Military Personnel

Susan Travers

member of French Foreign Legion

1909 - 2003

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Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Travers is the 1,678th most popular military personnel, the 3,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 83rd most popular British Military Personnel.

Susan Travers is most famous for being the only woman to officially serve in the French Foreign Legion as a nurse and ambulance driver during World War II. Surprisingly she once drove through a minefield under fire to evacuate troops at the Battle of Bir Hakeim. Her legacy endures as a trailblazer for women in combat roles honored with the Legion of Honour.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Susan Travers ranks 1,678 out of 2,058. Before her are Drogo of Hauteville, Abu Ali al-Anbari, Josip Filipović, Keumalahayati, Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, and François Fournier-Sarlovèze. After her are Alexander Svechin, John Troglita, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, William Birdwood, Ahmad Vahidi, and Rudolf von Bünau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Susan Travers ranks 242. Before her are Paco Bienzobas, Arvo Askola, Ștefan Dobay, Arnold Badjou, Theodor Tolsdorff, and Karl Gruber. After her are Manuel Olivares, Jerzy Różycki, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Riccardo Cassin, Frank Wykoff, and André Bonin. Among people deceased in 2003, Susan Travers ranks 213. Before her are Mutsuhiro Watanabe, Althea Gibson, Massoud Rajavi, Olle Anderberg, Vladimír Vašíček, and Tomáš Pospíchal. After her are Lewis A. Coser, Hal Clement, Roy Jenkins, Joel Antônio Martins, Hugh Trevor-Roper, and Tranquilo Cappozzo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Susan Travers ranks 3,325 out of NaN. Before her are Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), James Allen (1864), Matthew Hopkins (1620), John Gower (1330), Warren Clarke (1947), and Eliza Acton (1799). After her are Jeremy Bulloch (1945), James MacMillan (1959), Maurice Dobb (1900), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Walter Map (1140), and Chris Waddle (1960).

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Among Military Personnels In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Susan Travers ranks 83. Before her are Sidney Smith (1764), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), James Somerville (1882), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), and Flora Sandes (1876). After her are Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Thomas Gage (1719), Charles Warren (1840), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Gregor MacGregor (1786), and Melita Norwood (1912).

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