George, John Douglas, brother of Gerald Francis William George (q.v.); b. May 13, 1896; adm. Jan. 20, 1910 (A); left Easter 1912; junior clerk in the Civil Service July 1912 - Jan. 1914; A.C.A. 1923; sec. to Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., 1926-32; F.C.A. 1938; a chartered accountant and company director; served with the City of London Yeomanry at Gallipoli, in Egypt, and the Balkans 1915-7; 2nd Lieut. R.F.A. Jan. 12, 1918, and served with the 3rd Army Corps in France and Belgium 1918-9; Lieut. R.F.A. Oct. 6, 1919 - March 1920; Capt. R.A., T.A., Aug. 23, 1939; transferred to Pioneer Corps March 26, 1942; temp. Lieut.-Col.; O.B.E. (Italy) Sept. 20, 1945; T.D. June 30, 1946, and clasp Dec. 8, 1950; mentioned in despatches (N. Africa) L.G. Sept. 23, 1943; retired with hon. rank of Lieut.-Col. Sept. 1, 1948; m. June 16, 1923, Hilda May Adams, of Rochester, Kent; d. 21 Oct. 1984.