Nicola Trahan MBE (21 December 1926, Pas de Calais, France - 18 January 2024, Orchestron, Wiltshire) was a member of the French resistance and military social worker.

Before the family moved to England, Trahan attended the Le Collège-Lycée Cévenol International which was known for its pacifist teachings.

[2] Unfortunately the following extract taken from The Times obituary has now been proven incorrect and the BBC have now changed their article to reflect the new information that Nicola worked as a resistance courier and not an SOE agent.

“[2] In her recommendation for the 1949 Croix de Guerre (with palm), it was stated that she:[1] "joined the secret army then the North Indian Maquis, carrying out numerous dangerous missions.

Notably distinguished herself at Valençay from 20 to 30 August 1944 by bringing valuable information, which she gathered at the heart of enemy operations, to her commander.