Noor Inayat-Khan

A Woman of Conspicuous Courage

Chapter 1:
Noor Inayat-Khan

“They fought from Britain and for Britain, but in doing so they were fighting for their own countries and for the cause of world freedom.”

1953 Memorial Register Introduction

Commonwealth Contribution

The men and women named upon Runnymede Memorial represent the air forces of all six CWGC member governments. Individually, many came from those countries too, but many – like Noor – did not. They appear in our records with the nationality of the unit they served in, rather than where they were born.

15,253

United Kingdom

3,031

Canadian

1,383

Australian

573

New Zealand

167

South African

7

Indian

Number of people commemorated here by year of death
Total

20,264

9

SOE Agents

5

are women

Youngest

15

Oldest

51
2,483

Under 21

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