"Pierre and myself were told to get out of the car and then they started to cut the seat material in the back of the car" Pierre, who spoke very good German, said, `What on earth are you doing?' They said an American bomber had been shot down and they were looking for the crew, Pierre said, `You don't think we've sewn them into the back seat, do you?' At which the Germans laughed. "They didn't open the boot, which was not locked and which was full of weapons. They just told us to get into the car and drive away."

After one incident in April 1944, during which faulty parachutes were used to drop supplies to his network. Cammaerts sent a furious message to SOE's headquarters in London's Baker Street: "The  last delivery parachutes failed to open as usual containers fell on house and crushed the back of mother of one of reception committee stop,  this bloody carelessness absolutely inexcusable, you might as well drop bombs stop, relatives didn't even complain but my God I do." 

On another occasion he was stopped after getting off a train in Avignon. "They were spending a lot of time looking at my papers and I coughed and spluttered, bit my lip and spat blood on the platform. The Germans were very frightened of TB. My papers were returned very quickly and I was sent on my way."

Three days later the Allies began landing on the Mediterranean coast, and there were fears that the two British officers would be shot. Granville used a mixture of threats against the French police officer liaising with the Gestapo, bluff and bribery to secure their release.

Jockey's network was crucial to the speed of the Allied advance in their area. The military planners had not expected to capture Grenoble for several months, but, led by Maquis guides, they advanced over the mountains to gain the city's surrender within a week.

Cammaerts was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and decorated with the DSO, Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre, and the American Medal of Freedom for his exploits in southern France

 Taken from TNA (PRO) file HS 9/258/5 and various other sources. Francis Charles Albert CAMMAERTS, aka Charles Robert LAURENT, aka ROGER, aka JOCKEY.