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Lieut. A. M. Allan
8.5.41
In straw palliasse to store in town.
Lieut. J. R. Boustead
4.8.41
(1) On a walk, disguised as a Hitler Jugend (with F./Lieut. D. Thom).
(2) Exchanged with Lieut. F. Jablonowski (Poles being sent to Lübeck).
Lieut. T. M. Barrott
13.7.43
Exchanged with Lieut. Denis (French—being sent to Lübeck).
F./Lieut. D. Bruce
8.9.42
(1) In empty Red Cross packing case to store in town.
(2) Out of window on north side of Castle, then through wire.
Lieut. J. Beaumont
2.5.44
On park walk—hid under leaves on blanket.
F./Lieut. J. Best
19.1.44
Over terrace (with Lieut. A. M. Sinclair).
F./Lieut. J. P. Dickinson
18.8.42
(1), (2) Over wall of old town jail when on exercise.
7.3.43
28.8.42
(3) Under bread van.
Lieut. G. Davies-Scourfield
30.9.43
In waste-paper box.
F./Lieut. N. Forbes
25.8.42
On court-martial at Leipzig (with Lieut. Lee).
F./Lieut. F. D. Flynn
2.3.42
On way to town jail (with Cadet Linck—Dutch).
Corporal L. Fleet
3.11.43
On working party.
Corporal R. E. Green
Lieut. J. Hyde-Thomson
6.1.42
(1) From theater, disguised as German officer (with Lieut. Donkers—Dutch).
3.9.43
(2) The “Franz Josef” escape.
Lieut. D. K. Hamilton
13.7.43
Exchanged with Lieut. Le Jeune (French departure for Lübeck).
Lieut. M. Kellar
15.7.42
Exchanged with Corporal Hendren and sent to Lamsdorf.
Lieut. J. K. V. Lee
25.8.42
On court-martial at Leipzig (with F./Lieut. Forbes).
Captain C. Lewthwaite
31.1.44
(1) On return from park walk.
18.9.44
(2) From park.
Captain W. T. Lawton
26.8.41
(1) Orderlies’ working party in park.
9.9.42
(2) Through Gephard’s office (with Lieut. T. Beets—Dutch).
Lieut. W. A. Millar
11.8.43
Exchanged with Lieut. Stepniac (Polish departure).
Lieut. A. Orr-Ewing
.8.43
(1) As French orderly on exercise.
7.10.43
(2) In basket of waste paper.
3.2.44
(3) As an orderly on working party.
F./Lieut. V. Parker
15.7.42
Exchanged with Sergeant Gollan.
Captain L. Pope
3.9.43
The “Franz-Josef” escape.
Lieut. I. S. Price
28.5.42
Exchanged with Lieut. Fleury (French departure).
Lieut. J. Rawson
25.11.43
Exchanged with Captain A. H. Aitken, to Mühlberg.
F./Lieut. A. van Rood
5.4.43
As German officer at start of walk (with Captain Dufour—Dutch).
Lieut. C. E. Sandbach
13.7.43
Exchanged with Lieut. Cazamayou (French departure).
Captain H. A. V. Elliott
26.7.41
Park walk air-raid shelter (with Captain Lados—Pole).
Sqdn./Ldr. B. Paddon
26.4.42
From hospital at Gnäschwitz.
Lieut. A. M. Sinclair
?
(1) On way from Posen to Colditz (twice).
2.6.42
(2) Treatment in hospital at Leipzig.
26.11.42
(3) As German soldier through kitchen (with Lieut. Klein—French).
?.12.42
(4) From Weinsberg, after being recaptured from previous escape (twice).
3.9.43
(5) As “Franz Josef.”
19.1.44
(6) Over terrace (with F./Lieut. Best).
25.9.44
(7) The final escape—over the wire in the park.
F./Lieut. D. Thom
4.8.41
(1) On walk, as a Hitlerjugend (with Lieut. Boustead).
11.5.43
(2) Vault over wall, west front of Castle.
14.7.44
(3) From hospital at Schmorkau.
Lieut. G. Wardle
9.9.42
(1) Through park manhole (with Lieut. J. Wojciechowski—Polish).
22.11.41
(2) Through Gephard’s office (with Lieut. Donkers—Dutch).
Mr. G. Romilly
13.7.43
In luggage of departing French.
TENTATIVE ESCAPES
Date
Method of Escape
Lieut. A. M. Allan
31.7.41
(1) Through subaltern’s room loo.
9.8.43
(2) Clothes-store tunnel (“Whitechapel Deep”).
