Thomas Riviere Bland 1921-2014

_. Thomas Riviere Bland, MC, late the Scots Guards, died 5 February, 2014, aged 92, He was born at Godstone, Surrey, 8 Feb, 1921, son of Charles Riviere Bland,and educated at Eton. Married 1stly, 23 Nov 1946 (div 1961 ) the Hon Katherine Bruce (b 27 Nov 1922), daughter of the 7th Lord Balfour of Burleigh (1883-1967), by his wife the former Violet Done ( d 1976), by whom he had issue, a son and 2 daughters; married 2ndly, 1962, Mary Millar (who died as result of an accident), married 3rdly, 1976, Joan Catchpole, who predeceased him.

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