Escape From Yozgat: The Spooks of Jones & Hill

<p>During the First World War, the Ottoman Empire established a wide network of camps to house prisoners of war from the allied powers. Like most, the conditions were often poor, the treatment often harsh and the complexes often established in some of the most remote, rural and desolate landscapes. Yozgat was one such camp, comprising a small collection of buildings in a rural town commandeered by the Ottoman Army to house British officers. Whilst its conditions were not the harshest, nor its prisoners the most dangerous, it became the scene for one of the most bizarre tales of escape that the first world war and just about any incarceration, anywhere in the world, would ever see, involving buried treasure, a Ouija board and an audacious pair of pranksters with a strong desire to get home. </p> <p>Sources</p> <p>Jones, Elias Henry (1919) The Road to En-Dor. Anchor Press LTD, Essex, UK.</p> <p>Hill, Cedric Waters (1975) The Spook and the Commandant. William Kimber, London, UK.</p> <p>Fox, Margalit (2021) The Confidence Men. Profile Books LTD, London, UK.</p> <p>Ritchie, John (1996) Australian Dictionary of Biography: Vol 14, 1940-1980. Melbourne University Press, Australia.</p> ------- This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh, check out hellofresh.com/darkhistories50 and use the code darkhistories50 to get 50% off your first order. ------- <p>For almost anything, head over to the podcasts hub at <a href='http://darkhistories.com'>darkhistories.com </a></p> <p>Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: <a href='http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories'>http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories</a> or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories'>https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories</a></p> <p>The Dark Histories books are available to buy here: <a href='http://author.to/darkhistories'>http://author.to/darkhistories</a></p> <p>Dark Histories merch is available here: <a href='https://bit.ly/3GChjk9'>https://bit.ly/3GChjk9</a></p> <p>Connec