SOE storytelling

Meet a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent brought to life by historian and re-enactor Kate Vigurs.
Storytelling at the National Army Museum
Meet a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent brought to life by historian and re-enactor Kate Vigurs.

Join our free storytelling sessions to learn about life as an SOE agent during the Second World War. Hear about training and preparation for a mission, and what it was like behind enemy lines. 

Drop in to the Atrium at the following times:

  • 11am - 11.40am: SOE training
  • 12.15pm - 12.55pm: Behind enemy lines
  • 1.45pm - 2.25pm: SOE training
  • 3pm – 3.40pm: Behind enemy lines

Suitable for all the family.

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