Took off in Wellington .
Aircraft crash landed near Sidi Barrani
Evaded capture for six days, but being too weak to carry on, he ordered the rest of the five man crew to carry on. Some two hours later the rest of the crew were captured and Patrick was also taken prisoner. They were eventually imprisoned in Sulmona Camp
In Enemy Hands - Canadian Prisoners of War 1939-45; Those who dared - A Comprehensive List of World War ll Allied Escapers