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  • Donald Caskie
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  • The Rev. Dr. Donald Currie Caskie DD OBE OCF (22 May 190227 December 1983) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, best known for his exploits in France during World War II, during which he helped an estimated 2,000 Allied sailors, soldiers and airmen to escape from occupied France (mainly through Spain). The 'Fasti' - the record of all Church of Scotland ministers since the Reformation - simply mentions that he was "engaged in church and patriotic duties in France, 1939-1945".
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Birth Date
  • 1902-05-22
death place
  • Greenock, Scotland
Name
  • Donald Currie Caskie
Alma mater
Birth Place
  • Bowmore, Islay, Scotland
death date
  • 1983-12-27
Religion
  • Church of Scotland
yearsactive
  • 1.928197E7
Offices
  • The Scots Kirk, Paris, 1938-1940, 1945-1961
Nationality
  • British
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  • The Rev. Dr. Donald Currie Caskie DD OBE OCF (22 May 190227 December 1983) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, best known for his exploits in France during World War II, during which he helped an estimated 2,000 Allied sailors, soldiers and airmen to escape from occupied France (mainly through Spain). The 'Fasti' - the record of all Church of Scotland ministers since the Reformation - simply mentions that he was "engaged in church and patriotic duties in France, 1939-1945".