Ronald Jones was 17 when he enlisted in Australia’s part-time army after lying and adding a year to his age in 1941. 

Ross Sayers was 20 when he also added a year to enlist in the Australian Imperial Forces, buoyed by the promise of adventure and seeing the world. 

But both men ended up prisoners of war (POWs) in Serbia during World War II before separately escaping from German prison trains in Yugoslavia.

They never met, but their exploits as double agents, spies and guerilla fighters for British Intelligence are the subject of Canberra author and historian Edmund Goldrick’s upcoming first book Anzac Guerrillas.  Discover the book launch event and further details of the book in the link below... https://citynewsqbn.com.au/2025/historian-recounts-harrowing-tale-of-aussie-pows/