Dean and Dawson explained

Dean and Dawson was a travel agency in the United Kingdom.

History

Dean and Dawson was founded in 1871 by Joseph Dean and John Dawson. In 1890, Dean founded a printing company to support the travel agency.^[1]

In 1944, in the great escape from Stalag Luft III, the name Dean and Dawson was used as a code name by the forgers who produced counterfeit documents for the escaping prisoners of war, detailed in the book The Great Escape.^[2]

In the 1950s, the company was acquired by Thomas Cook Group.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dean and Dawson Limited 1871 . Science Museum Group.
2. News: Alex Cassie, Who Aided 'Great Escape' From Nazis, Dies at 95 . Dennis . Hevesi . . April 21, 2012.
3. Book: Symes, Ruth Alexandra . Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings . . November 30, 2016. 9781473855434 .