9. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 137
10. ‘Lord Ranfurly’s Report on his Capture’, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 232
11. Ibid: p. 233
12. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Colonel Whitmore, Essex Yeomanry, 13 May 1941
13. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 136
14. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 28 April 1941
15. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 136
16. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Colonel Whitmore, Essex Yeomanry, 13 May 1941
17. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 28 April 1941
18. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 136
19. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 28 April 1941
20. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 14 April 1941
21. B.E. Todhunter to E. Parker, ICI (Egypt) S.A., Cairo, 14 July 1941
22. Ibid.
23. Ibid.
24. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 28 April 1941
25. ‘Revealed: Desert Fox Erwin Rommel was given his legendary goggles by a British PoW in return for retrieving a stolen hat’, by Hannah Flint, The Mail on Sunday, 12 April 2005
26. Ibid.
27. Rommel’s cap, adorned with Gambier-Parry’s goggles, is preserved in the Rommel Museum, Herrlingen, Germany
28. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 28 April 1941
29. ‘Lord Ranfurly’s Report on his Capture’, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 233
30. Ibid.
31. Ibid.
32. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 179
33. ‘Adrian Carton de Wiart: The unkillable soldier’ by Peter Crutchley, BBC News Magazine, 6 January 2015
34. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 89
35. Ibid: p. 182
36. Ibid: pp. 182–3
37. Ibid: p. 183
38. Ibid: p. 183
39. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
Chapter 3
1. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 60
2. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), pp. 48–9
3. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
4. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 189
5. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 48
6. Ibid: p. 48
7. Ibid: p. 49
8. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 185
9. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 60
10. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 51
11. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
12. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 51
13. Ibid: p. 53
14. Ibid: p. 60
15. Ibid: p. 66
16. Ibid: pp. 66–7
17. Ibid: p. 73
18. Ibid: pp. 74–5
19. Ibid: pp. 73–5
20. Ibid: p. 76
21. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
22. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), pp. 183–4
23. Ibid.
24. Ibid: p. 184
25. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
26. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to B.E. Todhunter, 28 April 1941
27. Ibid.
28. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs. Todhunter, 30 April 1941
29. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 184
30. Ibid.
31. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs. Todhunter, 30 April 1941
32. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 76
33. Ibid: p. 77
Chapter 4
1. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
2. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 81
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 180
6. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 92
7. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 4 May 1941
8. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 186
9. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 11 May 1941
10. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 89
11. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs Todhunter, 4 May 1941
12. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
13. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs Todhunter, 4 May 1941
14. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 2 June 1941
15. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 96
16. Ibid: p. 95
17. Ibid: pp. 93–4
18. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs Betty Todhunter, 30 April 1941
19. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 188
20. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 2 June 1941
21. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 28 June 1941
22. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 14 July 1941
23. Ibid.
24. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs B. Todhunter, 16 June 1941
25. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 14 July 1941
26. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs Todhunter, 16 June 1941
27. Ibid.
28. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 10 August 1941
29. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 141
30. M.R.D. Foot & J.M. Langley, MI9: Escape and Evasion 1939–1945 (London: Book Club Associates, 1979), p. 148
31. Ibid: p. 54
32. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
33. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mrs Todhunter, 27 July 1941
34. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 96
35. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 16 August 1941
36. Ibid.
37. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 22 August 1941
Chapter 5
1. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Genera
ls’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
2. Ibid.
3. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 2 September 1941
4. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 102
5. Ibid: p. 103
6. Ibid: p. 103
7. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 69
Chapter 6
1. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 2 September 1941
2. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 70
3. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
4. Andrew Mollo, The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia and Organisation (London: Black Cat, 1987), p. 88
5. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 286
6. Ibid.
7. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
8. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 106
9. ‘Camp for British Generals at Vincigliata’, Red Cross Report, 30 May 1942, WO 32/10706, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
10. Report of Captain Leonardo Trippi, Assistant Military Attaché, Swiss Legation, Rome, 3 June 1942, WO 32/10706, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
11. ‘Camp for British Generals at Vincigliata’, Red Cross Report, 30 May 1942, WO 32/10706, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
12. Report of Captain Leonardo Trippi, Assistant Military Attaché, Swiss Legation, Rome, 3 June 1942, WO 32/10706, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
13. ‘Camp for British Generals at Vincigliata’, Red Cross Report, 30 May 1942, WO 32/10706, (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
14. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 108
15. Ibid.
16. Ibid: 108–9
17. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 191
18. ‘Lord Ranfurly’s Report on his Capture’, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 233
19. Ibid.
20. Ibid.
21. Ibid.
22. Ibid: p. 234
23. Ibid: p. 234
24. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 109
25. Ibid.
26. Ibid: pp. 109–10
27. Ibid: p. 109
28. Ibid: p. 110
29. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 191
30. Ibid.
Chapter 7
1. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 192
2. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 108
3. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 192
4. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 107
5. Ibid: p. 107
6. Ibid: p. 108
7. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 192
8. ‘Inspection of Prisoner of War Camp No. 12, 23 June 1942’, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
9. Henry James, Transatlantic Sketches (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875), pp. 287–8
10. The Earl of Ranfurly to The Countess of Ranfurly, 3 October 1941, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 123
11. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 289
12. John Baynes, The Forgotten Victor: General Sir Richard O’Connor, KT, GCB, DSO, MC (London: Brassey’s, 1989), p. 144
13. The Earl of Ranfurly to The Countess of Ranfurly, 3 October 1941, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 123
14. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 289
15. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 30 September 1941
16. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 7 November 1941
17. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 192
18. ‘Camp for British Generals at Vincigliata’, Red Cross Report, 29 November 1941, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
19. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
20. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 192
21. The Earl of Ranfurly to The Countess of Ranfurly, 3 October 1941, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 123
22. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 196
23. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 30 September 1941
24. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
25. Ibid.
26. Ibid.
27. Ibid.
28. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 114
29. The Earl of Ranfurly to The Countess of Ranfurly, 3 October 1941, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 123
30. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
31. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 113
32. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
33. Ibid.
34. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
35. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 194
36. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 116
37. ‘Camp for British Generals at Vincigliata’, Red Cross Report, 30 May 1942, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
38. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
39. ‘De Wiart tells how they dug a tunnel for seven months’ by Stuart Gelder, News Chronicle, 27 January 1944, front page
40. ‘Escape Narrative’ by General Sir Richard O’Connor (OCONNOR 4/5/1 1941 Apr–1943 Apr), Liddell Hart Centre for Military History, King’s College London
41. Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Happy Odyssey (London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1950), p. 197
42. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 116
43. Ibid: p. 116
44. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 7 November 1941
45. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 30 September 1941
46. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 7 November 1941
47.
The Earl of Ranfurly to The Countess of Ranfurly, 26 December 1941, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), pp. 124–5
48. Ibid: p. 125
49. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, undated [late 1941]
50. Ibid.
51. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
52. Ibid.
53. Ibid.
54. Ibid.
Chapter 8
1. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
2. Brigadier E.J. Todhunter to Mr B.E. Todhunter, 17 March 1942
3. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 72
4. ‘Report No. 2 On Inspection of Prisoner of War Camp No. 12’, 1 July 1942, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
5. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 72
6. The Earl of Ranfurly to The Countess of Ranfurly, 13 March 1942, in To War With Whitaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly 1939–45 (London: Mandarin, 1997), p. 130
7. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), pp. 72–3
8. Ibid: p. 73
9. ‘Camp for British Generals at Vincigliata’, Red Cross Report, 30 May 1942, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
10. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 117
11. ‘Brief Narrative of Events at the British Generals’ Prisoner of War Camps in Italy, Apl. 1941 to Sept. 1943’ (unpublished), private papers of Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Neame
12. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 290
13. John Leeming, Always To-Morrow (London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1951), p. 118
14. Ibid: p. 290
15. Ibid: p. 119
16. ‘Report No. 2 On Inspection of Prisoner of War Camp No. 12’, 1 July 1942, WO 32/10706 (The National Archives [Public Record Office], Kew)
17. James Hargest, Farewell Campo 12 (London: Michael Joseph, 1954), p. 74
18. Ibid.
19. Sir Philip Neame, Playing With Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier (London: George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd, 1947), p. 290
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