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
M. E. Francis many of her volumes of fiction.’" M. E. Francis M. E. Francis was the pen name of Mary Elizabeth Blundell (née Sweetman 1859 – 9 March 1930) who was a prolific Irish novelist. She was described as the best known woman novelist of the day. Blundell was born in Killiney Park, County Dublin to Margaret and Michael James Sweetman. The family moved to Brussels in 1873 and she spent her summers in Switzerland. Her family was quite artistic. Her uncle was the novelist William Sweetman while her sisters were poet Elinor Sweetman and writer Agnes Castle (aka Mrs Egerton Castle).