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AWM acquires Lt. Jack Millet’s escape maps

February 15th, 2008 by Gavin · Send this to a friend Send this to a friend
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The Australian War Memorial (AWM) has acquired a selection of rare escape maps made by an Australian prisoner of war, Lt. Jack Millet who was captured in Crete in 1941 and sent to the Oflag IVC two years later after several escape attempts.

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Here is a LINK to an article in ABC News (with subsequent links to AWM).

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Colditz on TV

February 14th, 2008 by Gavin · Send this to a friend Send this to a friend
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On Sunday 17th February on BBC1 the Antiques Road Show will be featuring:

 ”fragments that will tell the story of a daring escape from Colditz”.

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Military History Show

February 14th, 2008 by Gavin · Send this to a friend Send this to a friend
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Saturday May 3rd 2008, Olympia London

I will be visiting the Military History Show at London’s Olympia on Saturday 3rd May if anybody wants to meet up.

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More details can be found via this LINK  

Tickets are £2o but you can get 2 for £20 if you book in advance and quote BAW241

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Tony Rolt Obituaries

February 8th, 2008 by Gavin · Send this to a friend Send this to a friend
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Sadly former Colditz POW Tony Rolt passed away on February 6th 2008.

Please see below a selection of obituaries with some information on Tony’s life:

Independent

Autosport

The Times

The Guardian

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