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McGregor, Kenneth, 1903-1984
GB-2014-WSA-12117 · Person · 1903-1984

McGregor, Kenneth, son of James McGregor, of Ealing, by Eugenie Lydia, daughter of WilliamJohnson, of Hornsey; b. Feb. 11, 1903; adm. as (non-resident) K.S. Sept. 23, 1915 (A); left (with Triplett) July 1921; New Coll. Oxon.; scholar (Mod. Hist.) 1920, matric. Michael­ mas 1921; B.A. 1924; 2nd class Lit. Hum. 1924; 1st class Mod. Hist. 1926; M.A. 1953; an asst. principal, Ministry of Health, 1926, principal 1934; called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn July 3, 1935; asst. secretary, Ministry of Health 1940; Ministry of Supply 1941-2; Ministry of Pro­duction 1942-5; Board of Trade since 1945; Economic Adviser (Minister) to British High Commissioner in Canada and British Senior Trade Commissioner, 1958; C.M.G. 1951; m. May 31, 1930, Dorothy Laura Roope, daughter of His Honour Raymond Roope Reeve, K.C., Judge of County Courts, of Penegoes, Machynlleth, Mont.; d. 8 Oct. 1984.

GB-2014-WSA-12128 · Person · 1931-1995

McKinnon-Wood, Thomas Robin, son of Hugh McKinnon-Wood, Prof. of Internat. Law, Univ. of Lond., and Catherine Prescot, d. of Lester Elwood of Minneapolis, USA; nephew of Norman McKinnon-Wood (qv); b. 23 Apr. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (A); left July 1949; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1949 (open schol. ), BA 1952, MA 1956; a technical consult., dir. System Research Ltd.; m. 5 May 1956 Sheila Mary, d. of Ronald Hughes-Smith; d. 12 Sept. 1995.

GB-2014-WSA-12138 · Person · 1925-2011

McNamara, Robert Edward, son of Air Vice-Marshal Frank Hubert McNamara VC CB CBE RAF and Helene Marcelle, d. of Baron Rudolph Bluntschli of Cairo, Egypt; b. 7 Mar. 1925; adm. Sept. 1939 (A); left July 1942; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1942, BA 1945, MA 1949; a chartered engineer, MICE MIME; MInstM FSEE CompRAeS FInstD; Langley Alloys Ltd. 1953-8; man. dir. Cementation Muffelite Ltd. 1958-64; a management consult. 1964-7; chmn. Data Dynamics Ltd. 1967-72; asst. man. dir. Allied Polymer Group 1972; an engineering consult., R. E. McNamara; m. 3 Sept. 1949 Diana Mary, d. of Philip Noel Rogers; d. 28 Dec. 2011.

GB-2014-WSA-12152 · Person · 1884-1961

Mears, Robert Peel, son of Thomas Lambert Mears, LL.D., of Regents Park, barrister-at-law, by Alice Catherine, eldest daughter of John Henry Westcar Peel (q.v.); b. Nov. 5, 1884; adm. Sept. 22, 1898 (A); left July 1903; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1903; B.A. 1906; Assoc.M.Inst.C.E. Dec. 6, 1910; M.lnst.C.E. 1926; employed in India 1913-33; m. June 14, 1913, Lenore Vyvyan, daughter of the Rev. James Davidson, Vicar of St. Paul's, Portland Square, Bristol; d. Nov. 25, 1961.

GB-2014-WSA-12180 · Person · 1892-1982

Melville-Smith, Henry MacLane, son of Herbert Melville-Smith, C.B.E., of Aldington, Kent, by Anne Huntingdon, daughter of Thomas Charles Farrer, artist; b. Dec. 12, 1892; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); left July 1911; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1911; B.A. 1915, M.A. 1919; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. R.E. (T.F. Res.) Sept. 2, 1914; seconded to the Ministry of Munitions Sept. 1915 - April 1919; a management consultant and co. direc­tor; A.M.I.Mech.E. 1929; m. Oct. 11, 1917, Gladys, daughter of John Shrager, of Hampstead; d. 9 Aug. 1982.

GB-2014-WSA-12181 · Person · 1932-2006

Membrey, Anthony John, son of Edward John Membrey ARSM, mining engineer, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa, and Vera Margaret Barton, d. of Rev. Alfred J. Mitchell, Rector of Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland; b. 17 June 1932; adm. Sept. 1945 (A); left July 1950; Guy’s Hosp. Med. Sch., MB BS 1955; DRCOG 1961, FRCGP 1984; house appts. 1958-9; gen. med. practitioner, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1960-; MBE 1991; m. 20 June 1959 Priscilla Ann, d. of Henry Sydney Atkinson MBE BM BCh MRCS LRCP, gen. med. practitioner, of Redhill, Surrey; d. 5 Nov. 2006.

Mercer, Henry Philip, 1877-?
GB-2014-WSA-12186 · Person · 1877-?

Mercer, Henry Philip, son of Henry Chandler Mercer, of Paddington; b. Sept. 8, 1877; adm. April 28, 1892 (A); left April 1895.

GB-2014-WSA-12193 · Person · 1885-1958

Meredith, Harry Rouse, son of Alfred John Rouse Meredith, of Whyteleafe, Surrey, by Sarah Florence, daughter of R. B. Evered, of Horley, Surrey; b. April 27, 1885; adm. Jan 19, 1899 (A); left July 1902; a timber merchant, firm, Meredith Bros., Belvedere Road, Lambeth; served in Great War I; temp. 2nd Lieut. Labour Corps Aug. 29, 1917; m. March 1917, Margaret Edith, daughter of Joseph Underhill, of Warlingham, Surrey; d. Sept. 22, 1958.

GB-2014-WSA-12197 · Person · 1887-1916

Meredith, Oswald Keiller, son of Edward W. Meredith, of Putney; b. May 23, 1887; adm. Sept. 27, 1900 (A); left Dec. 1903; d. from the effects of an accident circ. 1916.

GB-2014-WSA-12242 · Person · 1885-1956

Meynell, Sir Everard Charles Lindley, third son of the Hon. Frederick George Lindley Meynell (formerly Wood), of Burton-on-Trent, Staffs, barrister-at-law, by Lady Mary Susan Félicie Lindsay, third daughter of Alexander, 25th Earl of Crawford; b. June 19, 1885; adm. Jan. 19, 1899 (A); left July 1899; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1903; assumed the surname of Meynell in lieu of Wood Feb. 8, 1905; Baring Bros. Ltd. 1910; served in France in Great War I, Capt. R.F.A. Jan. 14, 1916; mentioned in despatches; M.C. Jan. 1, 1918; O.B.E. June 3, 1919; partner in Rob. Meynell & Co.; knighted 1946 for services to H.M. Treasury while resident in Buenos Aires; m. July 21, 1914; Rose, only daughter of Lionel Bulteel, of St. Marylebone; d. May 22, 1956.