Drysdale

Drysdale is a Scottish familial lineage belonging to the Douglas clan. The name derives from Dryfesdale, a location in Lanarkshire.

People

• Art Drysdale (born 1939), Canadian celebrity gardener
• Denise Drysdale (born 1947), Australian entertainer
• Don Drysdale (1936-1993), pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Dougal Drysdale, Professor Emeritus in Fire Safety Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
• Gordon Drysdale (born 1948), Canadian automotive and nostalgia artist
• Jason Drysdale (born 1970), English footballer
• Katherine Drysdale (born 1959) Canadian artist
• Mahé Drysdale (born 1978), New Zealand rower
• Peter Drysdale (born 1938), Australian academic, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University.
• Robert Drysdale, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and aspiring professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.
• Russell Drysdale (1912–1981), Australian artist
• Sydney Drysdale, English bowler (lawn bowls) - skippered the gold medal winning Fours at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia
• Zachary Drysdale, (born 1999), Australian school boy with a scottish backgroung
• George Drysdale,Former RAF gunner, George Drysdale was born on February 15, 1920, near Dunfermline, the ancient capital of Scotland.Scotland was a harsh place in the Depression but he got a job as a bricklayer, before enlisting in the RAF. Drysdale became a tail gunner in Wellingtons, which had the highest rate of fatalities in Bomber Command.

Drysdale was one of the lucky ones. He survived action in the Middle East, North Africa and the siege of Malta, and eventually became a flight lieutenant. At the end of the war he was adjutant of 2713 Squadron at Lunenberg Heath, where the German army surrendered to Field Marshal Montgomery.

He rose to the rank of squadron leader in 1951 then left the RAF and emigrated to Australia. His first job in Sydney was as a Qantas air traffic controller but it bored him. Drysdale persuaded his neighbour in Rose Bay, Ron Lye, to give him work as a metal trader.

He had a natural flair for the work and in 1957 formed his company, Mineral Sands Trading. Mineral sands are the black sands found on ancient Australian beaches, rich in minerals such as rutile (containing titanium, which is used in steel, paints and sunscreens) and zircon (used in ceramic tiles). Titanium was a space-age metal whose price soared in the 1960s when the US decided to build a huge bomber fleet and accelerate its space exploration program.

He is survived by his wife Robin, children Heather, Glen, Karen and Elisabeth, and grandchildren Belinda, Christopher, Alexander, Emma, Zachary, Georgia and Taylor.

Places

• Drysdale, Buenos Aires, a settlement in Carlos Tejador Partido, Argentina
• Drysdale, Victoria, a town on the Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, in Victoria, Australia

Other

• Drysdale (sheep) breed of sheep developed by Dr Francis Dry in 1931 in New Zealand
• Drysdale V8, an Australian brand of motorcycle
• Milburn Drysdale, fictional president of the Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills

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