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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Pluschow
Forenames	Gunther
Epithet	German prisoner of war
Dates	1886-1931
Gender Identity	Male
Biography	Served as a flyer with German Navy in World War 1 in China. Imprisoned in Donington Hall prisoner of war camp, Castle Donington, Leics, from which he escaped in 1915, the only POW to escape Britain in either World War. Killed in flying accident, 1931.
Authorised Form of Name	Pluschow; Gunther (1886-1931); German prisoner of war

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