STANLEY Watt Milne, who was awarded an MBE for his contribution to industry, has died at the age of 91.
Mr Milne was born in Dundee in June 1918 to James and Charlotte Milne, and was one of three sons.
The former Morgan Academy pupil achieved an HND in electrical engineering at Dundee Technical College before being called up by the First Army Militi
a in July of 1939. He joined the 73rd HAA Regiment in September 1939.
During the Second World War Mr Milne operated radar equipment in France, North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and was a survivor of the German bombings on the HMT Lancastria at St Nazaire in June 1940.
After being demobbed from the Army in March 1946, Mr Milne completed a student apprenticeship at Bruce Peebles in Pilton, after which he joined the transformer test department, and went on to spend the rest of his career at the company.
Mr Milne worked his way through the ranks, and was works manager for 23 years before being appointed works director of the power transformers in 1974.
Mr Milne was awarded an MBE in December 1981 for his contribution to industry, receiving the award at Buckingham Palace in March 1982.
He retired in 1983 at the age of 65, after spending 37 years with the company – the last 22 of which were in works and power transformer production management.
At the time of his retirement, the company had changed name and was known as NEI Peebles.
Mr Milne married Laura Shepherd at Beachgrove Church in Aberdeen in June 1962, and the couple went on to have two sons, Alastair, 46, and Jim, 43.
Mr Milne also had five grandchildren – David, 14, Laura, 12, Sarah, 10, Emma, 10, Juliet, 8.
The couple spent their entire married life in the same house on Barntongate Terrace in Barnton.
Mrs Milne, 76, said: "It was a great honour for him to receive the MBE.
"He very much enjoyed his job, he gave it everything and that's why he did so well in it."
In his free time Mr Milne enjoyed swimming, walking, gliding – he was the chairman of the Scottish Gliding Club for three years – and power flying, as well as watercolour painting, reading, poetry and gardening.
The couple enjoyed many happy holidays in their caravan, visiting the north west of Scotland.
Mrs Milne, who described her husband as a "very quiet, humble and content man", added: "He was the most wonderful person and he had so many interests. He was loved and respected by so many people."
Mr Milne passed away at home on 20 October, after suffering declining health for a number of years.
