Dean and Dawson
Dean and Dawson was a travel agency in the United Kingdom.
History
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dean and Dawson Limited 1871". Science Museum Group.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (21 April 2012). "Alex Cassie, Who Aided 'Great Escape' From Nazis, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
- ^ Symes, Ruth Alexandra (30 November 2016). Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 9781473855434.