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Ian Douglas
Born in London, he was baptised in the Chapel Royal, by permission of the King. Ian Douglas's studies at Durham University were interrupted by the war, when he joined the Royal Engineers. He was commissioned following training in Palestine, and served in Tobruck during one of the sieges, and in India. He later served as an officer with the Army Cadet Force, commanding K Company, 2nd (Tay) Cadet Battalion, The Black Watch. Following the war, he joined Balfour Beatty, staying with them for 20 years. He worked on open cast coal mines and on hydro electric schemes in the Scottish Highlands. Later, he purchased a farm in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, on which he worked. He became involved in a number of community organisations, including The Stewartry Village Trust, which was concerned with the preservation and upgrading of the village of Parton. In 1946, he married Heather Joan Maclean of Ardgour (1926-1985). They had four children, William, Elizabeth, Jane and (Peter) James, who died in 2002. He married 2ndly Kath McCall-McCowan, nee White, widow of David (Twomac) McCall-McCowan. He succumbed to the ravages of dementia, and died in 1998. Kath died a week later.
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Ian Fitzroy Sholto Douglas (22 January 1916 -
18 July 1998) was the son of
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