Eric Williams | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Eric_Williams_%2B_Sibyl_Bodrum_July_1977.jpg) Eric and Sibyl Williams in Bodrum Harbor, Turkey, July 1977 | |
| Born | July 13, 1911 |
| Died | December 24, 1983 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable work | The Wooden Horse (1949) |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940– |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 75 Squadron RAF |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Eric Williams MC (13 July 1911 – 24 December 1983) was an English writer and former Second World War RAF pilot and prisoner of war (POW) who wrote several books dealing with his escapes from prisoner-of-war camps, most famously in his 1949 novel The Wooden Horse, made into a 1950 movie of the same name.