Perils of a POW escape

30th September 1943: As Allied POWS are shipped back to Germany from Italy many believe that this is their best chance to attempt an escape

Paul Bullard was a young artist learning his trade at the Royal College of Art when the Second World War broke out. His studies were interrupted by his service in the Royal Artillery, during which he was taken prisoner by Axis forces and held at Campo Concentramento PG 53 at Sforzacosta in Italy. It is this camp that provides the setting of this paintin…