Major John Hewgill Anderson Bryden M.B.E.

  Notes:

Got middle name and DOB from 'Bryden and Cowper Pedigree'.

1921; Ann St John Wright biog "Grannie, Auntie Kate and I stayed for the summer at Tunbridge Wells, having sub-let the house. Grannie's sister-in-law, Julia, lived in Tunbridge Wells, with her husband (Henry) Anderson Bryden, who had shot wild life in Africa and who also often went to Norway. Anderson and Julia had son Ronald and a daughter, Olive (actually Olivia). Olive was unmarried, and an artist. She and Kate had been at school at Eastbourne together. Ronald was a medical doctor.......... Ronald Anderson had two children, Jean and John. Their mother died when John was born (wrong; John born Apr 1920, she died Jan 1921). I used to play with them on the green at Tunbridge Wells, on the rocks, and the Toad Rock. There are photos of this and others taken at Tunbridge Wells this summer when I was four. "

More (inc. wife) from here; http://www.thepeerage.com/p19218.htm#i192173

"Major John Hewgill Anderson Bryden gained the rank of Major in the service of the Royal Army Pay Corps."

Must have children as his (unmarried) sister is described as 'Beloved aunt"

London Gazette 12 Apr 1957; Royal Army Park Corp, The undermentioned Majs. to be Majs. 9th Jan 1957; John Hewgill Anderson BRYDEN (95102) from R.A.

London Gazette 3 May 1976; Royal Army Pay Corp, The undermentioned Majs. retire on retired pay on the dates shown; J.H.A.Bryden (95102) 30th Apr 1976

London Gazette 4 Jun 1976; Military Division of the MBE; John Hewgill Anderson Bryden (95102), Royal Army Pay Corps (Now Retired).

A Captain Ian Anderson BRYDEN (498672), Scots Guards, was MiD for the South Atlantic Conflict (Falklands War) 1982 - possibly/probably his son. Presumably this is the same Capt Ian Bryden who laid a wreath on the island in the 2007 memorial service.
London Gazette; 7 Jan 1975 ;Infantry; Guards Divison; Regular Army; Ian Anderson BRYDEN (498672) S.G. to be 2nd Lt(on probation) (University Cadetship) 1st Sep. 1974.

John married Dorothy Anne (pref. Anne) Going, daughter of Rev. Claude Arthur Hedley Going M.A. and Muriel Catherine Murray-Browne, on 2 Feb 1954. (Dorothy Anne (pref. Anne) Going died in 2016.)