Douglas Chalmers, Class of '81, who was one of the original 25 pupils at Dolphin, was awarded an M.B.E. in November 2003 for his work in Iraq. In 2010 he was awarded the OBE.  Douglas is now a  Colonel stationed in Wiltshire.  He is a keen skydiver.

Douglas has recently been awarded his MPhil at Trinity Hall, Cambridge,  reading International Relations prior to taking command of his regiment.