Xan Fielding
Major Xan Fielding DSO | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Percival Wallace |
| Born | 26 November 1918 |
| Died | 19 August 1991 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1940 – 1946 |
| Rank | Major |
| Service number | 159770 |
| Unit | Cyprus Regiment Special Operations Executive |
| Conflicts | World War II |
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| Other work | Author, translator |
Alexander Wallace Fielding DSO (26 November 1918 – 19 August 1991), known as Xan Fielding, was a British author, translator, journalist and traveller, who served as a Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent in Crete, France and East Asia during World War II. The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe and Asia against the Axis powers, especially Nazi Germany.