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John W. Morrill, left, made his escape from Corregidor in a small boat and 31 days later reached Australia
John W. Morrill, left, made his escape from Corregidor in a small boat and 31 days later reached Australia

John W. Morrill, left, made his escape from Corregidor in a small boat and 31 days later reached Australia

Date5/22/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: John W. Morrill; left; made his escape from Corregidor in a small boat and 31 days later reached Australia.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0019126F
Only survivor of his family, except one cousin who reached Sweden, Leon Chojna, seen with Margaret McPherson, a Red Cross nurse, examines shoes and a (...)
Only survivor of his family, except one cousin who reached Sweden, Leon Chojna, seen with Margaret McPherson, a Red Cross nurse, examines shoes and a (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/15/1947
Sentries are suspicious, Elaborate precautions have been taken to prevent the escape from the internment camp
Sentries are suspicious, Elaborate precautions have been taken to prevent the escape from the internment camp
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/27/1940
Picture at upper right shows the good old-fashioned way of escape by trying to unknot a barbed wire entanglement
Picture at upper right shows the good old-fashioned way of escape by trying to unknot a barbed wire entanglement
Powley, Gordon W.
1/10/1942
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
Former fighter pilot: Wally Floody, 69, the chief planner of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944, holds a photo taken of himself during his internment
Faught, Ken
4/30/1987
Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling
Far cry from the meals of turnips and sauerkraut is some of the home-cooked food which William Dignam is sampling
Rufsky
1/28/1946
Constant patrol is maintained by members of the Veterans' Guard
Constant patrol is maintained by members of the Veterans' Guard
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/1/1945
Two Years after he was captured, Angus Morrison, left, wound up by marching 500 miles back across Germany
Two Years after he was captured, Angus Morrison, left, wound up by marching 500 miles back across Germany
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/28/1946
Charged with transporting five German prisoners of war, Isaac Kathnelson, 35, is shown next to P
Charged with transporting five German prisoners of war, Isaac Kathnelson, 35, is shown next to P
Toronto Star (Firm)
3/8/1946
Freedom, At RIGHT is an idea of the barriers Koche had to evade
Freedom, At RIGHT is an idea of the barriers Koche had to evade
Toronto Star (Firm)
8/3/1940
A group of German prisoners, including a wounded man, left, leave the flaming city under guard of a U
A group of German prisoners, including a wounded man, left, leave the flaming city under guard of a U
Toronto Star (Firm)
10/17/1944
Enemy Aliens interned in Canada are paid 20 cents a day for their work cutting wood and improving campsites
Enemy Aliens interned in Canada are paid 20 cents a day for their work cutting wood and improving campsites
Toronto Star (Firm)
3/23/1940
Barbed wire and floodlights bar the way to, Here is the Northern Ontario prison camp from which Lieut
Barbed wire and floodlights bar the way to, Here is the Northern Ontario prison camp from which Lieut
Toronto Star (Firm)
8/21/1940