Violette Szabo Memorial in Embankment, London

Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell was born in Levallois, Paris on 26 June 1921, to a British father and French mother. Her early life was spent on the move between Britain and France, but at the age of eleven her family settled in Stockwell, south London. Although petite (just under five feet five inches tall, according to her SOE file) and very attractive, Violette's character was far more robust than her looks suggested. Spirited and strong‐willed, she detested needlework and domestic chores, but could outperform her brothers in any athletic pursuits. At the age of fourteen Violette left school, and was working as a shop assistant in Brixton when war broke out. In 1940 she met Etienne Szabo, a dashing French Foreign Legion officer from Marseille, who was serving with de Gaulle's Free French forces. They were married on 21 August, and the following year Violette enlisted with the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), serving with an anti‐aircraft battery. In June 1942 she gave birth to a daughter, Tania, but four months later Etienne was killed in action while serving in North Africa, during the battle of El Alamein. n 2009 she was also chosen as the face of the SOE memorial, unveiled on London's Albert Embankment. There is also a Violette Szabo museum at Wormelow, Herefordshire. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.维奥莱特·雷恩·伊丽莎白·巴舍尔（Violette Reine Elizabeth Bushell）于1921年6月26日出生于法国巴黎勒瓦卢瓦，父亲为英国籍，母亲为法国籍。她的早年在英国与法国之间辗转奔波，直至11岁时全家定居于伦敦南部的斯托克韦尔。尽管身形娇小（据其特别行动执行署（Special Operations Executive，SOE）档案记载，身高不足5英尺5英寸）且容貌秀美，维奥莱特的性格却远比外表展现出的更为坚韧刚毅。她生性灵动、意志坚定，深恶针线活计与家务琐事，却能在各类体育运动中胜过兄长。14岁时，维奥莱特便辍学离校，二战爆发之际，她正于布里克斯顿担任店员。 1940年，她结识了来自马赛、风度翩翩的法国外籍军团军官艾蒂安·萨博（Etienne Szabo），彼时该军官正效力于戴高乐领导的自由法国军队。二人于同年8月21日成婚，次年维奥莱特加入辅助领土勤务部队（Auxiliary Territorial Service，ATS），服役于防空炮兵连。1942年6月，她诞下女儿塔妮娅（Tania），但仅四个月后，艾蒂安便在北非阿拉曼战役中阵亡。 2009年，她被选为伦敦阿尔伯特河堤揭幕的特别行动执行署（SOE）纪念碑的代言形象。如今在赫里福德郡沃姆洛镇还设有维奥莱特·萨博主题博物馆。 本藏品隶属于「扫描世界」（Scan The World）项目。该项目是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性公益计划，旨在打造覆盖全球的可免费3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑数字档案库，供公众免费获取与使用。「扫描世界」是一项开源的社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]咨询参与方式。