Ernest Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnest Gordon
British Army officer
Date of Birth: 31-May-1916
Place of Birth: Greenock, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 16-Jan-2002
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Ernest Gordon
- Ernest Gordon (31 May 1916 – 16 January 2002) was the former Presbyterian dean of the chapel at Princeton University.
- A native of Greenock, Scotland, and the son of James Gordon and Sarah R MacMillan, as an officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Gordon spent three years in a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp during the Second World War.
- He chronicled his experiences on the Death Railway in his book Through the Valley of the Kwai.
- The book served as an inspiration to the film To End All Wars, where he was portrayed by actor Ciarán McMenamin.
- The film opened in 2001, and the film's DVD release, which came out after his passing, dedicated the film to his memory.
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