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The MacDonald Family, England and Chile, 1937-1945
Two incredible videos uploaded by Ian Ruxton to his YouTube channel and where you will be able to see part of his grandparents' life in...


Readings of 'Trout in Chilean Rivers' book by Alexander MacDonald
Ian Ruxton, grandson of Alexander MacDonald and member of the Anglo Chilean Society have been reading his grandfather’s book 'Trout in...


Alex MacDonald CBE on YouTube
Dear friends, our fellow member Ian Ruxton has shared with us a YouTube video which he made about his grandfather Alexander MacDonald....


“Trout in Chilean Rivers” by Alexander MacDonald
This non-fiction book was first written in 1940 but could not be published in wartime conditions because paper was scarce, and minds were...


Masculinity, Intimacy, and Mourning: A Father’s Memoir of His Son Killed in Action in World War II
Sandy Ruxton recently wrote an article about Alex's memoir of his son, Ian Lester MacDonald, who was killed in action in Germany in...


‘In Memory of Lieutenant Ian Lester MacDonald of the Black Watch, 1923-1945’
Ian Ruxton, grandson of Alexander MacDonald, who spent some years in Chile with his wife Susan, has kindly share with us the book ‘In...


President of Chile Pays State Visit to the UK in 1965
Video from British Pathe


Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh tour to Chile in 1968 video
Video from British Pathe


Looking for Ernest Wright
Mari Spanyol reached us while researching his great uncle, who lived and worked in Chile from around 1922 until his death in 1955. She...


Chellew family from Cornwall to Chile
This magnificent photograph belongs to our Executive Committee Secretary, ex-Vice Chairman and long-standing member of the Anglo Chilean...
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