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BOND, THOMAS, second son of Sir William Bond, Kt, Highgate, Middlesex, Alderman, City of London, and Catherine, dau. of John Povey, Lauderdale House, Highgate, Middlesex; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1627, Westminster Student to (?) 1629; MB 1634; MD 1638; m. Catherine, dau. of John Osbaldeston, Warwicks.

Bone, Alexander Drummond, son of Drummond Bone of Buenos Aires and Jane Johnstone, d. of David Hume of Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh; b. 22 Dec. 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left July 1929; re-adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left July 1933; Univ. of Lond., MB BS MRCS LRCP 1939; RNVR 1940-3 (Surg. Lieut.); served in HMS Dorsetshire at the sinking of the Bismarck, torpedoed in HMS Lively; DSC (Med.) Nov. 1942; lost with HMS Dulverton 13 Nov. 1943.

Alexander Drummond Bone was born at Battersea, Surrey on the 22nd of December 1914 the only son of Drummond Bone, a consulting engineer, and Jean Johnston (nee Hume) Bone of 64, Prince of Wales’ Mansions, Battersea, later of 122, Sloane Street in London. He was christened at St Mary’s Church, Wandsworth on the 3rd of March 1917.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from September 1928 to July 1929. He was readmitted in September 1931 when he was up Homeboarders until July 1933. He went on to the St Thomas’ Hospital, University of London from 1933, achieving MB BS MRCS and LRCP in 1939. On the outbreak of war he was working as a House Physician at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. He was commissioned as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on the 14th of May 1940.
He was serving on board the heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire when she was involved in the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941. He was serving with the destroyer HMS Lively when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the 11th of May 1942. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross: - “For bravery and devotion to duty while serving in HM Ship Lively in the Mediterranean.” which was announced in the London Gazette of the 17th of November 1942.
He was later posted to the destroyer HMS Dulverton (L63).
In October 1943 HMS Dulverton, under the command of Commander Stuart Austen Buss MVO DSC RN, formed part of a force which was supporting the capture the islands of Kos and Leros from the Germans. On the 22nd of October she fired on shore targets at Levitha and she transported troops and stores to Leros on the 27th of October when she came under sustained attack from enemy aircraft and E Boats before she returned to Alexandria.
On the 12th of November HMS Dulverton returned to the area to support the garrison on Leros, which had just been attacked by German paratroopers. At around 1.45am on the 13th of November 1943, she was some five miles off the coast of Kos when she was attacked by Do217 aircraft of KG 100 which were using Hs 293 glider bombs. During the attack she was hit abreast of the bridge by one of the bombs, which blew off her bow section and started a number of fires on board. While the destroyer HMS Echo (H23) began rescuing the survivors, the escort destroyer HMS Belvoir (L32) continued firing on the enemy aircraft. By 3.20am the now abandoned destoyer was burning fiercely and orders were given to HMS Belvoir to scuttle her with a torpedo. HMS Dulverton was hit by the torpedo and sank at 3.33am. Six officers and one hundred and fourteen ratings had been rescued but three officers and seventy five ratings had been lost in the attack. Alexander Bone was among the dead.
He is commemorated on the St Thomas’ Hospital Roll of Honour
He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 84, Column 2.

BONELL, WILLIAM; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jun 1718; left 1718.

BONFOY, NICHOLAS, son of Nicholas Bonfoy, Abbots Ripton, Hunts., and Elizabeth, dau. of William Hale, King’s Walden, Herts.; b.; adm. (aged 7) Mar 1714/5; in under school list 1720; Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 15 Sep 1725, matr. 1725; adm. Gray’s Inn 14 Mar 1723/4; Second Secretary to 3rd Duke of Devonshire when Lord Lieut. Ireland Apr 1737 - Jan 1745, and to Marquis of Hartington (4th Duke of Devonshire) when holding same post Apr 1755 - Jan 1757; Deputy Secretary to 4th Duke of Devonshire when Lord Chamberlain, Dec 1761- c. 1762; Serjeant at Arms, House of Commons, from 12 Oct 1762; d. 12 Oct 1775.

