Eric Lomax, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Lomax

British Army officer

Date of Birth: 30-May-1919

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2012

Profession: screenwriter, writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Eric Sutherland Lomax (30 May 1919 – 8 October 2012) was a British Army officer who was sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in 1942.
He is most notable for his book, The Railway Man, about his experiences before, during, and after World War II, which won the 1996 NCR Book Award and the PEN/Ackerley Prize.