Melita Stedman Norwood (1912–2005) by Chris Harris, 1999 © Chris Harris / Rex Features
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Norwood [née Sirnis], Melita Stedman [Letty] (1912–2005), spy, was born on 25 March 1912 at 402 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, the elder daughter of (Peter) Alexander Sirnis (1881–1918), estate manager, and his wife, Gertrude Elizabeth Gurney, née Stedman (1878–1967), cobbler. An elder brother, ...