Amos Ford
Amos Adolphus Ford (5 November 1916 – 28 March 2015) was a forester from British Honduras, now Belize, who was one of a group of 150 that crossed the Atlantic to travel to Scotland during the Second World War. Ford later documented his experiences in two books and became a British civil servant.[1]
Amos Ford
Amos Adolphus Ford was born in Belize City, one of 11 children. After Honduran Forestry Unit In Scotland was disbanded, he moved to Newcastle upon Tyne to work with Newcastle Breweries.[1]
Publications
- Telling The Truth: The Life And Times Of The British Honduran Forestry Unit In Scotland (1941-44). London: Karia Press, 1985. ISBN 9780946918034
- Recollections. 1989. ISBN 9780708598276
References
- "Amos Ford, forester - obituary", The Telegraph, 18 May 2015.
External links
- Nia Reynolds, "Ex-Serviceman Spent Years Defending 'Defamed' Black Unit", The Voice, 14 May 2015.
- "Deceased Estates", The Gazette.
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