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D. Douglas Ogilvie
Best known for a detailed regimental history of the First World War, this military writer brought a soldier’s perspective to the story of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry. His work remains of interest to readers drawn to wartime history and firsthand-informed accounts.
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The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919
by D. Douglas Ogilvie
About the author
D. Douglas Ogilvie is credited as the author of The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914–1919, a historical account of the Scottish regiment’s service in the First World War. Project Gutenberg lists him as the author of that work, and the text itself identifies him as Major D. D. Ogilvie.
Reliable biographical details about his life are limited in the sources I could confirm here. A University of Dundee Archives record for a portrait of David Douglas Ogilvie describes a man born in 1887 and died in 1964, but because I could not fully verify that this archival record refers to the same author with certainty, it is best to treat that connection with caution.
What does come through clearly is the nature of his writing: informed, military-focused, and closely tied to the unit whose story he recorded. For listeners interested in regimental history, his book offers a direct and grounded window into a World War I formation and the people who served in it.