Peter Churchill
Peter Morland Churchill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 January 1909 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 May 1972 (aged 63) Le Rouret, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Service number | 162707 |
| Unit | Army Intelligence Corps Special Operations Executive |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Croix de Guerre (France) |
| Spouse(s) |
Irene Hoyle (m. 1957) |
Peter Morland Churchill, DSO Croix de Guerre (1909 – 1972) was a British Special Operations Executive (SOE) officer in France during the Second World War. His wartime operations, which resulted in his capture and imprisonment in German concentration camps and his subsequent marriage to fellow SOE officer Odette Sansom, received considerable attention after the war, including a 1950 film.
On 29th December 2024 he was inducted into the Spengler Cup Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in Davos, Switzerland, in recognition of his exceptional ice hockey playing in the 1930s and will be represented in the ice hockey museum there.