Background
Latour"s father, Philippe, was French and married to Louise, a British citizen living in South Africa, where Phyllis was born in 1921.
Latour"s father, Philippe, was French and married to Louise, a British citizen living in South Africa, where Phyllis was born in 1921.
She moved from South Africa to England and joined the WAAF in November 1941 (Service Number 718483) as a flight mechanic for airframes—But she was immediately asked to become a spy, and went through vigorous mental and physical training. She joined the SOE in revenge for her godmother"s father having been shot by the Nazis, officially joining on 1 November 1943 and was commissioned as an Honorary Section Officer. She worked successfully and largely avoiding detection of the Germans, she sent over 135 messages to London, remaining in France until the liberation in August 1944.
After World World War II, Latour married an engineer with the surname Doyle, and went to live in Kenya (East Africa), Fiji, and Australia.
She now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.