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Derry, Everard Gover, brother of Douglas Charles Lawford Derry (q.v.); b. March 28, 1898; adm. April 26, 1912 (R); left July 1913; AC. A. 1925, but abandoned practice and became pastor of an undenominational church; m. June 2, 1926, Ruth Mary, daughter of Cyril M. Swannell, of Felixstowe, Suffolk; d. 21 Aug. 1984.

Derry, Oscar Arthur, brother of Douglas Charles Lawford Derry (q.v.); b. Oct. 23, 1894; adm. Jan. 20, 1910 (R); left July 1912; served with the 5th Batt. of the Dorset Regt. 1914-6; 2nd Lieut. Nov. 27, 1914; Lieut. Aug. 23, 1915; wounded and relinquished his commission on account of ill health Nov. 3, 1916; a tobacco planter in S. Rhodesia; returned to England and became a company director; m. 1st July 5, 1924, Alice Elaine, daughter of Cuthbert Vaux, of Sanderstead, Surrey; 2nd Oct. 11, 1931, Mary Beryl, daughter of William Charles Loosemore, of Purley, Surrey; d. 1973.

Devereux, Almeric Clifford Eustace, son of Maj. William Charles Devereux MB of Tewkesbury, Gloucs, and Ethel Mary, d. of Thomas Phillips of Kemerton Court, Tewkesbury; b. 21 Oct. 1905; adm. Sept. 1920 (R); left July 1923; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1931; 2nd Lieut. RA Feb. 1926, Lieut. Feb. 1929, Capt. June 1937, Maj. Feb. 1943, Lieut.-Col. Apr. 1949, Col. Apr. 1952; CRA 49th Armoured Divn (TA) 1951-4; CO 64th AA Bde 1954, Brigadier Apr. 1956; CO Plymouth Garrison 1957; retd Nov. 1957; m. 20 Apr. 1938 Jeanne Evelyn, d. of John Mervvn Dallas Wrench CIE, Indian State Railway Service, of Sherborne St John, Hants; d. 22 Apr. 1980.

Devereux, David William Mervyn, son of Almeric Clifford Eustace Devereux (qv); b. 1 Mar. 1941; adm. Sept. 1954 (R); left July 1959; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1959, BA 1962; Carnegie-Mellon Univ. USA 1969-72, MSc; man. dir. C. & J. Clark (S. Africa) Ltd. 1972; subsequently man. dir. Clarks Overseas Shoes Ltd.; m. Dec. 1962 Jacqueline Wood; d. 12 Oct. 1988.

DEVEY, ARTHUR CHARLES, youngest son of Charles Hill Devey, and Charlotte Pierrepont, dau. of George Pollard (IGI); b. 11 Nov 1866; adm. from Tonbridge Sch. (R) 26 Jan 1881; left Dec 1882; went to King’s Coll. London; a bleaching engineer; AMIEE; member, Society of Chemical Industry; resident in Paris.

Devis, Paul James, son of Alexandre Georges Devis, steel merchant, of Uccle, Belgium, and Elsie Barbara, d. of James Loft Churchman of Menton, France; b. 20 Feb. 1935; adm. Sept. 1949 (R); left July 1951; d. 1971.

Dewsbery, George Stewart; b. Oct. 31, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (R); left July 1919.

Diack, Philip George Anthony, son of Sir Alexander Henderson Diack KCIE CVO CBE, Finan­cial Commissioner Punjab, and his second wife Mylsie, d. of Robert Alfred Molloy, Indian PWD; b. 20 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (R); left July 1929; LSE, BSc 1933; resident in Australia; dir. of cos associated with Calico Printers Assn Ltd; m. 8 July 1940 Mary, d. of William Henry Barlow of Colne, Lancs.; d. 1990.

Dick, Alexander Walter Henry, son of Alexander Frederick Henry Dick, man. dir. Delta Metal Co., of Blackheath, and Eileen Isabel, sister of Walter William Dolton (qv); b. 29 Feb. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left July 1938; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1938 but joined Delta Metal Co. 1939; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1950; FIM 1956; chief chemist Delta Metal Co. 1946-56; educational staff Diocese of Tanganyika 1957; Principal Alliance Sec. Sch. Dodoma, Tanganyika, 1959-67, Edo Nat. Coll. Iguobazuwa, Nigeria, 1969-71; ord. deacon 1974, priest (Salisbury) 1975; Curate Totnes 1974-7; first Vicar of Estover, Plymouth, 1980-1; Priest-in-charge Kelly, Devon, 1981-6; retd 1986; m. 3 Jan. 1964 Valerie Ann Barton, deaconess, d. of Harold Charles Barton, co. director, of Eastbourne; d. 16 Aug. 2008.

Dickenson, George Augustus Newton, son of Edward Newton Dickenson, and grandson of Edward Newton Dickenson (q.v.); b. Sept. 12, 1894; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1908 (R); K.S. 1909; left July 1912; served in Great War I with the Canadian contingent in the Engineer Corps.