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
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References
  1. "Amos Ford, forester - obituary", The Telegraph, 18 May 2015.
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