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Captain Ernest Gordon was a company commander with the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He fought in several battles in the Malayan Campaign and the Battle of Singapore. He was one of the last Allied soldiers to cross the causeway from Johore before it was blown up.
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Oct 27, 2017 · In the summer of 1939, Ernest Gordon, a young Scotsman, knew that war was imminent. He had been a Royal Air Force pilot injured in an aircraft accident, had studied philosophy and law at the University of St. Andrews, and had been recently enjoying the life of an avid sailor.
Aug 13, 2015 · Learn about the life and war experiences of Ernest Gordon, a Scottish officer who was captured at Singapore, escaped, and survived the Death Railway. Discover how he was inspired by two fellow prisoners and became a Dean of Princeton University.
Through the Valley of the Kwai (also published under the titles Miracle on the River Kwai and To End All Wars) is the autobiography of the Scottish captain Ernest Gordon, and recounts the experiences of faith and hope of the men held in a Japanese prisoner of war labour camp, building the Burma Railway during World War II.
Aug 18, 2001 · Ernest Gordon, a former Scots soldier, was captured by the Japanese and forced to work on the infamous Burma-Siam Railroad over the River Kwai. He survived the horrors of the camp and became a symbol of hope for other prisoners.
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May 1, 2002 · When Ernest Gordon was twenty-four he was captured by the Japanese and forced, with other British prisoners, to build the notorious Railroad of Death, where nearly 16,000 Prisoners of War gave their life.
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