Jack Harrison

Male, Deceased Person

1912 – 2010

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Who was Jack Harrison?

Jack Harrison was a Scottish educator, military pilot, and prisoner of war during World War II. Harrison was one of the last known survivors of the Stalag Luft III Great Escape. Stalag Luft III was a Luftwaffe run prisoner of war camp in Silesia.

Harrison was born on 18 December 1912. On the eve of World War II, Harrison was a Latin teacher at Dornoch Academy in Sutherland. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force as a pilot once war with Nazi Germany broke out.

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Born
Dec 18, 1912
Died
Jun 4, 2010

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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