Maj. Gen. John Keppel Ingold Douglas-Withers, CBE, MC

1919 - 1997  (77 years)

• Name	John Keppel Ingold Douglas-Withers
  	Douglas-Withers was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 5 October 1940 and served as a forward observer during the Italian Campaign (1) of the Second World War. After the war, he became Commander of 6th Infantry Brigade in December 1965, Chief of Staff, 1st (British) Corps in February 1968 and General Officer Commanding South West District in February 1970 before retiring in December 1971. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1969 Birthday Honours. Retired major-general John Douglas-Withers was Group Personnel Manager of the Jardine Group from 1974. (12 June 78) 1. He made a voice recording about the battle at Cassino 2. May have attended Christ Church, Oxford University 1938-39
  Title	Maj. Gen.
  Suffix	CBE, MC
  Birth	11 Dec 1919
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Nov 1997
  Burial	11 Nov 1997	St. Michael's Church, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England
  Person ID	I308	Story Family
  Last Modified	8 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Lt. Col. Henry Herbert Douglas-Withers, MC,   b. 1885   d. 1948 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Vera Guy Everett,   b. 1889   d. 5 Jun 1978, Freeland House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1914
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia Dean,   b. 1921   d. 18 Jul 2018 (Age 97 years)
  Children	+ 1. Brig. Mark Guy Douglas-Withers, CBE, ADC,   b. Oct 1945 (Age ~ 79 years) + 2. Sally Douglas-Withers,   b. 1948 (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Maj. Gen. John Douglas-Withers
  		John Douglas-Withers From his obituary

  
  

  Documents		DW family history from Mark
  		John Douglas-Withers - Times Obituary

  
  

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