Dean and Dawson

Dean and Dawson was a travel agency in the United Kingdom.

History

Dean and Dawson was founded in 1871 by Joseph Dean and John Dawson. In 1890, Dean founded a printing company to support the travel agency.[1]

In 1944, in the great escape from Stalag Luft III, the name Dean and Dawson was used as a code name by the forgers who produced counterfeit documents for the escaping prisoners of war, detailed in the book The Great Escape.[2]

In the 1950s, the company was acquired by Thomas Cook Group.[3]

References
  1. "Dean and Dawson Limited 1871". Science Museum Group.
  2. Hevesi, Dennis (21 April 2012). "Alex Cassie, Who Aided 'Great Escape' From Nazis, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
  3. Symes, Ruth Alexandra (30 November 2016). Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 9781473855434.
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