MBE
Birth Name:Robert Winter Le Sueur
Birth Date:1920 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Jersey
Death Place:Jersey
Nationality:British

Robert Winter Le Sueur, MBE (3 October 1920 – 5 November 2022) was a British humanitarian. A resident of Jersey, he was awarded an MBE for his efforts in assisting escaped Russian prisoners, in Jersey, during the Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands.[1]

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.[2] After the war he was a teacher of English and foreign languages.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours "for services to the community."[3]

Portrait

A 2007 portrait of Le Sueur, by artist Stephen Shankland, is held by the Jersey Museum and Art Gallery.[4]

Personal life and death

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

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Notes and References

  1. News: Queen's birthday honours list 2013: Commonwealth | UK news | guardian.co.uk . Guardian . 2013-06-15. 2013-06-15 . London.
  2. Book: Sanders, Paul. The British Channel Islands under German Occupation 1940-1945. 2005. Jersey Heritage Trust / Société Jersiaise. Jersey. 0953885836.
  3. United Kingdom:
  4. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-warm-welcome-bob-le-sueur-137454 BBC - A Warm Welcome, Bob Le Sueur
  5. Web site: Occupation hero Bob Le Sueur dies aged 102. Jersey Evening Post. 6 November 2022. 6 November 2022.