Donald Caskie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald Caskie

Scottish minister

Date of Birth: 22-May-1902

Place of Birth: Bowmore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1983

Profession: autobiographer, French Resistance fighter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Donald Currie Caskie DD OBE OCF (22 May 1902 – 27 December 1983) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, best known for his exploits in France during World War II, during which, as a member of the Pat O'Leary escape line he helped up to 500 Allied sailors, soldiers and airmen to escape from occupied France (mainly through Spain).The 'Fasti' – the record of all Church of Scotland ministers since the Reformation – simply mentions that he was "engaged in church and patriotic duties in France, 1939–1945".
In his autobiography The Tartan Pimpernel he states that 'he had been called to Paris in 1935.'