282:. Williams was an active member of the Dundee Art Society and the treasurer of Dundee’s Elim Foursquare Church. Williams exhibited numerous works in the 1938 Dundee Art Society's 32nd Fine Art Exhibition held at the Victoria Art Galleries, Dundee, from 4 March–15 April, and at the 1942 Dundee Art Society's 33rd Fine Art Exhibition at the Victoria Art Galleries, Dundee, from 12 September–11 October. David used two spellings of his middle name ‘Dougall’, dropping one of the L’s, preferring to use ‘Dougal’ on many occasions with regards to his art and paintings.
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Cambrian Academy of Art, 1937 Catalogue, 55th Annual Exhibition (retrieved 6 August 2017) - Williams, Mr. David Dougal, 35, Blackness Avenue, Dundee.- paintings exhibited: ‘God Be With You ‘Till We Meet Again’ (number 294) and ‘Outward Bound’ (number 298) in the catalogue – page 30 &
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Registers, 1538-2000: David Dougall Williams was baptized on 22 July 1888 at St. Mary, Liscard, in Cheshire.
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