Hester Leggatt

Hester Leggatt
Born
Hester May Murray Leggatt

1905
India
Died26 July 1995 (aged 89–90)
Chilton, Buckinghamshire, England
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationSecretary
EmployerMI5
Known forOperation Mincemeat
RelativesBill Leggatt (brother)

Hester May Murray Leggatt (1905 – 26 July 1995) was a British MI5 employee. During World War II, she was an administrative assistant in the department managing Double Cross agents. According to some historians, Leggatt contributed false love letters to the deception mission Operation Mincemeat. In popular culture, she was portrayed by Jak Malone in the musical Operation Mincemeat and by Penelope Wilton in the film of the same name.

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