John Eric Langdon-Davies MBE (18 March 1897 – 5 December 1971) was a British author and journalist. He was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Soviet-Finnish War. As a result of his experiences in Spain, he founded the Foster Parents' Scheme for refugee children in Spain, which is now a huge international organisation called Plan. He was awarded the MBE for services to the Home Guard.
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1897
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1971 (aged 73)
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