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Kennedy, John de Navarre, son of Gilbert George Kennedy, of Bayswater, London, Metro­politan Police Magistrate, by Alice, youngest daughter of Edward Lyon, of Johnson Hall, Staffs; b. May 31, 1888; adm. April 23, 1902 (A); left July 1906; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1906; a member of the Canadian bar; in practice at Toronto; m. Elsie Margaret Pinks; d. 1979.

Ker, Thomas Menzies, son of Robert Loraine Ker, of Ealing, by Georgina Fanny, daughter of Col. Oswald Menzies, of Ealing; b. July 12, 1899; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (A); left April 1917; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1917; 2nd Lieut. unattached Jan. 31, 1918, Indian Army Feb. 7, 1918; Lieut. Jan. 31, 1919; Capt. Jan. 31, 1923; served in the Afghan War 1919, and in Waziristan 1923-4; Major 11th Sikh Regt. Jan. 31, 1936; Lieut.-Col. Jan. 31, 1944; Col. Dec. 1946; retired Aug. 1948; served in Great War II in Italy; m. April 16, 1934, Hilda Eileen, daughter of L. Heathcote, of Tunbridge Wells; d. 1970.

Kerr, Ian Henry, son of Leslie William Kerr, Bank of England official, of Purley, Surrey, and Vera Irene, d. of Henry Edwin Goddard of Goring-by-Sea, Sussex; b. 4 May 1936; adm. Sept. 1949 (A); left July 1954; QMC, BSc 1960; dir. D’Arcy Masius Benton and Bowles, advertising agency 1970-87; a marketing consult. Henkel KG & A 1991-2001; m. 16 Sept. 1961 Ann Lucia, d. of Donald H. Turner, man. trustee Dept Lloyds Bank; d. 16 May 2006.

Kidner, Frank Derek, son of Frank Kidner of Northwood, Middx, and Dora Edith, d. of Richard Hatfield of Ealing; b. 22 Sept. 1913; adm. Sept. 1927 (A); left July 1930; Roy. Coll. of Music, ARCM 1934, Challen Gold Medal 1936; Christ's Coll. Camb., matric. 1937, BA 1940 (1st class hons Economics Trip. Pt 1, Theological Trip. Pt 1), MA 1944; ord. deacon 1941, priest 1942 (Rochester); Curate Sevenoaks, Kent, 1941; Vicar of Felsted, Essex, 1947; sen. tutor Oak Hill Theolog. Coll. 1951; select preacher Camb. Univ. 1957; Warden Tyndale House Camb. 1964, retd 1978; author of commentaries on several books of the Old Testament; m. 14 Feb. 1942 Mary le Pelley, d. of James Hansford Wheadon of Hampton-on-Thames; d. 27 Nov. 2008.

Kidner, Richard Daymond, brother of Roger Wakely Kidner (qv); b. 20 Dec. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (A, non-res. KS); left July 1939; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1939; RA 1941-6 (Capt.); d. after a traffic accident in Trieste 15 Feb. 1946.

Richard Daymond Kidner was born at Bexley, Kent on the 30th of December 1920 the son of Arthur Richard Kidner, Director of Postal Services at the Royal Mint, and Mabel (nee Wakely) Kidner of “The Oaks”, Station Road, Bexley in Kent, later of “Starfell”, Southdown Road, Seaford in Sussex. He was christened at Holy Trinity Church, Bexley on the 15th of February 1921.
He was educated at Merton Court School, Foot’s Cray and at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham as a non resident King’s Scholar from September 1933 to July 1939. He won both the Ireland Prize for Latin Verse and the Ireland Prize for Greek Verse in 1938. He matriculated for Christ Church, Oxford in 1939 on a Weston Exhibition and was there for two years. He was awarded a BA. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on the 18th of October 1941.
On the 15th of February 1946, Richard Kidner left the Regiment’s base at Gradisca by car to attend a course at Perugia. During the journey he was seriously injured in a traffic accident at San Giorgio. He was taken to the British General Hospital in Trieste where he died from his injuries during the evening.
His funeral took place the following day.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Christ Church, Oxford and on the memorial at Merton Court School.
He is buried at Udine War Cemetery Plot III, Row D, Grave 12.

Kidner, Roger Wakely, son of Arthur Richard Kidner, Asst Sec. GPO, and Mabel, d. of Charles Wakely of Sidcup, Kent; b. 16 Mar. 1914; adm. Sept. 1927 (A); left July 1933; Essex Regt 1940-5 (Maj.); an advertising executive; m. 6 Mar. 1943 Beryl, d. of Lewis Walton of Cottingham, Yorks.; d. 14 Sept. 2007

King, Ronald Mellowes, son of Ernest King of Harrow-on-the-Hill and Ellen Blanche, d. of Joseph Mellowes of East Molesey, Surrey; b. 28 Nov. 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (A), KS Sept. 1920; left July 1924; King's Coll. Camb., matric. 1924, BA 1927, MA 1931; asst master Bryanston Sch. 1928; Dorset Regt 1940, released for civil duties Nov. 1944; m. 12 Aug. 1931 Kathleen, sister of George Patrick Maguire (qv); d. 19 Dec. 1986.

Kirby, Herbert Robert, second son of William Kirby, of Ealing; b. April 29, 1881; adm. from St. Paul's School as (non-resident) Q.S. Sept. 27, 1895 (A); elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. (with Triplett) 1900, matric. Michaelmas 1900; d. at Ch. Ch. May 15, 1903.

Kirkland, Thomas James, son of Alfred Kirkland, of Tufnell Park, Middlesex, by Kate, daughter of James Church Grinling, of Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs; b. Jan. 5, 1884; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (A); left July 1902; King's Coll. London Univ.; B.Sc. 1906; A.K.C. (Sc.) 1905; F.C.S. 1913; F.R.I.C. 1918; asst. master of the King's School, Ely, 1906-18, Head Master 1918-41; ord. deacon 1911, priest 1912 (Ely); Curate of Holy Trinity, Ely, 1911-4; Vicar of Stuntney and Chaplain of Ely Cathedral 1917-9; Hon. Canon of Ely 1927; Fellow of King's Coll. London 1933; Vicar of Rustington, Sussex, 1941; d. 1965.

Kirlew, Edward Oliver, elder son of Daniel Kirlew, of Beckenham, Kent, by Marianne, daughter of Thomas Oliver, of Ashford, Kent; b. Sept. 4, 1875; adm. May 1889 (A); left July 1894; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1894; won the high jump against Cambridge 1896 with 5 ft. 8 in., and tied for first place in 1897 with 5 ft. 7 in.; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1901; B.C. L. 1903; adm. a solicitor Nov. 1900; served in 2/6th Durham Light Infantry July 1916-Dec. 1917; deputy assist. censor War Office Dec. 1917-June 1919; m. Sept. 15, 1897, Emily Elizabeth Mary, only child of Dr. Donald Macrae, of Beckenham; d. Nov. 26, 1954.