Douglas Malcolm

Douglas Malcolm
Born
James Douglas Malcolm

1883
Highbury, London, England
Died1969
Sussex, England
Occupation(s)British Army officer, jute merchant
Known forAcquitted of murder in 1917 after shooting dead his wife's lover
SpouseDorothy Vera Taylor (m.1914)
ChildrenDerek 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.[1]

  1. ^ Malcolm, Derek (1 March 2003). "Like lover, like son". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2023.