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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Schizoid Earth (novel)|The Schizoid Earth]]'' | |appearances = Legacies (short story), [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Schizoid Earth (novel)|The Schizoid Earth]]'', Beast of Fang Rock (novel) | ||
|spouse = Penny Douglas}} | |spouse = Penny Douglas|name = Walter Sydney Douglas|alias = Dougie}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a major in the Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire. He was | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a major in the Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire, born 8 May 1931. He was married to Penny Douglas. | ||
Dougie, as Lethbridge-Stewart called him, had been best friends with Lethbridge-Stewart since [[Sandhurst Military School|Sandhurst]] and was one of the "holy trinity" of cadets alongside [[Leslie Johnston]]. Douglas had not planned on a military career, he had expected to be a market stall holder on Portobello Road. | Dougie, as Lethbridge-Stewart called him, had been best friends with Lethbridge-Stewart since [[Sandhurst Military School|Sandhurst]] and was one of the "holy trinity" of cadets alongside [[Leslie Johnston]]. Douglas had not planned on a military career, he had expected to be a market stall holder on Portobello Road. | ||
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He introduced [[Sally Wright]] to Lethbridge-Stewart, and was to be best man at their wedding. | He introduced [[Sally Wright]] to Lethbridge-Stewart, and was to be best man at their wedding. | ||
After the clear up of the London Event, Douglas was promoted to lieutenant colonel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') | In March 1969, he was called in to assist Colonel [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]] in the clear up after the [[London Event]]. After the clear up of the London Event, Douglas was promoted to lieutenant colonel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Son (novel)|The Forgotten Son]]'') | ||
In April 1969, he was called in by Major General [[Oliver Hamilton|Hamilton]] to assist journalist [[Larry Greene]] in finding Lethbridge-Stewart, after the colonel failed to reach [[Tibet]]. They tracked down Lethbridge-Stewart's crashed plane in East Germany, although Lethbridge-Stewart was nowhere to be seen. He was on hand when [[Edward Travers|Professor Travers]] and [[Anne Travers]] discovered that Lethbridge-Stewart was trapped in an alternative 1959, and found a way to bring him back. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Schizoid Earth (novel)|The Schizoid Earth]]'') | |||
By May 1969 he was stationed at County Down, dealing with riots in Northern Ireland. While back in England on leave with his wife, he was brought in to help Lethbridge-Stewart on Fang Rock, but only arrived in time to help clean-up. He, Penny, Lethbridge-Stewart and Sally later had dinner together. (PROSE: ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 11:08, 18 November 2015
Walter Douglas was a major in the Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire, born 8 May 1931. He was married to Penny Douglas.
Dougie, as Lethbridge-Stewart called him, had been best friends with Lethbridge-Stewart since Sandhurst and was one of the "holy trinity" of cadets alongside Leslie Johnston. Douglas had not planned on a military career, he had expected to be a market stall holder on Portobello Road.
He introduced Sally Wright to Lethbridge-Stewart, and was to be best man at their wedding.
In March 1969, he was called in to assist Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart in the clear up after the London Event. After the clear up of the London Event, Douglas was promoted to lieutenant colonel. (PROSE: The Forgotten Son)
In April 1969, he was called in by Major General Hamilton to assist journalist Larry Greene in finding Lethbridge-Stewart, after the colonel failed to reach Tibet. They tracked down Lethbridge-Stewart's crashed plane in East Germany, although Lethbridge-Stewart was nowhere to be seen. He was on hand when Professor Travers and Anne Travers discovered that Lethbridge-Stewart was trapped in an alternative 1959, and found a way to bring him back. (PROSE: The Schizoid Earth)
By May 1969 he was stationed at County Down, dealing with riots in Northern Ireland. While back in England on leave with his wife, he was brought in to help Lethbridge-Stewart on Fang Rock, but only arrived in time to help clean-up. He, Penny, Lethbridge-Stewart and Sally later had dinner together. (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock)
