haldane

Here he is - www.theauxiliaries.com/police-advisor-office/haldane/hald...

From thepeerage dot com: Lt.-Col. Maldwyn Makgill Haldane was born on 11 January 1877. He was the son of Robert Camperdown Haldane and Emily Anderson. He married, firstly, Mabel Constance Seymour, daughter of Robert George Seymour, on 8 November 1902. He married, secondly, Katherine Baylay, daughter of Reverend Atwell Mervyn Yates Baylay, in October 1934. He died on 29 June 1940 at age 63. He was educated at St. Paul's School, London, England. He was educated at Loretto School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Scots. He was Assistant Director of Special Intelligence Services.

At The Peerage - www.thepeerage.com/p31101.htm#i311005

From the beachcombers link, I think the reason he was of interest to Beaslai and Collins was: 1914 Major, War Office (Declaration of War) Major, Head of H Branch MI5 throughout the war (under Lt. Colonel Kell) 1919 Jan 1 Lt. Colonel, 1920 Lt. Colonel, 1920, A Branch (Director of Administration) Ireland, Dublin Castle. In Police Advisor's Office in Dublin 1922 Lt. Colonel, 1922, Director Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Belfast

Wikispooks [!!] on MI5 history - wikispooks.com/wiki/MI5

Haldane tour of United States Military Academy at West Point, New York on August 30, 1913

Clarence Page Townsley (September 24, 1855–December 28, 1926) was career United States Army officer who became superintendent of the United States Military Academy. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Page_Townsley

Thanks Wystan and Richard. We'll make the correction to the name in the title the next time we update the record.