Bonner, Charles Bradlaugh, son of Arthur Bonner, F. S. A., of Upper Tooting, by Hypatia, second daughter of Charles Bradlaugh, M. P.; b. April 28, 1890; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1903 (H); K.S. (non-resident) Sept. 22, 1904; elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies and a Triplett gratuity). July 1909, matric. Michaelmas 1909; B.A. 1912; M.A. 1916; enlisted in 2/8th Essex Cyclists May 1917; asst. master at County Secondary School, Bromley, Kent, 1919-22; Head of Boys' School, Woolwich Polytechnic, 1922-28; Senior English Master, Mercers' School, 1936-50; Henry Thornton School 1954-63; author of various translations from French; m. April 1914, Gabrielle Marie-Louise, daughter of Octave Uldry, of Lausanne, Switzerland.

BONNER, RICHARD, son of Richard Bonner, King Street, Westminster, salt fishmonger, and Anne, dau. of Richard Walford, Westminster; bapt. 21 May 1621; at school under Osbaldeston six years (J. Venn, Biog. Hist. Gonville and Caius Coll. , i, 333); Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 23 Oct 1638, aged 17, scholar Mich. 1639 - Mich. 1646, matr. Easter 1639; MA 1642/3; MA 1646 (incorp. Oxford 10 Jul 1647); Minister of New Shoreham, Sussex, in 1649; ordained deacon 16 Aug 1660, priest 17 Aug 1660 (both Chichester); obtained a presentation to Rectory of Chailey, Sussex, 1 Sep 1660, but living was not vacant and he was never instituted; Rector of Maresfield, Sussex, from 14 Oct 1661; buried there 18 Jan 1692/3.

BONNETT, JOHN FRANCIS, only son of John Bonnett, Kingston, Jamaica, medical practitioner, and Elizabeth ---; b.; adm. 13 Jan 1778; left 1784; Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 31 Mar 1784, aged 18; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 19 Jan 1784; secretary to William, 5th Duke of Manchester, when Governor of Jamaica; m. 7 May 1807 Frances Hogben; d. 7 Aug 1818.

BONNEY, FRANCIS TAYLOR, son of Rev. Thomas Bonney, Perpetual Curate of Pipe Ridware, Staffs., and Head Master of Rugeley GS, and his second wife Eliza Ellen, dau. of Edward Smith, Rugeley, Staffs.; younger brother of Rev. Prof. Thomas George Bonney, formerly an Assistant Master at the School (qv); b. 30 Apr 1844; adm. 12 Jun 1857; QS May 1860; left Apr 1863; entered Civil Service; for some years in General Post Office; d. 25 Oct 1886.

Bonney, Thomas George; eldest son of Rev.Thomas Bonney, Perpetual Curate of Pipe Ridware, Staffs., and Head Master, Rugeley GS, and Eliza Ellen, dau. of Edward Smith, Rugeley, Staffs. ; b. 27 Jul 1833 ; ed. Uppingham Sch. and St.John’s Coll.Cambridge, adm.pens. 23 Jun 1852, matr.Mich.1852, scholar ; 12th Wrangler 1856 ; BA 1856 ; MA 1859 ; BD 1866 ; ScD 1884 ; Assistant Master (Mathematics) 1856-61 ; “a most inspiring teacher” who gave “refreshing help as our mathematical master” (obituary notice in Elizabethan, June 1924) ; ordained deacon 1857, priest 1858 (both London) ; Curate, St.John’s, Smith Square, Westminster 1857-9 ; Fellow, St.John’s Coll. Cambridge from 1859, Junior Dean 1861, Tutor 1868-76 ; Lecturer in Geology, Cambridge Univ. 1869-81 ; Whitehall Preacher 1876-8 ; Hulsean Lecturer 1884 ; Boyle Lecturer 1890-2 ; Rede Lecturer 1892 ; Yates-Goldsmid Professor of Geology, University Coll., London 1877-1901 ; returned to live in Cambridge 1905 ; General Secretary, British Association 1881, President 1910 ; President, Geological Society 1884-6 ; FRS 1878, Vice-Pres. 1899 ; FSA ; Hon.Canon, Manchester, from 1887 ; a Governor of the School 27 Oct 1881 – Mar 1922 ; author, publications on geology, the Alps and religion ; d. unm. 9 Dec 1923. Elder brother of Francis Taylor Bonney (qv). ODNB.