Major W. F. Anderson
1.9.41
Through kitchen basement.
Captain R. R. F. T. Barry
29.5.41
(1) Via canteen tunnel.
26.11.42
(2) As German soldier through German kitchen (with Lieut. Aulard—French).
19.8.42
(3) Through delousing shed shaft.
29.8.42
(4) Through cell bars.
F./Lieut. D. Bruce
16.6.44
Through courtyard drains.
Captain R. R. Baxter
16.6.44
Via shaft entrance to sewer.
Lieut. R. Barnes
16.6.44
Via shaft entrance to sewer.
Lieut. A. R. Campbell
9.8.43
Through dothes-store tunnel (“Whitechapel Deep”).
Lieut. A. Cheetham
31.7.41
Through subaltern’s room loo.
Bo’sun J. Crisp
16.6.44
Through courtyard drains
Lieut. A. R. A. Cocksedge
16.6.44
Via shaft entrance to sewer.
F./Lieut. J. P. Dickinson
9.6.42
Via attic above English quarters.
F./Lieut. D. Donaldson
23.11.41
Over the roof.
Lieut. F. M. Edwards
29.4.44
?
F./Lieut. N. Forbes
29.5.41
(1) Via canteen tunnel.
1.5.43
(2) Via Revier tunnel.
Captain H. A. V. Elliott
29.5.41
Through canteen tunnel.
F./Lieut. F. D. Flynn
31.7.41
(1) Through subaltern’s room loo.
3.4.42
(2) Through subaltern’s room tunnel.
Lieut. D. Gill
10.5.42
Through kitchen (with a Polish officer).
Lt./Col. G. German
29.5.41
(1) Via canteen tunnel.
1.9.41
(2) Via kitchen basement.
Lieut. R. Harrison
9.6.42
Through attic above English quarters.
Lieut. E. M. Harvey
26.3.44
From air-raid shelter.
Captain G. M. Pemberton-How
5.11.42
On Shützenhaus search.
Captain R. H. Howe
29.5.41
(1) Through canteen tunnel.
9.6.42
(2) Via attic above English quarters.
Lieut. J. Hyde-Thomson
8.5.41
(1) In straw palliase.
31.7.41
(2) Through subaltern’s room loo.
Captain C. Lewthwaite
23.11.41
Via Polish orderlies’ quarters.
Captain K. Lockwood
29.5.41
Through canteen tunnel.
Major R. C. Lorraine
16.6.44
Through courtyard sewer.
F./Lieut. D. Middleton
31.7.41
Via subaltern’s room loo.
Lieut. D. N. Moir
29.4.44
From English quarters.
Lieut. A. M. S. Neave
28.8.41
(1) As German Unteroffizier via main gate.
23.11.41
(2) Through Polish orderlies’ quarters.
Lieut. W. L. B. O’Hara
21.2.42
(1) Via loft and snow tunnel.
9.6.42
(2) From attic above English quarters.
Lieut. A. Orr-Ewing
21.2.42
Via loft and snow tunnel.
F./Lieut. V. Parker
26.3.44
(1) From air-raid shelter.
1.5.43
(2) Through Revier tunnel.
Sqdn./Ldr. B. Paddon
1.9.41
Via kitchen basement.
Lieut. J. L. Pumphrey
13.6.44
Through English kitchen.
Captain P. R. Reid
29.5.41
(1) Via canteen tunnel.
19.8.42
(2) From delousing shed shaft.
29.8.42
(3) From cell digging.
Captain J. Rogers
23.11.41
Through Polish orderlies’ quarters.
Lieut. M. V. B. Riviere
13.6.44
Via English kitchen.
Lieut. P. D. Storie-Pugh
29.5.41
(1) Via canteen tunnel.
?.9.42
(2) In a loft (with Lieut. Kruimink—Dutch).
F./Lieut. D. Thom
23.11.41
Over the roof.
Lieut. G. Wardle
29.5.41
(1) Through canteen tunnel.
23.11.41
(2) from Polish orderlies’ quarters.
F./Lieut. H. Wardle
29.5.41
Via canteen tunnel.
Lieut. D. E. Wheeler
1.5.43
(1) Through Revier tunnel.
29.4.44
(2) From English quarters.
POLISH ESCAPES
SUCCESSFUL
Date
Method of Escape
Lieut. Kroner
20.8.41
From hospital at Königswartha.
UNSUCCESSFUL—RECAPTURED
Date
Method of Escape
Lieut. Chmiel
11.5.41
From the courtyard cells.
