The Railway Man

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a b van der Vat, Dan (9 October 2012). "Eric Lomax obituary". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 10 October 2012. In 1939, aged 20, Lomax joined the Royal Corps of Signals before World War II broke out. [6] Following time in the 152nd Officer Cadet Training Unit, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 28 December 1940. He was given the service number 165340. [7] He was a Royal Signals officer attached to the 5th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Miller, Daniel (31 October 2011). " 'War Horse' Star Jeremy Irvine to Play Young Colin Firth in 'The Railway Man' ". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 November 2011.

Monk, Katherine (22 April 2014). "Movie review: The Railway Man highlights Firth, Kidman (with video)". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014 . Retrieved 23 April 2015. Miller, Daniel (2011-10-31). " 'War Horse' Star Jeremy Irvine to Play Young Colin Firth in 'The Railway Man' ". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2011-11-12. On 12 September 1946, it was gazetted that he had been mentioned in despatches "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services while [a Prisoner] of War". [8] He was awarded the Efficiency Medal (Militia) in 1949 [9] and was granted the honorary rank of captain. [10] He retired from the Army in 1949. [2] Later life and death [ edit ] As a lieutenant, he was captured by the Japanese following the surrender of Singapore in February 1942. [6] He, along with the other Far East Prisoners Of War (FEPOW), undertook a forced march to Changi Prison. [3] He was then taken to Kanchanaburi, Thailand [1] and forced to build the Burma Railway. [6] In 1943 he and five other prisoners were tortured by the Kempeitai and convicted of "anti-Japanese activities" after a clandestine radio was found in the camp. He was transferred to Outram Road Prison in Singapore for the remainder of the war. a b Simon Richards, 'Two TFA Council Members Making the News', Freedom Today: The Journal of the Freedom Association, Spring 2012, p. 5a b c "BBC News – Eric Lomax: The Railway Man author dies aged 93". bbc.co.uk. 8 October 2012 . Retrieved 8 October 2012. A film adaptation was released in 2013. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, the film stars Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine as the older and younger Eric Lomax respectively, [15] [16] and Nicole Kidman as Patti, the woman who befriended and later married Lomax. [17] [18] The film moves between Lomax's time as a FEPOW on the Burma Railway and his later life around the time of his reconciliation with his captor.

a b Westthorp, Tanya (8 March 2012). "Kidman, Firth to hit Coast for film". Goldcoast.com.au. Queensland, Australia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012 . Retrieved 8 March 2012. a b "Colin Firth 'overwhelmed' by Scot's film story". BBC News. 27 April 2012 . Retrieved 27 April 2012.Maddox, Garry (29 January 2015). "Surprises aplenty as AACTA Awards are announced". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 29 January 2015. Prisoner of War Learns To Forgive, Reconciles With His Interrogator, Christian Science Monitor, 9 August 1995 Unable to adjust to civilian life, Lomax joined the Colonial Service and was posted to the Gold Coast (now Ghana) until 1955. After studying management he worked for the Scottish Gas Board and the University of Strathclyde. He retired in 1982. [2]