Valençay SOE Memorial, War memorial in Valençay, France

The Valençay SOE Memorial is a stone monument in the town center dedicated to agents of the Special Operations Executive who lost their lives during World War II. The structure displays the names of those who worked covertly for the Allied cause in occupied France.

The memorial was unveiled on 6 May 1991, the fiftieth anniversary of Georges Bégué's parachute landing near Valençay on the night of 5–6 May 1941, the first F Section agent sent to France. Former SOE agent Pearl Witherington Cornioley and her husband Henri, who lived nearby, promoted the project, and former Resistance member Elizabeth Lucas Harrison designed the sculpture. It was dedicated by French Veterans Minister André Méric and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

The sculpture is titled "Spirit of Partnership": a dark column for the clandestine night flights, a light column for the courage and final victory of the Resistance, and between them a disc for the moon that favoured parachute drops and pick-ups. Three small lit blocks recall the L-shaped ground signals laid by reception committees to guide aircraft.

The memorial stands on the Charles-de-Gaulle roundabout at the northern exit of Valençay, on the RD 956 road. It is owned by the town and can be seen at any time from the surrounding pavement. A commemorative ceremony is usually held here on 6 May.

The memorial lists 91 men and 13 women who served as SOE agents, highlighting an often overlooked aspect of resistance operations. This breakdown reveals how women played essential roles in dangerous undercover work alongside their male counterparts.