James Allan Ford
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James Allan Ford
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James Allan Ford CB MC was a Scottish writer, soldier and senior civil servant. Born in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Ford was brought up in Edinburgh and educated at the Royal High School. In 1938 he entered the civil service, worked in the Ministry of Labour and Inland Revenue. During the Second World War he served with the Royal Scots in Hong Kong, with the rank of captain. When Hong Kong was taken by the Japanese, Ford and his brother Douglas were captured and held as prisoners-of-war. Douglas was ex
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Scottish writer, soldier and civil servant (1920–2009)
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2024-01-27T02:33:21Z
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