Col. Allan Garth Douglas, the son of the late Allan M.
W. Douglas, Attorney-at-Law, and his wife, Gloria, was an army officer,
serving in The Jamaica Regiment.
He was born in Falmouth,
Jamaica, July 20, 1948, and was educated at Cornwall College; Manchester
College; College of Further Education; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England; and
Royal Army Staff College, Camberley, England.
He was awarded
Medals of Honour for - Meritorious Service 1983; General Service
(Grenada) 1986; Mention in Despatches (Grenada)1986; Meritorious Service
First Bar 1989.
Promoted Colonel in June 1995, he retired from
the Jamaica Defence Force in 2002.
Chief Publication: “Newcastle
and its History’.”
He wrote an article demanding the facts on the
killing in 2010 of over 70 Jamaicans in a single security forces'
operation, the largest number of Jamaicans to be killed by security
forces since independence.
On May 23, 1970, he married Dianne
Margaret Vincent, ; they have 1 son and 1 daughter.
Interests:
Jogging, Reading, Writing. Clubs: Jamaica Officers. Motto: “Strive to
achieve, never yield.”
He lives in Miami, Florida
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