the war, he was recommended for an award by MI9, but it was turned down by the Colonel Willie Tod, the senior British officer at Colditz. Tunstall disputes some of the stories about Colditz. He did work with Escape Officers to cause diversions when an escape was "on". He did pull stunts and spoil roll calls at other times, otherwise the Germans would have known an escape was being covered up. However, he disputes that POWs threw "excrement" bombs or blew "raspberries" at the Germans. Nor does he know of anyone who did such things. Tunstall was liberated by American troops on 16 April 1945 and returned to Britain shortly afterwards. Post war After the war, Tunstall continued to serve in the RAF until 1958 as a flying instructor on Meteor and Vampire jets. He also served at the Advanced Flying Training School (No. 5 FTS) at Oakington in Cambridgeshire as a chief flying instructor. After leaving the RAF, he joined Laker Airways before emigrating to South Africa, where he worked as an actor as well as continuing to fly. His autobiography, The Last Escaper, was published in 2014. Death Tunstall died on 27 July 2013 at his home in South Africa. References External links Listing showing Tunstall at Colditz An article on Tunstall An article on Tunstall's life and why he did not get appropriate recognition for his actions. 1918 births 2013 deaths Prisoners of war held at Colditz Castle World War II prisoners of war held by Germany English emigrants to South Africa Escapees from German detention British escapees Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Air Force officers People from Orsett People from Chadwell St Mary Military personnel from Essex