Duncan Johnston

Colonel Sir Duncan Alexander Johnston KCMG CB CBE FRSE (25 June 1847 – 21 October 1931) was a Royal Engineers officer who became Director General of the Ordnance Survey.

[2] Duncan trained as a chartered accountant but instead chose a military career and joined the Royal Engineers.

His last game was against the touring Australians, which the tourists won by an innings margin, with the help of a ten-wicket match haul by Fred Spofforth.

Johnston was a right-handed batsman and played 8 innings in 4 games with a top score of 31 and an average of 8.12.

[7] He is buried facing the southern path in the first north extension to Dean Cemetery in the west of the city.

Johnston's birthplace and childhood home, 32 Heriot Row, Edinburgh
The grave of Sir Duncan Johnston, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh