Lts Jones and Hill were interred at Yozgad POW camp in Turkey during WWI. Jones had been present at the surrender of Kut, and made the dismal march up to Anatolia, which has been well documented in many other books. Hill was in the RFC and was captured on the Palestine Front. Both officers engaged in, what some might consider, extreme measures to break out of prison. The two built up a reputation as spiritualists, able to communicate with the "spook" via a oija board. After this went on for a period of time, and they had effectively hoodwinked the Turkish prison staff, they crafted an elaborate scheme to get transferred out of prison. Just about when the scheme was in its advanced stages, it was delayed.
This prompted a reevaluation of the escape plan. The two officers then determined that if they could get certified as insane, they would be exchanged back to England. I will let you figure out how all of this worked, but suffice to say, that after a prolonged period of time where great self-inflicted suffering was incurred by both officers, they were exchanged within less than a month before the Turkish surrender!
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