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Douglas Ford (GC)
Captain Douglas Ford (1918-1943) was a Royal Scots officer and British prisoner of war in World War II, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for conspicuous gallantry.〔(About Us : Awards: Victoria Cross & George Cross : The Royal Scots - The Royal Regiment )〕 His citation was published in the London Gazette on 18 March 1946.
==Early life==
Ford was born in Galashiels in September, 1918. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ford, of 25 Bryce Avenue, Portobello. He was educated at the Royal High School,〔http://www.royalhigh.co.uk/a_tale_of_valour.htm〕 Edinburgh. A keen sportsman, excelling in rugby and cricket, he rose to school captain in 1936. He was 20, and on part-time studies at Edinburgh University for chartered accountancy, when he joined the Royal Scots at the outbreak of war. A member of the university O.T.C., he was commissioned, and posted to Hong Kong. His brother, James Allan Ford, was also a captain in the Royal Scots. This was the first time that two brothers in the regiment had served together in Hong Kong.〔'Bravery in Prison Camps. Posthumous George Cross Awards. An Edinburgh Officer', ''Scotsman'' (19 April 1946), p. 4.〕
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