Major Francis Edward Foley CMG (24 November 1884 – 8 May 1958) was a British Secret Intelligence Service officer. As a passport control officer for the British Embassy in Berlin, …

On February 25, 1999, Yad Vashem recognized Francis Foley as Righteous Among the Nations. Captain Francis (Frank) Foley, born in 1884, and a veteran of World War I, was recruited to …

Old fogey: A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery. Old fogies were soldiers who were to old and infirm to undertake active service and were used …

Jan 30, 2018 · While stationed in the German British Embassy in Berlin, Major Francis Frank Foley issued thousands of visas to German Jews seeking to flee Nazi persecution allowing …

Frank Foley’s faith as a Christian compelled him to act and ultimately rescue thousands of Jews in the Holocaust—learn more about his rescue missions.

May 18, 2013 · In 1785, Francis Grose published his dictionary of slang in Britain. It was the first of it's kind and contains a wonderful array of slang terms used back then. It shows a colourful …

Join the extraordinary journey of Fr. Francis Foley, who, through his joyful witness and remarkable 27 years of military service, has guided countless souls to God.

Jan 10, 2015 · There’s nothing new about old fogey. It was first recorded by Francis Grose in his Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1785. He said that old fogey, and fogey by itself, …

Feb 25, 2024 · Although, sadly, the fate of most was thus sealed, countless more would have suffered the same had it not been for the defiant courage of Britain’s Vice-Consul, then …

Major Francis E. Foley, known as Frank, is remembered as a "British Schindler," a man who used an apparently humdrum office job in Berlin to green light the exit of Jews being persecuted by …