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Newton, George Humphreys, son of Henry Cecil Newton, of Epsom, Surrey, by Catherine Amelia, daughter of Rees Charles Price, of Newton Abbot, Devon; b. Oct. 8, 1881; at Merchant Taylors' School 1891-2; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (G); left Dec. 1898; served in Paget's Horse in the South African War 1899-1901, and in India in Great War I; V.D. 1923; a civil engineer at Trichinopoly, South India; m. Nov. 24, 1909, Winifred Frances, second daughter of Richard Ladbroke Shubrick, of Trichinopoly.

Nicholas, Tressilian Bryan, son of Tressilian Charles Nicholas OBE MC, Fellow and Bursar of Trinity, Cambridge, and Emily Lothian, d. of John Buchanan of Wishaw, Lanarkshire; b. 19 May 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (G), KS Sept. 1935; left July 1940; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1940 (open schol.), BA 1943, MA 1946; Roy. Signals 1941-6 (Lieut.); BEA 1947, traffic officer Rome 1949-54, station superintendent Pans and dep. man. France 1959-63, representative Poland 1963-9, Bulgaria and Romania 1972-5, retd 1976; m. 18 June 1949 Marie Antoinette Lorna, d. of William Percy Young of Beckenham, Kent; d. 25 July 2008

Nichols, Wallace Bertram, son of Harry Bertram Nichols, C.E., of Streatham Hill, b. March 2, 1888; adm. Sept. 25, 1902 (G); left Dec. 1906; author of Prometheus in Piccadilly; The Saga of Judas; The Secret Son and other works in both verse and prose; m. 1928, Renée, daughter of Charles Deschamps; d. 1967.

Nicholson, Bruce Holland, son of Thomas Reginald Nicholson, bank manager, of Hampstead, and Jessie Winifred, d. of Richard Groves Holland, master cutler, of Sheffield; b. 13July 1911; adm. Apr. 1925 (G); left Dec. 1928; a Midland Bank employee; RNVR in WW2 (Pavmaster Lieut.); m. Apr. 1937 Doris Mary, d. of Harry Stephen Collyer of Ripley, Surrey; d. Jan. 2001.

Nicholson, Richard Groves, brother of Bruce Holland Nicholson (qv); b. 15 Aug. 1914; adm. May 1928 (G); left July 1932; RASC 1939-45; a company accountant; m. 10 June 1939 Diana Mary, d. of James Anderson Housden of Surbiton, Surrey; d. 25 Oct. 1986.

Noble, Archibald Francis, only son of Joseph Horace Noble, of Ham, Surrey, solicitor, by Sarah, daughter of Thomas Sturgess, of Penshurst Park, Kent; b. July 4, 1886; adm. Sept. 22, 1898 (G); left July 1904; adm. a solicitor Oct. 1908, firm, Bayley, Adams, Hawker, and Noble, Tower Bridge Road, Bermondsey; 2nd Lieut. 10th (Serv.) Batt. Cheshire Regt. Sept. 12, 1914; Adjt. Sept. 28, 1914; temp. Capt. Dec. 9, 1914; went out to the western front Sept. 1915; mentioned in despatches; killed in action at Vimy Ridge, in France, May 21, 1916: unm.

NOEL, CECIL EDWARD BERKELEY, second son of Lieut. -Col. Edward Andrew Noel, Clanna Falls, Gloucs., and Sarah Gay Forbes, youngest dau. of William Brown Darwin, Elston Hall, Notts.; b. 23 Dec 1849; adm. 23 Jan 1863 (G); left Dec 1865; d. 18 Jan 1869.

Noel-Baker, Hon. Francis Edward, son of Philip John, Baron Noel-Baker PC, Sec. of State for Commonwealth Relations, and Irene, d. of Francis Noel of Achmetaga, Evia, Greece; b. 7 Jan. 1920; adm. May 1934 (G); left Dec. 1938; King's Coll. Camb., matric. 1939; Intell. Corps 1941-5 (Capt.), despatches (Middle East) Apr. 1944; MP (Lab.) Brentford 1945-50, Swindon 1955-69; PPS Admiralty 1949-50; resigned from Labour Party 1969, joined SDP 1981-3, Cons. Party 1984-; hon. Pres. Union of Forest Owners of Greece 1968-; dir. North Euboean Enterprises Ltd 1973-, Fini Fisheries Cyprus 1976-; author of Greece, the Whole Story 1946, Land and People of Greece 1957, My Cyprus File 1985; Three Saints and Poseidon 1989; m. 1st 1947 Ann Lavinia, d. of Hilary A. St George Saunders of Heathfield, Sussex; 2nd 26 July 1957 Barbara Christina, d. of Inj Josef Sonander of Norrkoping, Sweden; d. 25 Sept. 2009.

Norbury, Michael Charles, son of George Henry Norbury of East Grinstead, Sussex, and Doris Maud, d. of William Henry Charles of Perthshire; b. 28 May 1942; adm. Sept. 1955 (G); left July 1961; d. date unknown.

NORMAN, WILLIAM EGLESFIELD BATHURST, third son of George Lewis Norman, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, solicitor, and Frances Henrietta, dau. of John Turner Graver Browne, Morley Hall, Norfolk; b. 21 Nov 1860; adm. 15 Nov 1873 (G); left Dec 1873; Exeter Coll. Oxford, matr. 16 Apr 1880; BA 1883; MA 1888; ordained deacon 1884, priest 1885 (both York); Curate, St. Paul’s, Sculcoates, Yorks., 1884-6; Chaplain at Bombay 1886-7; Curate, Beeston, Notts., 1887-9; Vicar of Biddenham, Beds., 1890-; m. [perhaps Ellen (1901 Census)]