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     Brigadier Arthur Francis Gordon Forbes was the son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Arthur William Forbes.¹ He married Evelyn Stewart Weldon, daughter of Walter Langford Weldon and Muriel Stewart Richardson, on 5 September 1931.¹ He died on 20 March 1970.¹
     He gained the rank of Brigadier in the Indian Cavalry.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Joan Valerie Weldon was born on 25 November 1921.¹ She is the daughter of Walter Langford Weldon and Muriel Stewart Richardson.² She married Major Derrick Peter Henry Dyson, son of Henry Dyson, on 31 July 1965.¹
     From 31 July 1965, her married name became Dyson.

     Henry Dyson lived at Carshalton Beeches, Surrey, England.¹

     Major Derrick Peter Henry Dyson is the son of Henry Dyson.² He married Joan Valerie Weldon, daughter of Walter Langford Weldon and Muriel Stewart Richardson, on 31 July 1965.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Ernest Steuart Weldon was born on 6 January 1877.¹ He was the son of Colonel Francis Weldon and Henrietta Frances Alicia Kennedy.² He married Helen Cecilia Greaves, daughter of Alfred Greaves, on 16 March 1916.¹ He died on 12 January 1946 at age 69.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Dorsetshire Regiment.¹ He fought in the Malabar Campaign in 1923.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1923.¹

     Alfred Greaves lived at Haversham, Buckinghamshire, England.¹

     Helen Cecilia Greaves was the daughter of Alfred Greaves.² She married Ernest Steuart Weldon, son of Colonel Francis Weldon and Henrietta Frances Alicia Kennedy, on 16 March 1916.¹ She died on 12 September 1966.¹
     From 16 March 1916, her married name became Weldon.

     Arthur Reginald Weldon was born on 4 December 1918.¹ He was the son of Ernest Steuart Weldon and Helen Cecilia Greaves.² He married Dorothy Ann Pratchitt, daughter of William Monkhouse Pratchitt, on 4 October 1945.¹ He died on 9 October 1982 at age 63.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He retired from the military in 1958, with the rank of Major, late of the Royal Artillery.¹

     Dorothy Ann Pratchitt was born in 1921.² She was the daughter of William Monkhouse Pratchitt. She married Arthur Reginald Weldon, son of Ernest Steuart Weldon and Helen Cecilia Greaves, on 4 October 1945.¹ She died on 7 September 2016.²
     From 4 October 1945, her married name became Weldon. She lived in 2003 at Beanlands Park, Irthington, Cumberland, England.¹

     Steuart William Pratchitt Weldon was born on 24 April 1947.¹ He is the son of Arthur Reginald Weldon and Dorothy Ann Pratchitt.² He married Carola Helen Victoria Loch, daughter of John Hugh Loch and Daphne Franes Boles, in 1984.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.¹