M. E. Clifton James M. E. Clifton James Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 – 8 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. This was used by British intelligence as part of a deception campaign during the Second World War. Clifton James was born in Perth, Western Australia, the youngest son of notable Australian public servant John Charles Horsey James and his wife Rebecca Catherine Clifton. After serving in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War, and seeing action at the Battle of the Somme, he took up acting, "starting at 15 shillings weekly with
H. E. M. James English Fulford, he explored Manchuria, travelling through the frontier areas of Chinese settlement in the region and to the Changbai Mountains. He published his travel notes, and a solid dose of background information, in a book, "The Long White Mountain, or, A journey in Manchuria...". Over a century later, the factual material contained in a work still served as a major source for the historians of the region. The town of Jamesabad in Thar and Parker District of Sind was named after him. H. E. M. James Sir Henry Evan Murchison James, KCIE, CSI (1846–1923) was part of the Indian