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Colvile, Robert Asgill, son of Arthur Montague Colvile (qv); b. 4 July 1916; adm. Jan. 1930 (R); left July 1934; Queen's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1934, BA 1938; Oxf. & Bucks Light Infantry (TA) May 1939, Lieut. Nov. 1940, Maj. Jan. 1944; Lieut. (perm. commn) Nov. 1945, Capt. July 1946, Maj. July 1952, retd 1955; Maj. Oxf. & Bucks LI (TA) 1955-60; TD; dir. Merton Park Invest. Trust till 1972; m. 18 Apr. 1974 Rosemary Edith, d. of Campbell Raleigh, farmer, of Eketahuna, NZ; d. 2008.

Cooke, Ronald Campbell, son of Campbell Cooke, of Putney, by Katherine Ursula, daughter of Percy Gordon-Smith, of Putney; b. July 28, 1893; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (R); non-resident K.S. 1908; left July 1911; St. Thomas's Hospital; M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.) 1915; served with the Red Cross in Belgium Aug.-Oct. 1914; temp. Capt. R.A.M.C. Dec. 11, 1916, in France and Flanders 1916-20; mentioned in despatches twice; M.C. Jan. 1, 1918; D.S.O. April 2, 1919; practised at Petersfield, Hants; m. April 5, 1921, Muriel Agnes, daughter of Cuthbert Raymond, of Worcester.

Cooper, Austin Eric Sisson, son of Austin Edward Cooper, M. D., of Westminster, by Mary Jane, daughter of Elias Hunter, of Hollybrook Park, Clontarf, co. Dublin; b. Aug. 27, 1899; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (R); left July 1917; an architect; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. Nov. 1, 1940; Flight Lieut.

Cooper, Edward Henry Moyle, second son of Archibald Henry Spencer Cooper (q.v.); b. Jan. 6, 1877; adm. Sept. 25, 1890 (R); left April 1896; Queens' Coll. Camb., matric. Easter 1896; B.A. 1899; d. at Montpelier March 18, 1926.

Cooper, Gerald Ashley Peter, brother of Austin Eric Sisson Cooper (q.v.); b. May 5, 1903; adm. Jan. 18, 1916 (R); left July 1921; mercantile asst. to Messrs. Macneill and Co., Calcutta; Cuddesdon Theological College, 1934; ord. (London) deacon 1935, priest 1936; Curate of St. Matthew, Westminster, 1935-9; of St. John, Walham Green, 1940-48; Sqdn. Ldr. (Chap­ lain) R.A.F.V.R. Dec. 1, 1942 - 1946; Rector of Nigel, South Africa, 1948-51, and of Turffontein 1951-3; priest-in-charge of St. Mark's Mission, Mondoro, Mashonaland, 1953-6; and of St. Mary's Mission, Hunyani, since 1956.

COPE, EDMUND WILLIAM, elder son of Rev. Sir William Henry Cope, Bart., Minor Canon and Librarian of Westminster Abbey, and his first wife Mary Anne, dau. of Henry Garnett, Green Park, co. Meath; b. 27 Mar 1838; adm. 3 Apr 1850 (Rigaud's); Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 4 Jun 1857; BA 1861; entered Diplomatic Service; Second Secretary, British Legation, Munich; Secretary, British Legation, Stockholm; m. 16 Sep 1863 Edith Cockburn, only child of James Kerr Ewart, EICS Bengal; d. at Stockholm 28 Oct 1886.

CORNISH, KENNETH HENRY, eldest son of Rev. Henry Hubert Cornish DD, Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford, and Mary, eldest dau. of Capt. Sir William Dick, Bart., EICS Bengal; nephew of Charles James Cornish (qv); b. 17 Jul 1833; adm. (Rigaud's) 1 Oct 1846; QS 1848; left Nov 1849; Wadham Coll. Oxford, matr. 19 Mar 1851; St. George’s Hospital; MRCS 1857; a medical practitioner in London; edited various scientific and political journals 1857-67; d. 1912.

Cotter, Arthur Gerald Purcell, brother of Hilary James Coughtrie Cotter (qv); b. 16 Dec. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left July 1942; St Catherine’s Soc. Oxf., matric. 1942; RE Feb. 1945, attd. Madras Sappers (Capt. ); Trin. Coll. Dublin 1948-52, BA; MB BCh 1954; med. practitioner, Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland; author The Thousand Years that Lie Ahead 1996; m. 10 Oct. 1959 Isabel Sadie, d. of William Adams, of Gartin, co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland; d. 15 June 2004.

Couchman, Charles John, son of Edwin Couchman, of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex; b. Aug. 11, 1885; adm. Sept. 28, 1899 (R); left July 1902; an electrical engineer and wireless contractor. Coulborn, William Alfred Lindsay, son of Edward Alexander Coulborn, of Letheringsett, Norfolk, by Kate May, daughter of Frederick Wilkinson, of Manchester; b. Oct. 26, 1909; adm. Sept. 20, 1923 (R); left Dec. 1927; London School of Economics, London Univ.; B.Sc. (Econ.) 1935; Lecturer, Workers Educational Assn. 1939-40; Professor of Economics, Ogle­ thorpe Univ., Georgia 1946-61; 2nd Lieut. Lancashire Fus. Dec. 21, 1940; transferred to R. A. C. May 1, 1942; Major; M.B.E. (Mediterranean) June 21, 1945; m. July 14, 1956, Anne Stephanie, daughter of Harold Bowler, of Wimbledon.

Coulborn, William Alfred Lindsay, son of Edward Alexander Coulborn of Letheringsett, Nor­folk, and Kate May, d. of Frederick Wilkinson of Manchester; b. 26 Oct. 1909; adm. Sept. 1923 (R); left Dec. 1927; LSE, BSc 1935; Lane. Fusiliers 1940, RAC 1942-5 (Maj.), MBE (Med.) June 1945; Prof. of Economics Oglethorpe Univ., Ga, USA 1946-61; a schoolmaster in England 1961; m. 14 July 1956 Anne Stephanie, d. of Harold Bowler of Wimbledon; d. Feb. 1996.