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
James Pearson (cricketer, born 1983) James Pearson (cricketer, born 1983) James Alexander Pearson (born 11 September 1983) is an English cricketer. Pearson is a left-handed batsman. He was born in Bristol and for a brief period attended Clifton College. Pearson represented the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in 2 List A matches. These came against Herefordshire in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001. In 2002, Pearson made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Northamptonshire in the County Championship. From 2002 to 2005,