1897 - 1971 (73 years)
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Name |
Francis William Radford Douglas |
Prefix |
Col. |
Birth |
11 Dec 1897 |
Epping, Essex, Rngland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
4 Nov 1971 |
Paddington, London, England |
Person ID |
I192217 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
22 Apr 2023 |
Family |
Gladys Rhoda Pullar, b. Abt 1907 d. 4 Dec 1964 (Age ~ 57 years) |
Marriage |
13 Jul 1929 |
Dunbarney Church, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland |
Children |
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Family ID |
F79109 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
22 Apr 2023 |
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Notes |
- Known as Frank
19.02.1916 - 03.10.1919 commissioned, Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery - Royal Regiment of Artillery (blown up during WW1 and buried for some hours under the ground which left him with insomnia for the rest of his life)
Captained Richmond and Kent in rugby football in the 1920s and played for the Barbarians.
03.10.1919 - 28.01.1948 Royal Regiment of Artillery - Regular Army Reserve of Officers (late RH & RFA, Class II) [exceeded age limit]
01.09.1939 - (04.1941) General Staff Officer, 3rd grade (GSO3) to Inspector of the Royal Artillery (Field Branch), Inspectorate-General to the Forces for Training
1942? - 07.1944 Commander, Auxiliary Units
Senior partner of Fielding, Newson-Smith & Co., stockbrokers. Chairman of the company Allied Industrial Services. Chairman or director on the boards of half a dozen of other concerns in a wide variety of industries. Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron and owner of MY Lochan. Was for 17 years Grand Director of Ceremonies with the Freemasons, the last thee years of his life Assistant Grand Master.
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