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A/Mjr. Paul Hamilton Douglas Garside

British Army Intelligence

from:India

Paul Hamilton Douglas was born 05 Nov 1887 in USA (aka Peter Hammond) he was the eldest son of Thomas Douglas Hamilton Garside & Emma Mary Goldman, & elder brother of Robert Taylor Garside (7th City 22nd Manchesters)- both brothers were actually born in USA (UK census 1901 residence Broughton, Lancs.). Paul served 1904-1912 as Lance Corporal with the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment. He then joined the Indian Police and rose to the rank of District Superintendent.

Paul was recalled, by his own account, in WW1 to serve in France as an Intelligence Officer & was promoted to Acting Major. After the war, he returned to the Indian Police. He married twice, firstly in Allahabad India in 1915 to Freda Constance Isobel Burgiss later at Pancras Middlesex England in 1933 to Hilda May Slade. He died 4th Nov 1955 in Essex.

Additional Information:

Paul's father TH Garside was co-author with James Myles Hogge MP of War Pensions And Allowances published 1918 (Hodder & Stoughton).

Rebecca








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