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J.H. Williams

Born

in Cornwall, The United Kingdom

November 15, 1897

Died

July 30, 1958

Genre

Biography, Nonfiction

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Colonel James Howard Williams, also known as Elephant Bill, was a British soldier and elephant expert in Burma, known for his work with the Fourteenth Army during the Burma Campaign of World War II, and for his 1950 book Elephant Bill. He was made a Lieutenant-Colonel, mentioned in dispatches three times, and was awarded the OBE in 1945.
He spent most of his working life in the forests of Burma. There he became so interested in the lives and habits of elephants that he acquired his nickname. He became so friendly with the elephants that they soon recognised him as a friend.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 371 ratings · 46 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Elephant Bill 4.08 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 1950 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bandoola 4.20 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1953 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spotted Deer (Penguin 1580) 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1957 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scent of Fear 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1957 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures and Escapes (The Heritage of Literature, Section A #52) by E.W. Parker (Editor), A Burgess Sharrocks (Illustrator), Eric Williams 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1953 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Quest of a Mermaid it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1960	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	1871. Guide to Washington 1871 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1871 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drop-forgings .. 1901 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1901	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“For the herds of wild elephants show no resentment when domesticated animals join them. They have none of that herd instinct directed against the stranger that one finds in cattle, in small boys and among many grown-up men. This tolerance is just one of the things about elephants which makes one realise they are big in more ways than one.”
― Lt.-Col. J. H. Williams O.B.E., Elephant Bill

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