Claude Dansey

Claude Edward Marjoribanks Dansey,, also known as Colonel Z, Haywood, Uncle Claude, and Z, was a British police constable, soldier, and intelligence officer who served in several foreign wars for the British government. Despite having served HM in intelligence duties on every continent before the First World War – North Borneo, Mexico, Cape Colony, the United States, and Canada, among others – he is most well-known as the creator of the interwar Z Organisation, later becoming the Assistant Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service during the Second World War. He was also a member of the London Controlling Section. He began his career in intelligence in 1895, and remained active until his death.