F. Spencer Chapman
Frederick 'Freddie' Spencer Chapman, DSO & Bar, ED was a British Army officer and veteran of World War II who became famous for his exploits behind enemy lines in the jungles of Japanese-occupied Malaya.
Few men in the modern world have lived such an adventurous life as Lieutenant Colonel Chapman. He explored the frozen wastes of Greenland; he climbed among the high mountains of the Himalayas; in his time he was one of the few white men who had visited Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.
During the Second World War, he spent over three years behind the Japanese lines in the jungle of Malaya. He worked with brave Chinese and Malayans, harrying the Japanese across their lines of communication. He was often grievously ill; he was wounded at least thre
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