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Major General John Hay Beith, CBE MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay.
1915. marriage Helen Margaret Speirs Source:5175773 1915. education Fettes Scotland United Kingdom Source:5175773. education St. John's College Cambridge United Kingdom Source:5175773. service British Army Temporary Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Source:5175773.
John Hay Beith, CBE and MC, was equally well known as Ian Hay, author and playwright. Most of his works were aimed at pleasing readers and audiences with his own element of fun and humour. Although born in Manchester, Beith’s parents were Scottish, and he never forgot his Scottish heritage.
Sep 30, 2014 · The First Hundred Thousand is John Hay Beith’s humorous memoir of military training and life in the trenches as part of the first hundred thousand volunteers in...
Jun 27, 2023 · Major General John Hay Beith, CBE, was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but he is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. Often collobarated with other authors including P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton.
Major General John Hay Beith, CBE, was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but he is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. After reading Classics at Cambridge, Beith became a schoolmaster.
Major General John Hay Beith, CBE MC (17 April 1876 – 22 September 1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay.