Lieut. Surmanowicz
Lieut. Just
5.4.41
(1) From hospital at Königswartha.
13.4.41
(2) From archway cell (taken to hospital at Villigen).
20.5.41
(3) From hospital at Villigen.
26.4.42
(4) From hospital at Gnäschwitz.
Captain Ladas
26.7.41
On return from park walk, through air-raid shelter (with Captain H. A. V. Elliott).
Lieut. Niestrzęba
26.4.42
From hospital at Gnäschwitz.
Lieut. Wychodczew
Lieut. J. Wojciechowski
22.11.41
Via park manhole (with Lieut. G. Wardle).
Lieut. Żelaźniewicz
1.9.42
On park walk.
TENTATIVE—RECAPTURED IN CASTLE
Date
Method of Escape
Aspirant A. Karpf
31.7.41
From English subalterns’ long room.
Captain Lados
29.5.41
Through canteen tunnel.
Lieut. Mikusiñski
Lieut. Kępa
6.12.42
Over orderlies’ roof.
Lieut. Oslecki
Lieut. Slipko
Lieut. J. Tucki
?.7.42
In Polish orderlies’ working party.
DUTCH ESCAPES
SUCCESSFUL
Date
Method of Escape
Lieut. E. H. Larive
16.8.41
Through park manhole.
Lieut. P. Steinmetz
Major C. Giebel
20.9.41
Through park manhole.
Lieut. O. L. Drijber
5.1.42
Disguised as German officer, under theater stage and out of guardhouse (with Lieut. A. M. S. Neave).
2/Lieut. A. P. T. Luteijn
Lieut. D. J. van Doorninck
9.9.42
Through Gephard’s office, disguised as German officer.
UNSUCCESSFUL—RECAPTURED
Date
Method of Escape
Captain A. L. C. Dufour
13.8.41
Through park manhole.
Lieut. J. G. Smit
Lieut. G. W. T. Dames
15.8.41
Through hole—in wire in park.
Cadet J. H. Hageman
17.11.41
Disguised as German workmen from courtyard.
Cadet F. V. Geerligs
Lieut. C. L. J. F. Douw van der Krap
11.12.41
From park.
Lieut. F. E. Krulmink
Captain E. Steenhouwer
15.12.41
Through gate and archway.
Lieut. D. W. Baron van Lynden
Lieut. H. G. Donkers
6.1.42
(1) From theater (with Lieut. Hyde-Thompson).
9.9.42
(2) Through Gephard’s office (with Lieut. G. Wardle).
Cadet C. Linck
?.1.42
(1) In empty sack from parcel office.
2.3.42
(2) On way to town jail (with F./Lieut. Flynn).
Lieut. D. W. Baron van Lynden
?.3.42
Via German guard quarters.
Lieut. T. Beets
9.9.42
Through Gephard’s office (with Captain W. T. Lawton).
Lieut. W. F. van der Valk Bouwman
15.12.42
Disguised as German soldier out of main gate during search.
Captain A. L. C. Dufour
5.4.43
Disguised as German officer at start of walk (with F./Lieut. van Rood).
FRENCH ESCAPES
SUCCESSFUL
Date
Method of Escape
Lieut. A. Le Ray
11.4.41
On return from park walk.
Lieut. R. Collin
31.5.41
Camouflaged in park shelter.
Lieut. Tatischeff
18.7.41
From Shützenhaus during visit of Russian Orthodox choir.
Lieut. P. Mairesse Lebrun
2.7.41
Over wire and wall in park.
Lieut. A. Boucheron
?.9.41
From hospital, recaptured, then from prison at Düsseldorf.
Lieut. P. Odry
13.10.41
On return journey from hospital.
Lieut. Navelet
Lieut. J. Durand-Hornus
17.12.41
From visit to town dentist.
Lieut. G. de Frondeville
Lieut. J. Prot
Lieut. R. Bouillez
25.6.42
From hospital.
Lieut. A. Darthenay
12.7.43
From hospital.
UNSUCCESFUL—RECAPTURED
Date
Method of Escape
&n
bsp; Lieut. E. Boulé
15.6.41
On park walk, disguised as woman.
Lieut. A. Mattei
28.7.41
As German workmen across German quarters.
Lieut. R. Perrin
Captain M. Le Guet
20.1.42
On walk.
Abbé P. Jean-Jean
Lieut. H. Dejobert
20.3.42
In rubbish cart.
Lieut. A. Thibaud
Lieut. M. Girot