Eric Williams | |
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![]() Eric and Sibyl Williams in Bodrum Harbor, Turkey, July 1977 | |
Born | July 13, 1911 |
Died | December 24, 1983 | (aged 72)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Author |
Notable work | The Wooden Horse (1949) |
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Military career | |
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Years of service | 1940– |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Unit | No. 75 Squadron RAF |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Military Cross |
Eric Williams MC (13 July 1911 – 24 December 1983) was an English writer and former Second World War RAF pilot and prisoner of war (POW) who wrote several books dealing with his escapes from prisoner-of-war camps, most famously in his 1949 novel The Wooden Horse, made into a 1950 movie of the same name.