Lt Colonel Edwin George Boxshall, MBE ^[1]

1897 - 1984  (86 years)

• Name	Edwin George Boxshall
  Title	Lt Colonel
  Suffix	MBE
  Nickname	Edward
  Birth	4 Feb 1897	Bucharest, Romania
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 1984	London, England UK
  Notes	[Lt. Col. Edward Boxshall] was an intelligence officer in World War I and from 1921 to 1939 represented British companies in Romania. In World War II, he was an officer in Special Operations Executive, which controlled undercover agents in Nazi-occupied territory. Until his retirement, Mr. Boxshall was employed by the Foreign Office to advise on what should be made public about Special Operations Executive activities. Syndicated obituary "Lt. Col. Boxshall, oldest British spy," Santa Ana Orange County Register, 31 Jan 1984.
  Person ID	I1250	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2018

  
  

  Family	Princess Elise (Barbu) Stirbey,   b. 1896, Moldova, Romania d. 1986, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1920	Bucharest, Romania
  Divorce	Nov 1947	Nevada USA
  	Divorce decree granted Elsie Boxhall from Edwin Boxshall, Nevada State Journal, 22 Nov 1947, p. 10. Grounds for divorce: three years of separation.
  Children	+ 1. Joan Elizabeth Mary (Edwin) Boxshall,   b. 21 Jan 1921, Bucharest, Romania d. 17 Oct 1986, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Feb 1897 - Bucharest, Romania Marriage - 25 Apr 1920 - Bucharest, Romania Divorce - Nov 1947 - Nevada USA Death - 26 Jan 1984 - London, England UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Edwin George Boxshall 1984 UK Probate

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995.