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Born in London in 1924, Roy marlow was just fifteen when he added three years to his age and joined the RAF as an air gunner in 1940. two years later, his wellington bomer was shot down over north Africa, and he became a prisoner of war of the Italians.

They were cruel captors. His youthful determination to escape from their hands singled him out for "Speacial treatment" and when, eventually, his physical condition drove him to chance the lottery of often brutal medical attention, it took him three hours to crawl 50 yards on hands and knees to the first aid tent. he weighed only 84 pounds.
In his book "Beyond the wire" he tells his own extraordinary story. his first two escapes led to swift and severe punishment. however his third attempt led to nine months of freedom shared with a band of partisans in the apennines.
Roy was one of the youngest ever service men to be awarded the Military Medal for unfailing courage and determination in the hands of the enemy, he left the RAF with the rank of Warrant Officer in 1946, since then he enjoyed a quiet, happy life and gave unstinted support to service associations and Charities.
He died on 26 december 2003.

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