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Rodocanachi, Theodore Emmanuel, son of Michel Michel Rodocanachi (q.v.); b. Jan. 6, 1889; adm. Sept. 25, 1902 (R) having previously been at Eton; K.S. (non-resident) 1903; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1907, matric. Michaelmas 1907; B.A. 1910; a director of shipping companies 1911-6; Capt. yd (Res.) Batt. Rants Regt. Oct. 1, 1916, attached 5th Batt. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry; served in France; wounded at the Battle of Arras April 9, 1917; mentioned three times in despatches; M.C. Nov. 18, 1915; D.S.O. June 18, 1917; . J.P. Warwichsire 1935; County Councillor, Warwickshire, 1946; County Alderman 1957; d. 8 Feb. 1983.

Rodger, Ian Graham, son of George Launcelot Graham Rodger (qv); b. June 1926; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left Dec. 1943; Univ. of Durham, BA 1952; RAFVR and Intell. Corps 1944-7; a journalist, author, translator, playwright and critic; reporter Newcastle Journal 1952-4, Scottish Daily Mail 1954-5; drama critic The Listener 1958-61; radio critic The Guardian 1962; author, The Sun is Dead 1959, Nine Flowers 1960; plays include Cromwell at Drogheda 1961, The Trial of William Blake 1962; m. 1960 Mary Dorothy Anne, d. of Michael Russell of Ballycorus, Co. Dublin, Ireland; d. 30 Aug. 1984.

Rodd, Hugh Lyster, son of Richard G. L. Rodd, of Thorpe Bay, Essex; b. Feb. 12, 1902; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (R); left April 1919.

Robson, John Harvey, son of John George Robson, schoolmaster, of Kentish Town, and Lilian Mary, d. of John Harvey of Cambridge; b. Feb. 1906; adm. Jan. 1919 (R); left July 1925; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) June 1928; north-eastern circuit; a Recorder of the Crown Court; rn. 26 Aug. 1930 Helen Mary, d. of John Tysoe Osborne of King's Langley, Herts; d. 30 Nov. 1989.

Robinson, James William; b. March 26, 1899; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (R); left July 1916; 2nd Lieut. Pioneer Corps June 17, 1941; Capt. No. 7 Salvage Unit.

Robinson, Charles Snelling, son of Snelling Salter Robinson of Libertyville, IL, USA, and Evelyn Hope, d. of Ralph Lindsey Flanders of Belfast, ME, USA; b. 4 July 1922; adm. from Milton Acad., MA, USA, May 1939 (R); left June 1939; Harvard Univ., MA, USA, BA 1943; USNR 1943-6 (Lieut. ), US Pacific Fleet; Lieut. -Cdr USNR July 1953; partner Sudler & Co. Chicago, IL, USA 1954-78, pres. 1978-85; m. 1st, 22 Nov. 1951 Sylvia, d. of John Adams Prosser of Lake Forest, IL, USA; 2nd, 26 Mar. 1983 Carolyn J. Carlisle; d. 14 Sept. 2006.

Rivers, George Claude, only son of George Charles Rivers, of Kensington, by Elizabeth Mary Moore; b. July 30, 1887; adm. May 4, 1899 (R); left Dec. 1903; joined the Inns of Court O.T.C.; 2nd Lieut. 9th (Service) Batt. the East Surrey Regt. Dec. 23, 1914; Grenade Officer; went out to the western front Aug. 30, 1915; m. Nov. 1, 1913, Elsie Margaret, only daughter of William Pickthall; killed in action near Trones Wood, on the Somme, France, Aug. 21, 1916.

Rivaz, Francis Clifton, brother of Claude Farnworth Rivaz (q.v.); b. May 6, 1876; adm. Sept. 26, 1889 (R); left April 1894; was on the staff of the Commercial Union Insurance Co.; retired 1933; d. 1959.

Ritchie, Charles John, brother of James William Ritchie (q.v.); b. Jan. 12, 1871; adm. Jan. 24, 1884 (R); left April 1887; Master of the Merchant Taylors Company 1925; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1920; O.B.E. June 3, 1925; one of H.M.'s Lieutenants for the City of London; m. June 1, 1897, Ethel Beatrice, daughter of David Bruce; d. July 6, 1950.

Rintoul, James Mackenzie, son of James Young Rintoul, of Ealing, by Mary Learmonth Mackenzie; b. Aug. 5, 1905; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (R); left Aug. 1922; Associate Chartered Institute of Secretaries 1947; on the staff of the British Electricity Authority; retired; 2nd Lieut. Hon. Artillery Company 1929; 2nd Lieut. R.E. Nov. 27, 1940; Major; mentioned in despatches (N.W. Europe) L.G. April 4, 1946; T.D. April 21, 1950; m. July 6, 1958, Margaret, daughter of William Henry Lane, of Gillingham, Kent.