Nancy Wake (1912–2011) passed away peacefully on August 7, 2011 at the age of 98. The legendary World War II Australian Resistance fighter was widely regarded as one of the most highly decorated Allied servicewomen of the war. Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1912, Wake developed a strong sense of justice from her family's experiences with repression in their native Scotland. She moved to Australia in the early 1930s, where she joined the Australian Communist Party and started working as a journalist. In 1940, Wake married French industrialist Henri Fiocca and moved to Marseille in southern France, but three years later, after the fall of France, they were forced to flee to London. She soon joined the British Special Operations Executive, becoming a British agent with a rank of captain. She was then sent to her husband's native France, where she helped Allied service personnel escape capture by the Nazis. She became professionally known at the White Mouse due to her exceptional ability to evade enemy capture. She often worked directly with partisan groups, and at one point single-handedly liberated a German-controlled town in France. For her heroic acts, she was awarded the George Medal from Britain, as well as the Medaille de la Resistance with rosette and the Croix de Guerre with two palms from France. After the war, Wake retired to Australia to live with her husband. She wrote a bestselling autobiography in 1985, The White Mouse, and dedicated her later life to war veteran committees and charities. Nancy Wake will be fondly remembered for her bravery and courage during World War Two, and her passion for justice and social causes. She is survived by her loving husband and relatives. May she rest in peace.