Further Reading
- The Pickersgill Letters, written by Pickersgill during the period 1934-43, were published by George H. Ford (1948).
- His letters were republished in 1978 by McClelland & Stewart as The Making of a Secret Agent: Letters of 1934-1943 by Frank Pickersgill. The book expands on the original publication and includes a new introduction by George H. Ford.
- In 2004, two of his letters, sent to his family from Central Europe in 1939, were published in Charlotte Gray's acclaimed book "Canada: A Portrait in Letters".
- His story, and that of Ken Macalister was retold in Unlikely Soldiers: How Two Canadians Fought the Secret War Against Nazi Occupation, by Jonathan Vance (HarperCollins, 2008). This book uses recently made available material from SOE files to tell a more complete story of their endeavours.
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| Name | Pickersgill, Frank |
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| Date of birth | May 28, 1915 |
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| Date of death | September 14, 1944 |
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