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Miles, Alfred Crosfield Vernor, 1894-1915
Miles, Alfred Crosfield Vernor, 1894-1915
GB-2014-WSA-12279 · Person · 1894-1915

Miles, Alfred Crosfield Vernor, brother of Cyril Vernor Miles (q.v.); b. Aug. 31, 1894; adm. Sept. 24, 1908 (G); K.S. (non-resident) 1909; left July 1913; articled to his father Sept. 1913; enlisted in 1st Batt. Artists' Rifles Aug. 1914; 2nd Lieut. 2nd Batt. Welsh Regt. April 23, 1915; went out to the western front Oct. 1914; killed while acting as Brigade Wiring Officer, near Vermelles, in France, Aug. 24, 1915; unm.
Miers, Henry Nathaniel, 1848-1926
GB-2014-WSA-12268 · Person · 1848-1926

MIERS, HENRY NATHANIEL, fifth son of Richard Hill Miers, Ynyspenllwch, Clydach, Glamorgan, and Elizabeth Jane, dau. of John Bonnor, Brynygwalie, Denbighshire; b. 6 Sep 1848; adm. 23 Jan 1862 (G); left Whitsun 1865; inherited family estates in Glamorgan; contested (Cons) West Glamorgan 1885; JP Glamorgan 1873, JP Breconshire; m. 12 Feb 1870 Lydia Kate, dau. of John Miles Probyn MD MRCS, Newbury, Berks.; d. 10 Oct 1926.
Miers, Anthony Hanmer, 1848-1920
GB-2014-WSA-12267 · Person · 1848-1920

MIERS, ANTHONY HANMER, son of Capel Miers, Peterstone, Breconshire, and Anna Jane Griffith; b. 13 Oct 1848; adm. 22 Jan 1864 (G); left Christmas 1865; Downing Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1874; JP Breconshire; m. 15 Sep 1881 Eliza, sixth dau. of Capt. James Cox, 92nd Foot; d. 11 Jan 1920.
Middleton, Henry Nicholas, 1845-1928
GB-2014-WSA-12258 · Person · 1845-1928

MIDDLETON, HENRY NICHOLAS, second son of Charles Atticus Monck (qv); b. 27 Jul 1845; adm. Jun 1854 (G); rowed v. Eton 2 Aug 1861, 1 Aug 1862; left Aug 1862; Ensign, Rifle Brigade 10 May 1864; Lieut., 1 Aug 1868; retd. Jun 1870; partner in firm Lambton & Co., bankers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from 1880 until the bank’s amalgamation with Lloyds Bank 1908; assumed surname of Middleton in lieu of Monck 12 Feb 1876; DL Northumberland, JP Northumberland 1881; Vice-Chairman, Northumberland County Council; JP Roxburghshire; m. 2 Mar 1872 Sophia Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Sir William Colles Meredith, Kt, Chief Justice of Quebec; d. 6 Dec 1928.
Meyrick, John Francis, ca. 1736-1823
GB-2014-WSA-12244 · Person · ca. 1736-1823

MEYRICK, JOHN FRANCIS, son of Essex Marychurch Meyrick, Bush, Pembs., and Lucy, dau. of Francis Edwardes MP, Johnston, Pembs., and sister of William Edwardes, 1st Baron Kensington (I) MP; b.; adm. (aged 12) Oct 1748 (Grant's); New Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 Feb 1754; of Bush, Pembs.; High Sheriff, Pembrokeshire 1785; m. 5 Sep 1769 (IGI) Jane, dau. of John Mount, Tower Hill, London, stationer; d. 8 Jun 1823, in 88th year.
Meyrick, Francis John, ca. 1737-1790
GB-2014-WSA-12243 · Person · ca. 1737-1790

MEYRICK, FRANCIS JOHN, brother of John Francis Meyrick (qv); b.; adm. (aged 11) Oct 1748 (Grant's); of Busby, Pembs.; d. 11 Aug 1790.
Metcalfe, Christopher Henry Frank, 1887-1961
GB-2014-WSA-12225 · Person · 1887-1961

Metcalfe, Christopher Henry Frank, son of Frank Ernest Metcalfe, of Willesden; b. May 12, 1887; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (G); left July 1906; Pembroke Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1906; B.A. 1909; served in Great War I; Major 5th Batt. Beds. Regt. Jan. 30, 1917; mentioned in despatches; D.S.O. Jan. 1, 1917; m. Dec. 3, 1912, Mary Claire, eldest daughter of Duncan G. Kelly, of Brondesbury; d. 1961.
Meryon, John Edward, 1851-1898
GB-2014-WSA-12221 · Person · 1851-1898

MERYON, JOHN EDWARD, son of Edward Meryon MD FRCP MRCS, Clarges Street, Piccadilly, London; b. 28 Nov 1851; adm. 23 Jan 1862 (G); left Christmas 1863; Cadet, Royal Navy Dec 1863; Sub-Lieut., 28 Nov 1870; Lieut., 8 Oct 1874; Cdr., 30 Jun 1885; Capt., 30 Jun 1892; retd. 1 Dec 1897; m. 7 Oct 1879 Isabella Charlotte, eldest dau. of Thomas Chalmers, Longcroft, Stirlingshire; d. 2 Aug 1898.
Meredith, William Maxse, 1865-1937
GB-2014-WSA-12201 · Person · 1865-1937

MEREDITH, WILLIAM MAXSE, son of George Meredith OM, Flint Cottage, Boxhill, Surrey, novelist and poet, and his second wife Marie, dau. of Justin Vulliamy, Mickleham, Surrey; b. 26 Jul 1865; adm. 26 Jan 1881 (G); left May 1882; spent his early years in engineering works; AMICE 5 May 1891; director, Constable & Co., publishers; President, Publishers’ Association 1917-9, 1927; edited The Letters of George Meredith, 1912; Ordre de la Couronne, Belgium; m. 4 Oct 1892 Margaret, dau. of Ralph Elliot, Leith Hill, Surrey; d. 1 Feb 1937.
Mere, Robin Marie Marcus, 1909-1967
GB-2014-WSA-12192 · Person · 1909-1967

Mere, Robin Marie Marcus, son of Gerald Mere of St John's Wood and Daisy Leila, d. of Edward Marcus of St John's Wood; b. 21 Feb. 1909; adm. Sept. 1922 (G); left July 1927; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1927, BA 1930, MA 1934; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1934; Paymaster Sub-Lieut RNVR Jan. 1933, Lieut. Jan. 1935, Lieut.-Cdr Jan. 1942, Cdr 1945; practised as solicitor in London; m. 22 June 1937 Margaret Edith, d. of Henry Stuart Connolly of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire; d. 17 Jan. 1967.