The Great Escape - Tom Leigh

About this episode

The episode explores the tragic life of Tom Leigh, an Australian who was murdered for his involvement in the Great Escape during World War II.

Tom Leigh was Australian born, but spent most of his life in the UK. A tragic life story, he was to experience the loss of both his parents in childhood, while his brother would also be killed in service during the Second World War, shortly after Tom himself was murdered for his part in the Great Escape. For You The War Is Over is a podcast that looks at the real life stories of Prisoner-of-War escapes from the the Second World War. Hosted by Dave Robertson and Tony Hoskins, each episode looks at a new escape.  If you would like to follow us, you can find us on  Twitter ,  Facebook , and  Instagram  or if you would prefer to email us, we can also be reached on FYTWIOpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Robertson, Tony Hoskins

Guest: Tom Leigh

Topics covered

• Prisoner-of-War escapes
• World War II
• historical biography
• tragedy
• military history

Keywords

• Tom Leigh
• Great Escape
• World War II
• Prisoner-of-War
• military history
• biography
• tragedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: For You The War Is Over, Acast

Places: Australia, UK

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