a daughter of Brigadier-General Malcolm Welch, of Stedham, Sussex, and they had one son and two daughters. His wife died in 1986, and Whistler himself in 1993. At the time of his death, Whistler was living at 8, Shirley Road, Wareham, Dorset. He left an estate valued at £273,900. Honours CBE, Birthday Honours, 1960 CB (military division), 1963 Hon. Colonel, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment (41st Signals) Territorial Army, 1963–1966 Colonel Commandant, Royal Corps of Signals, 1964–1968 Hon. Colonel, 32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment (Volunteers), 1967–1972 Princess Mary Medal, Royal Signals Institution, 1978 Notes External links Alwyne Michael Webster Whistler at National Portrait Gallery, London 1909 births 1993 deaths Royal Corps of Signals officers Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley British Army generals British Army personnel of World War II Companions of the Order of the Bath Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Masters of foxhounds People educated at Gresham's School British people in colonial India British expatriates in Germany