WW2 British Officers Patrol Tunic of Lieutenant, Later Major Alan Lockhart McCall, Taken Prisoner in 1940, Made Numerous Escape Attempts Before Being Sent to the Famous Prisoner of War Camp Colditz, Where Again he Tried to Escape Before Being Liberated in 1945, blue four pocket Highland doublet patrol tunic with regimental buttons of the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. Above the breast pocket are medal ribbon bars for 1939-45 star and 1939-45 war medal with MID oakleaf. Tunic with gilt metal rank crowns to shoulders. Black cloth lining with the interior having the tailors label with inked name ‘A L McCall’. Remains in very good overall condition.Lieutenant McCall was Mentioned in Despatches for his wartime service, being listed in the London gazette on 20th December 1945. The recommendation for the MID was as follows, ‘Lieut Alan Lockhart McCall (95528) 1 Cameron Highlanders, 2 division. Following his capture at La Bassee, France, on 18 May 40, Lt McCall was imprisoned in Germany. With three other officers, Lt McCall tried in Aug 41 to escape from OFLAG VIIC (LAUFEN) by breaking through a wall from the inside of an incinerator for the third day’s work they were seen from a window by a German. Between Nov 41 and September 42 Lt. McCall assisted in the digging of four tunnels, all of which were discovered before completion. At EICHSTATT in June 43, Lt McCall participated in a mass breakout through a tunnel. After being free for 10 days he was caught and transferred to OFLAG IV C (Colditz), the persistent escapers camp. Here again Lt McCall worked on a tunnel for two months; this also was discovered before it could be used.On 16 Apr 45 he was liberated at Colditz by an American unit.’The prisoner of war camp at Colditz is one of the most famous prisoner of war camps of WW2. The camp was set up for the most persistent escapers, including the famous fighter pilot Sir Douglas Bader.