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     Lt.-Col. David Theodor Dobie is the son of David Walter Dobie.² He married Aline Rosemary Hunter Blair, daughter of Lt.-Col. David Walter Hunter Blair and Barbara Norman, on 16 December 1944.¹ He and Aline Rosemary Hunter Blair were divorced in 1949.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Parachute Regiment.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹

     Anna Maria Cawdle was born in 1859 at Tor Holmer, Devon, England^G.¹ She married John Weyland Mere Latham, son of Commander Weyland Mere Latham and Mary Jane Wainwright Stoke-Roberts, in 1894 at Newton Abbot, Devon, England^G.¹
     From 1894, her married name became Latham.¹

     Hugh Weyland Manley Latham was born on 10 September 1905 at Kingskerwell, Devon, England^G.^1,2 He is the son of John Weyland Mere Latham and Anna Maria Cawdle.¹

     Hughe Thelma Reid is the daughter of Hugh Edward Reid.¹ She married, firstly, Major John Walter Williams before 1941.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. David Walter Hunter Blair, son of Major Reginald Stanley Hunter Blair and Emily Gertrude Rhodes, on 6 August 1941.¹ She married, thirdly, Admiral Sir Walter Thomas Couchman in 1965.¹
     From before 1941, her married name became Williams.¹ From 6 August 1941, her married name became Hunter Blair. From 1965, her married name became Couchman.¹

     Ronald David Hunter Blair was born on 31 March 1942.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. David Walter Hunter Blair and Hughe Thelma Reid.² He died on 31 March 1942.¹

     Neil Malcolm Hunter Blair was born on 7 February 1944.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. David Walter Hunter Blair and Hughe Thelma Reid.² He died before 1999.¹
     He was educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Gordon Highlanders.¹

     Alister Hunter Blair was born on 25 April 1896.¹ He was the son of Major Reginald Stanley Hunter Blair and Emily Gertrude Rhodes.² He died on 9 May 1915 at age 19, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Cameron Highlanders.¹

     Commander Ronald Hunter Blair was born on 23 December 1898.¹ He was the son of Major Reginald Stanley Hunter Blair and Emily Gertrude Rhodes.² He married Nancye Murray Colbeck, daughter of Wilfred Bruno Colbeck, on 18 December 1929.¹ He died on 30 July 1968 at age 69.¹
     He fought in the First World War.¹ He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit in 1945.¹

     Wilfred Bruno Colbeck lived at Auckland, New Zealand.¹

     Nancye Murray Colbeck was the daughter of Wilfred Bruno Colbeck.² She married Commander Ronald Hunter Blair, son of Major Reginald Stanley Hunter Blair and Emily Gertrude Rhodes, on 18 December 1929.¹ She died on 20 September 1998.¹
     From 18 December 1929, her married name became Hunter Blair.¹