SQMS. Jimmy Smith (Special Guests: Barbara Smith and Sarah Hardcastle)
For this episode we were delighted to be joined by Barbara Smith and Sarah Hardcastle, the wife and daughter of SQMS Jimmy Smith, who served in MI9 during the Second World War. They tell the story of ...
1 Juni 202342min
Sgt. PT Wareing
Escaping from Schubin, Sgt. PT Wareing had spent some time in Germany before the war as a member of the German Alpine Club, an experience which would help him in his escape to Sweden, via Danzig.For Y...
25 Maj 202335min
Lt. SL Campbell & Lt. D Kelleher
A joint naval escape from Marlag Und Milag Nord, Campbell and Kelleher made a rapid escape, cutting through the wire, and making their way to Sweden in just a couple of days.For You The War Is Over is...
18 Maj 202343min
Gnr. DT Davies
A prisoner-of-war who ended up in a concentration camp, Gunner Davies managed to escape from one of the most dangerous places we have seen yet!For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the re...
11 Maj 202329min
Sgt. JAEM Mouhot
A Free French member of the SAS, Mouhot narrowly avoided the Commando Order to escape four times, eventually returning to the UK despite having the opportunity to stay in France as a civilian.For You ...
13 Jan 202338min
Midshipman PNV Newsome
Our first escape from the Pacific Theatre, we look at the escape of Midshipman Peter Noel Vesey Newsome, who despite being a Merchant sailor for the Blue Funnel Line, served as a GI in the US Army, ta...
6 Jan 202334min
Dvr. JWH Martin (with Special Guest, John West)
For this episode we were joined by John West, who runs the 140 Artillery Regt website (http://140th-field-regiment-ra-1940.co.uk/), to talk about Driver John William Henry Martin, who was in the same...
16 Dec 202234min
Fl/Lt GH Lonnberg
The only Swede who was to escape as a prisoner of war, there were some similarities between the escapes of Sam Derry and Lonnberg. However, despite being Swedish, he made for Switzerland rather than t...
9 Dec 202227min
