George Wilder is a prison escaper and New Zealand folk hero. He has been described as "the most ingenious escaper" of the Second World War. There were few escapes but a song was written about one famous escaper, George Wilder. His autobiography, "The Last Escaper", was published in 2014. Another successful escaper from "Marlag" was Lieutenant David James, RNVR. He was shot down, made a prisoner of war, and was noted as an escaper. A serial escaper, he spent most of the war in Colditz. The 77th escaper was spotted by a guard around 5am and the alarm sounded.