The real model of Agent 007 is an intelligence agent who operated during World War II, who faced off against the most dangerous enemies and seduced women with his flamboyance.

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It was this real character who inspired British writer Ian Fleming (1908 – 1964) to create the legendary spy character James Bond in both literature and cinema. 

The identity of the original character was a secret for decades, because author Ian Fleming wanted the image of James Bond to contain many mysteries for viewers.

But after many years of searching for information, experts in the UK have an answer. The prototype of the James Bond spy character was one of the best British intelligence agents during World War II: air force lieutenant colonel Forest Yeo-Thomas, commonly known as Tommy, nicknamed “The White Rabbit”. This is the person who inspired writer Fleming to create the character Agent 007.

Similarities in spy work

According to research on the biography of Mr. Forest Yeo-Thomas (1902 – 1964), Mr. Yeo-Thomas is also described as a calm, cold spy when confronting enemies, but when facing women, Yeo-Thomas is someone who knows how to… conquer beautiful women with his magnificence and elegance.

British historical researcher Sophie Jackson discovered the connection between spy Forest Yeo-Thomas and the character James Bond in 2012, when she discovered documents stored at the Department of Records and Management. British National Archives.

Ms. Sophie Jackson has thoroughly researched the work and life of spy Yeo-Thomas. She published a biography about him called “Churchill’s White Rabbit: The True Story of a Real-Life James Bond” .

In the archives of intelligence agent Yeo-Thomas, there is a notice written in May 1945 by writer Ian Fleming, in which Mr. Fleming informed Mr. Yeo-Thomas’s associates.

Thomas that he successfully escaped after being captured by the Nazi army during his fourth parachute jump into France to gather information.
The photo was taken in 1946 when spy Forest Yeo-Thomas was 44 years old. Mr. Yeo-Thomas was known to be a talented spy and also very attractive to women.

In fact, writer Ian Fleming was also an intelligence agent for the British navy. It was his experiences in spy work that inspired Mr. Ian Fleming to create the character James Bond in his literary career.

Mr. Forest Yeo-Thomas is an air force intelligence lieutenant colonel and Mr. Ian Fleming is a naval intelligence officer. They belong to different units but for the first time their connection has been confirmed.

The news item that Mr. Ian Fleming once wrote about Mr. Yeo-Thomas’s successful escape is considered rare evidence confirming the connection between the two people, that they really knew about each other.

Ms. Sophie Jackson commented: “There are clear similarities between spy Yeo-Thomas and the character James Bond, from his personal life, relationships with women, way of contact and attitude towards women.

to Mr. Yeo-Thomas’s operating style as a spy.

The descriptions of Mr. Yeo-Thomas’s operating style immediately make people think of the spy James Bond.”

In fact, in the past, researchers in the UK have come up with many spy characters that can be considered the prototypes that inspired writer Ian Fleming, or it is even said that Ian Fleming was inspired by writer Ian Fleming.

inspired by herself to create Agent 007, but the information that Ms. Sophie Jackson collected during the process of writing the biography is still considered the most convincing and grounded.

Ms. Sophie Jackson also noted some information showing similarities between the experiences of spy Yeo-Thomas and the character James Bond, such as some of the tortures that spy Yeo-Thomas had to go through. was described by the writer in the book “Casino Royale” (1953).

Or the fact that spy Yeo-Thomas once calmly drank tea on the same train as the enemy, successfully hiding his true identity and escaping a dangerous situation, a similar situation also described by author Fleming. portrayed in the book “From Russia, With Love” (1957).
Actor Daniel Craig plays spy James Bond.

The ways that spy Yeo-Thomas often used to escape detection during his operations also appeared in the books “Diamonds Are Forever” (1956) and “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1963).

The quick escape methods that agent Yeo-Thomas used, such as hiding in… a hearse, jumping off a train, disguising… were also used by agent James Bond.

Yeo-Thomas is also very good at direct combat with excellent martial arts abilities. The spy character James Bond also has impressive dueling abilities.

Similarities in… relationships with women

The most interesting thing about Mr. Yeo-Thomas’s personal life is that he is very attractive and seductive in the eyes of women, and is always loved and cared for by women.

 Yeo-Thomas’s personal relationships are mainly… with women.

Yeo-Thomas is a man who always knows how to make an impression right from his appearance, he focuses on keeping himself looking dashing.

 He worked in a fashion house in France before becoming a spy for the British Air Force, and from that time on, he was someone who knew how to please ladies and had a love life. rich school.

Mr. Yeo-Thomas had the longest relationship with a woman named Barbara, but they were not officially married. He met Barbara during World War II. 

Previously, Mr. Yeo-Thomas was married to a woman named Lillian, but the two soon separated and did not communicate for many years, although they did not officially divorce.

British writer Ian Fleming (1908 – 1964) was also an intelligence agent.

Archived information about the life of spy Forest Yeo-Thomas later, after he no longer worked as a spy, shows that he also had to accept the consequences of his previous work.

In the years after quitting his spy job, Mr. Yeo-Thomas encountered psychological problems.

He often suffered from insomnia, often had nightmares in his sleep, and his health was unstable.

 Mr. Yeo-Thomas died in 1964 at the age of 62 in Paris, France.

In the novels of writer Ian Fleming, the spy character James Bond is also described as having inner darkness and psychological problems. 

When adapting the work to the screen, James Bond was portrayed in a brighter, gentler way.