I was Monty’s Double: Meyrick Edward Clifton James

Meyrick Edward Clifton James

In April 1944, Lieutenant-Colonel John Jervis-Reid was perusing the News Chronicle newspaper when he came across a photograph of Meyrick Edwards Clifton James dressed as Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery. James had been briefly appearing in a stage show as the famous British military commander, a late addition to the production which had not proved overly popular with the public. However, what struck the colonel was the incredible resemblance between this amateur...