Dare to Be Free

During World War ll South Islander Sandy Thomas was fighting in Crete, when he was wounded and captured by the German Army. Unwilling to spend the war in custody he repeatedly plotted escape from hospital, to the point his Houdini efforts became a running joke among his captors. Nevertheless a successful escape attempt from the Salonika Prisoner of War camp would have him fleeing across the continent on his wounded leg, in an attempt to reunite with his comrades. Now retired, having reached the rank of Major General, Walter Babington Thomas recounts his escapades.

The goal was freedom, but you had to dare to be free.

– Major-General Sandy Thomas, on his World War II experience

Key Cast & Crew

John Hagen

Director

Gary Scott

Producer

Clayton Carpinter

Sound Recordist

Dave Gibson

Executive Producer

Jude Callen

Network Executive

Melissa Fear

Graphics