Douglas Malcolm
James Douglas Malcolm (1883–1969) was a British Army officer. Whilst home on leave in 1917 during World War I, he discovered his wife Dorothy was having an affair with a Russian, Anton Baumberg. He shot him dead, and was acquitted of murder and manslaughter in a much-publicised trial at the Old Bailey.
Douglas Malcolm | |
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| Born | James Douglas Malcolm 1883 Highbury, London, England |
| Died | 1969 Sussex, England |
| Occupation(s) | British Army officer, jute merchant |
| Known for | Acquitted of murder in 1917 after shooting dead his wife's lover |
| Spouse | Dorothy Vera Taylor (m.1914) |
| Children | Derek Malcolm |
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