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surfaced some 300 yards outside the camps perimeters. From there he would
go on recognicence sorties; making maps of the surrounding area, stealing
fabrics and produce from the farms and houses nearby, before bringing them
back to the escape committee. Curiously, Mr Gitting never attempted to
escape himself but preferred to make tunnels which would facilitate the
escape of others. After the war he did not attend the Royal Garden Party
which celebrated the heroism of those few that sacrificed their freedom for
others.
Mr Gitting is still at large. Police speculate that on hearing the news of the subsidence at Bow Mr Gitting made his escape and is currently in an as yet undiscovered portion of the network. This story finds an historical precedent in that of the Urchin Underground of the 19th century and, of course, the present day Skip Gangs. |
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