James Allan Ford
June 10, 1920 – March 30, 2009 (aged 88)
Birth place: Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland, UK
Scottish writer & civil servant. Awarded a CBE in 1978. Awarded the Military Cross for his service during WWII, during which he & his brother were captured by the Japanese. Ford was a POW from 1941-45, while his brother Douglas was executed.