Private Ellis Phythian escaped from a working camp attached to Posen, making his way through Germany by jumping a freight train to France where he met an escape line who helped him onwards down to Gibraltar.
For You The War Is Over is a podcast, hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, which looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War.
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Series 7, Episode 1 - The Great Épinal Escape (Special Guest: Ghee Bowman)
Series 7, Episode 0 - Series Intro
Series 6, Episode 12 - ”The Caretakers” (Special Guest: Caitlin DeAngelis)
Series 6, Episode 11 - Lt. CD Boiteaux-Buchanan
Series 6, Episode 10 - Sgt. C Rofe
Series 6, Episode 9 - Lt. HE Stewart
Series 6, Episode 8 - Sub-Lt. BM Vlielander-Hein
Series 6, Episode 7 - Lt. ILM McGeoch
Series 6, Episode 6 - Guardsman JE Jones
Series 6, Episode 5 - Fl/Lt H Burton
Series 6, Episode 3 - Third Mate AH Bird
Series 6, Episode 2 - Sgt. PL Pepper
Series 6, Episode 1 - Tpr. H Castelow (Special Guest: Damien Lewis)
Series 6, Episode 0 - Series Intro
Series 5, Episode 12 - SQMS. Jimmy Smith (Special Guests: Barbara Smith and Sarah Hardcastle)
Series 5, Episode 11 - Sgt. PT Wareing
Series 5, Episode 10 - Lt. SL Campbell & Lt. D Kelleher
Series 5, Episode 9 - Gnr. DT Davies
Series 5, Episode 8 - Sgt. JAEM Mouhot
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