Postwar Life
Much to the annoyance of her superiors, Sonya left to marry Guy d'Artois without signing off. After the war, Sonya and Guy went to live in Canada. Guy d'Artois had parachuted into another district of France about the same time as Sonya. For the success of his mission he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the Croix de Guerre. In 1947, he received another very senior decoration, the George Medal (GM) for his work in rescuing an injured missionary in Northern Canada. After a tour in Japan, Guy served in the Korean War, before the couple settled down again in Canada. Guy and Sonia (the alternative form of her name) were to have six children, three boys and three girls: Robert, Michel and Guy, and Nadya, Christina and Lorraine.
Sonya's husband died at the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Veterans hospital in March 1999. Sonya is now known under the style of: Toni D'Artois.
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