65 Leslie Cook Burma 2 - Greece WW2 etc
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Part Two - Circa 1941 Greece adventures, plus an exclusive Canadian family story about the Great Escape! Web site - Full episode show notes, links, photo and transcript Web site home page Feedback/reviews - Thank you.  Twitter page Facebook page YouTube channel - Loads of my own videos - Dunkirk Mole, Gold Beach, much more ... Links: Royal Indian Navy mutiny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy_mutiny     New Links page for researchers etc: https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/p/research/   Military History guide: https://booklicious.net/   Alfred Thompson’s account of his Great Escape experience in the Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/the-great-escape-honouring-late-barrie-lawyer-imprisoned-for-years-as-nazi-pow Youtube video of an interview with a Canadian author, Ted Barris who has written a book on the subject of Canada and The Great Escape.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBGoPy0OxCc   Joël Stoppels Battlefield Tours Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Battlefieldgroningen Or on Instagram for more pictures and stories https://www.instagram.com/battlefieldtoursgron/   Alfred Burke Thompson WW2 Great Escapee No 53, Canadian (Pic when available in your listening app)  
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