Douglas Morpeth
Sir Douglas Morpeth (6 June 1924 – 26 August 2014) was a Scottish officer in the British Army and a chartered accountant. Biography Sir Douglas was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh. On leaving school in 1942, he volunteered for the army and subsequently served in the Royal Artillery in India, Burma and Malaya. He was demobilised in 1947 with the rank of captain. He attended the University of Edinburgh from 1947 to 1949 where he graduated with a business studies degree. While at the University, Sir Douglas met Anne Rutherford Bell whom he subsequently married in May 1951, after which they moved to London. In 1951 he joined the Honourable Artillery Company ("HAC"), the oldest regiment in the British Army, and commanded the 1st Regiment HAC, Royal Horse Artillery, from 1964 to 1966. He was appointed Master Gunner within the Tower of London in 1966, a position he held until 1969. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration ("TD") in 1959. Sir Douglas qualified as an English chartered accountant (rather than a Scottish Chartered Accountant as the Scottish Institute had decided not to shorten training contracts for ex-servicemen) and joined George A. Touche &