Douglas Ford (British Army officer)

Douglas Ford
Born(1918-09-18)18 September 1918
Galashiels, Scotland
Died18 December 1943(1943-12-18) (aged 25)
Sham Shui Prison Camp, Japanese-occupied Hong Kong
Buried
Stanley Military Cemetery, Hong Kong
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1939–1943
RankCaptain
Service number99752
UnitRoyal Scots
ConflictsSecond World War
AwardsGeorge Cross

Captain Douglas Ford, GC (18 September 1918 – 18 December 1943) was a British Army officer of the Royal Scots and a British prisoner of war in the Second World War, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for conspicuous gallantry. His citation was published in the London Gazette on 18 March 1946.

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