Synopsis
Weakened by hunger, thirst and ill-treatment, Charles McCormac, a World War Two prisoner-of-war in Japanese-occupied Singapore, knew that if he did not escape he'd die.
With sixteen others he broke out of Pasir Panjang camp and began the two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore to Australia.
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About the Author
Charles McCormac was born in England and educated in Australia before joining the RAF at the age of 18. He fought in WWII, was captured and imprisoned in Singapore and was one of only two men to survive a dramatic five-month great escape. Upon returning to Britain, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He passed away in 1985 at the age of 70.
About the Author
Born in England, in 1915, McCormac fought in Singapore in WWII. After being catured, then successfully making a five-month great escape from a POW camp, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
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