{"id":4998,"date":"2016-10-29T10:10:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T09:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/?page_id=4998"},"modified":"2019-08-27T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:09:50","slug":"douglas-hugh-aird-galbraith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-people\/douglas-hugh-aird-galbraith\/","title":{"rendered":"Douglas Hugh Aird Galbraith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5003\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5003\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dr.-Galbraith.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas Hugh Aird Galbraith\" width=\"218\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dr.-Galbraith.jpg 296w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dr.-Galbraith-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Douglas Hugh Aird Galbraith<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Douglas was born in 1890 to William and Grace Galbraith at Barry Road, Camberwell, London. His father was Merchant Bank manger. Douglas studied medicine becoming a Dr. He enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War as a Second Lieutenant gaining promotion to Captain. He was awarded the M.M. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty whilst serving in Mesopotamia in 1919. He was wounded in the head whilst attending to a wounded officer, and though in great pain, continued to carry out his duties for the remainder of the day with zeal and determination.<br \/>\nIn 1923 he married Hannah Bowen Jones, the daughter of a farmer and manufacturer of Welsh blankets, at Bromley, Kent and they moved to Launceston. They had a son Hugh James b. 1924. He joined the practice of Dr\u2019s. Thompson and Gibson at the Southgate surgery and they resided at \u2018Culcreuch\u2019 Dunheved Road. His wife took an active role within the public life of Launceston first as Matron of the Launceston Infirmary and later as a Justice of the Peace.<br \/>\nDouglas passed away at Launceston Hospital on March 8th,1959 at the age of 69. In his will, he left a total of \u00a320,677.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5005\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dr-Galbraith-medal-rolls.jpg\" alt=\"dr-galbraith-medal-rolls\" width=\"583\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dr-Galbraith-medal-rolls.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Dr-Galbraith-medal-rolls-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5004\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Galbraith-Mrs..jpg\" alt=\"galbraith-mrs\" width=\"234\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Galbraith-Mrs..jpg 261w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Galbraith-Mrs.-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visits: 115<\/p><!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4998\" data-postid=\"4998\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4998 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Douglas was born in 1890 to William and Grace Galbraith at Barry Road, Camberwell, London. His father was Merchant Bank manger. Douglas studied medicine becoming a Dr. He enlisted with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War as a Second Lieutenant gaining promotion to Captain. He was awarded the M.M. 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