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BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833. <br />
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Pictured: The medal set awarded to Sergeant Robert Chapman include General Service Medal 1918-62; 1939-45 star; Africa star; Defence medal,; 1939-45 War medal; Army Long Service Good Conduct medal.<br />
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The never-say-die attitude of a British soldier who escaped four times from German PoW camps can be revealed after his archive sold for over<br />
£5,000.<br />
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Sergeant Robert Chapman was a Special Operations Executive (SOE) operative who parachuted behind enemy lines into Yugoslavia in February 1942.<br />
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After landing in the wrong area he was captured at a farm.<br />
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He made three failed escape attempts from PoW camps, including the infamous Stalag Luft III, before making a 'home run' in 1945.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: C&TAuctions/BNPS

Pictured: The medal set awarded to Sergeant Robert Chapman include General Service Medal 1918-62; 1939-45 star; Africa star; Defence medal,; 1939-45 War medal; Army Long Service Good Conduct medal.

The never-say-die attitude of a British soldier who escaped four times from German PoW camps can be revealed after his archive sold for over
£5,000.

Sergeant Robert Chapman was a Special Operations Executive (SOE) operative who parachuted behind enemy lines into Yugoslavia in February 1942.

After landing in the wrong area he was captured at a farm.

He made three failed escape attempts from PoW camps, including the infamous Stalag Luft III, before making a 'home run' in 1945.