Wheeler, Anthony Oliver, brother of John Arthur Wheeler (qv); b. 6 May 1920; adm. Jan. 1934 (B); left July 1937; 23 Hussars, attd Roy. Wilts Yeomanry, 1939-45 (Lieut.), wounded (Italy) 1944; a chartered accountant, ACA 1948, FCA; practises in London; partner Blakemores 1973-; m. 28 Apr. 1942 Cecilia Mary, d. of William Brown Frearson, solicitor, of Cropston, Leics.; d. 29 Jan. 1999
West, Michael Walter, brother of Alun David Herbert West (qv); b. 29 May 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (B), (A) Sept. 1934; left July 1937; St Mary's Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP MB 1942; Surgn Lieut. RNVR Jan. 1944; d. Jan. 1947.
Weenen, David Anthony, son of Alfred Louis Weenen and Ruth Christine, d. of James Whitehead of Edinburgh; b. 25 Jan. 1937; adm. Jan. 1951 (B); left Apr. 1952; founder and proprietor, Weenen General Contracting Ltd., Ontario, Canada, 1961-; resident Cabbagetown, Ontario, Canada; m.; d. 17 Dec. 2011.
Watts, Sir John Peter Barry Condliffe, son of Leonora Emily Condliffe, draper’s shop asst., of Portsmouth, Hants; stepson of Gerald Walter Watts, civil engineer, whose surname he adopted; b. 27 Aug. 1930; adm. from Sheikh Bagh Sch. Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Mar. 1944 (B); left July 1947; Phillips Academy, Andover, USA; RMA Sandhurst; commissioned Roy. Ulster Regt. 1951 (Roy. Irish Rangers 1968); served Hong Kong, Malaya (despatches), Cyprus, Oman, BAOR, Borneo and Saudi Arabia; commanded SAS unit which stormed Jebel Akbar, stronghold of Omani rebels, Jan. 1959; MC 1960; 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade 1967-9; CO, 22 SAS Regt. 1970-2; directing staff, Staff Coll. Camberley 1972-4; MOD 1974; commander, SAS Group 1975-8; Maj. -Gen. 1979; commander Sultan of Oman’s Land Forces 1979-84, chief of Defence Staff 1984-7; Lieut. -Gen. 1984; OBE 1972, CBE 1979, CB 1985; retd. Dec. 1987; KBE 1988; m. 1st, 11 Dec. 1954 (div. 1986) Mary Elizabeth Gertrude, d. of Thomas Flynn, postal clerk; 2nd, 13 Feb 1986 Diana Merran Watts, formerly Walker, d. of Lieut. -Col. Reginald Steward; d. 10 Dec. 2003.
Ward, Cuthbert John Stanhope, brother of Aidan. Crawley Pulleine Ward (qv); b. 2 July 1913: adm. May 1927 (B); left July 1931; Keble Coll. Oxf., matric. 1932, BA 1937, MA 1946; KOYLI 1940-5 (Capt.); asst master Stamford Sch., Lincs.; d. 14 June 1982.
Wall, John Richard Waddel, son of William Richard Wall OBE, Commissioner of Income Tax, Indian Civil Service, and Violet, d. of George Arthur Waddel; b. 9 Oct. 1929; adm. Sept. 1945 (B); left July 1948; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1949, BA 1952, MA 1957; a publisher 1953-66; administrator in further education 1966-84; d. 22 Apr. 2006.
Wainwright, Lewis Edgar William Worthington, son of Edgar Worthington Wainwright, shipbroker, of Hampstead, and Alice Maude, d. of Reuben James La Mude; b. 6 Nov. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (B); left. July 1927; a chartered shipbroker, FICS; Intell. Corps in WW2 (Capt.), MI8 GHQ MEF; joined HM Foreign Service 1945; m. 20 May 1950 Helga Louise, d. of Harro E. Treplin of Hademarschen, Schleswig-Holstein; d. 1 July 1991.
Villeneuve, André François Helier, son of Noel Camille Helier Villeneuve, co. dir., of Highgate and Dr Fanny Villeneuve MD FRCPath, consult. pathologist, d. of Joseph Rozensztejn of Vilno, Lithuania; b. 23 Nov. 1944; adm. Apr. 1958 (B); left Dec. 1963; The Queen’s Coll. Oxf., matric. 1964, BA 1967; Reuters 1967, Brussels and South America, later European man. in London; pres. Reuters America 1980-90; chmn., Promethee 1998-2002; chmn. LIFFE 2003-9; dir., several other cos.; chmn. Internat. Regulatory Strategy Group City of London 2006-12; Grand Officier Ordre de Leopold II, Belgium; retd. 2002; chmn. ICE Benchmark Administration 2014-; Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (France); m. 19 Sept. 1975 Lisa Villeneuve; d. 18 Feb. 2023.
Vernon, John Anthony Benedict, brother of Denis Sydney Foster Vernon (qv); b. 3 Aug. 1916; adm. May 1930 (B); left Apr. 1934; St John's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1938, MA; lntell. Corps in WW2 (Maj.), seconded Political Warfare Executive; staff of British Inst. Rome, later of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Geneva; international staff NATO 1952, dep. Dir. of Information 1978; OBE 1982; m. 21 May 1949 Susanna Mary Josephine Catherine, d. of Maj.-Gen. Boleslaw Wienawa Dlugoszowski, Polish Ambassador to Rome; d. 15 Oct. 2011.
Ustinov, Sir Peter Alexander, son of lona von Ustinov, journalist, and Nadia, d. of Louis Benois of St Petersburg; b. 16 Apr. 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (B), (A) Sept. 1935; left July 1937; London Theatre Studio; Roy. Sussex Regt in WW2, seconded RAOC (Army Film Service); a playwright, author, film director, actor and entertainer; Benjamin Franklin Medal RSA 1958; FRSA FRSL; Rector Dundee Univ. 1968-73; Order of Yugoslav Flag (with Golden Laurels) 1974; hon. degrees at many universities; a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF; CBE 197 5; Kt June 1990; Chancellor Durham Univ. J 992; author of plays The Love of Four Colonels, Romanoff and Juliet, Photo Finish, and autobiography Dear Me 1977; m. 1st 8 Aug. 1940 Isolde Denham; 2nd 15 Feb. 1954 Suzanne, d. of Edmond Cloutier, Queen's Printerto the Canadian Govt; 3rd 17 June 1972 Hélène du Lau d' Allemans; d. 28 Mar. 2004.