Eric Lomax
Eric Lomax | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Sutherland Lomax 30 May 1919 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 8 October 2012 (aged 93) Berwick-upon-Tweed, England |
| Occupations | Military officer, author |
| Known for | The Railway Man |
| Spouse(s) |
Agnes Scott Dickson
(m. 1945; div. 1982)Patti Wallace (m. 1983) |
| Children | 3 |
Eric Sutherland Lomax (30 May 1919 – 8 October 2012) was a British Army officer who was sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in 1942. He is most notable for his book, The Railway Man, about his experiences before, during, and after World War II, which won the 1996 NCR Book Award and the PEN/Ackerley Prize.