▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 7 2 7 ▁death s ▁Category : By z antine ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Sic ily ▁Category : 8 th - century ▁ex arch s ▁of ▁R aven na ▁Category : P atr ici i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : Le o ▁III ▁the ▁Is aur ian <0x0A> </s> ▁Benjamin ▁H od kin son ▁Cow burn ▁, ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre , ▁Che val ier ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁( 1 9 0 9 – 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁c land est ine ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Executive ▁( SO E ) ▁organization ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁cre ator ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁T ink er ▁network ▁( or ▁circuit ) ▁which ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Tro yes , ▁France . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁SO E ▁was ▁to ▁conduct ▁esp ion age , ▁sab ot age , ▁and ▁reconna issance ▁in ▁countries ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁A xis ▁powers , ▁especially ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁SO E ▁agents ▁al lied ▁themselves ▁with ▁resistance ▁groups ▁and ▁supplied ▁them ▁with ▁weapons ▁and ▁equipment ▁par ach uted ▁in ▁from ▁England . ▁ ▁Cow burn ▁was ▁sent ▁into ▁occupied ▁France ▁on ▁four ▁separate ▁occasions ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁never ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁Of ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁SO E ▁agents ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁M . R .