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Dams, Edward Lamprey, son of Rev. Allen Edward Dams, Rector of Henley-on-Thames, hon. Canon of Ch. Ch. Oxford, and Emily Mary, d. of William Ormond of Swindon; b. 8 Nov. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (A); left July 1930; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1930, BA 1933; ord. deacon 1935, priest 1936 (Lond.); Curate Yiewsley, Middx, 1935-8, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, 1938-50; Bush Brotherhood of St Barnabas, N. Queensland, 1950-5; Mission Priest, Diocese of New Guinea, 1956; d. 10 Mar. 1985.

Darlington, John, son of the Rev. John Darlington, D.D., Vicar of St. Mark, Kennington, Surrey, by Lilian, sister of Frederic Perceval Farrer (q.v.); b. Aug. 15, 1899; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (A); left Dec. 1917; 2nd Lieut. R.G.A. Oct. 28, 1918; served in Great War I; Magd. Coll. Oxon., matric. Hilary 1920; B.A. 1922, M.A. 1927; Leeds Clergy School 1923; ord. deacon 1924, priest 1925 (London); Curate of St. John Baptist, Haxton 1924; Minister of All Hallows, Greenford, Middx 1931; London Diocesan Home Missioner 1931; Vicar of Newton Valence and of Selborne, Hants 1948; author of The Family of Christ's Church (1937); m. April 25, 1931, Margaret, daughter of the Rev. Charles Erskine Clarke; d. 31 Jan. 1986.

Darlington, Otto, son of Harry Darlington, and adopted son of the Rev. John Darlington, D.D., Vicar of St. Mark, Kennington, Surrey; b. Dec. 7, 1898; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (A); left Dec. 1916.

Darlington, Paul (known at School as Hans Paul), brother of Otto Darlington (q.v.); b. Dec. 1, 1904; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (A); left Dec. 1920; joined the administrative staff of the London Passenger Transport Board; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. July 22, 1942; m. Sept. 15, 1928, Violet, daughter of Robert Lennard, of Pendleton, Lancs.; d. Feb. 1996.

Davidson, John Colin Campbell, 1st Viscount Davidson, only son of Sir James Mackenzie Davidson, Kt., M.B., C. M., of London, by Georgiana Barbara Watt, daughter of William Henderson, of Aberdeen; b. Feb. 23, 1889; adm. Jan. 15, 1903 (A); left July 1907; Pembroke Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1907; B.A. 1910; Private Secretary to several Cabinet Ministers, including the Rt. Hon. A. Bonar Law when Prime Minister, 1910-23; called to the bar at the Middle Temple June 4, 1913; M. P. Herts (Hemel Hempstead Div.) Nov. 1920 - Nov. 1923, and from Oct. 1924; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster June 1923 - Jan. 1924; Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Nov. 1924 - Nov. 1926; Chairman of the Conservative Party organization 1926-30; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1931-7; served in Home Guard in Great War II; Controller of Production, Ministry of Information 1941; C. B. Jan. 1, 1919; C. H. March 25, 1923; P. C. 1928; G. C. V. O. 1935; created a Viscount May 28, 1937; a Governor of the School July 1927; Busby Trustee 1929; president of the Elizabethan Club 1946-49; represented Westminster on Governing Bodies' Assn. 1949-59; m. April 10, 1919, the Hon. Frances Joan, younger daughter of Willoughby, 1st Baron Dickinson; d. 11 Dec. 1970.

Davies, Arthur Aird Mercer, son of Arthur Mercer Davies (q.v.); b. March 5, 1888; adm. April 23, 1902 (A); left July 1906; Univ. Coll. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1906; B.A. and M.A. 1916; Westminster Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1912; Lieut. R.A.M.C. July 26, 1912, Capt. March 30, 1915; Major July 26, 1924; Lieut.-Col. Dec. 28, 1934; Col. March 1940; temp. Brig. March 1943 - June 1944; retired Sept. 1946; served in India in Great War I, and in the Iraq Operations 1920-21; in Great War II in India and the Middle East; asst. med. off. Leasowe Hosp., nr. Birkenhead, 1948-62; m. 1917 Pearl, daughter of Arthur Venis, C. I. E., M.A., D. Litt., of Benares, India; d. 1967.

Davies, Brian Michael, son of Harold Haydn Davies CB MC, chmn. Welsh Board of Health, and Cecilia, d. of Morgan Michael, man dir. Glynhir Steel Works, of Pontardulais, Swansea, Glamorgan; b. 14 Sept. 1937; adm. Jan. 1951 (A); left July 1955; Battersea Coll. of Adv. Technology 1956-9, BSc; CEng MIChemE 1968; process engineer BP Ltd. 1959-66; various positions in technical and product quality management Esso Chemical Ltd. 1966-, now known as ExxonMobil Chemical Ltd., Fawley Butyl Polymers, assoc. engineer 1969-, product services man. 1980-93; diagnosed with MS in 1989 and retd. 1993 due to lack of mobility; m. 1st, 7 Sept. 1963 Brona Caroline, d. of Dennis Arthur Pinkard of Blackfield, Hants; 2nd, 25 June 1982 Pauline Ann Lane, asst. Sch. bursar, d. of Edward Lane, engineer, of Birmingham; d. 4 Feb. 2017.

Davies, Morgan Wynn Humphrey, son of Richard Humphrey Davies CB, sec. Liberal Central Assn, and Mary Elizabeth, d. of Humphrey Evans of Ruthin, Denbighshire; b. 26 Dec. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (A), (B) Sept. 1928; left July 1929; Commonwealth Fellow MIT 1938-40, MSc; CEng FIEE LLM; lecturer Univ. Coll. of N. Wales, Bangor, 1940-3; Educ. Officer IEE 1943-7; sen. lecturer and Reader Imp. Coll. Lond. 1947-56; Prof. of Electrical Engineering Queen Mary Coll. Lond. 1956-79; Fellow Q. MC 1984; m. 8 July 1944 Gwendolin Enid, d. of Rev. Canon Douglas Edward Morton, Rector of Camborne, Cornwall; d. 24 June 2007.

Davis, Edward Arthur (Edward Leopold Arthur Abrahams at school), son of Arthur Abraham Abrahams, of Hyde Park, by Hilda Elizabeth, daughter of Julian Davis, of Kensington; b. June 2, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (A); left Dec. 1918; an insurance broker; changed name by deed poll to Davis in lieu of Abrahams; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. July 17, 1940; relinquished his commission owing to ill-health May 21, 1941; Master of the Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders, 1959; m. Feb. 7, 1935, Betty Marie, only daughter of James Adler, of St. Johns Wood; d. 6 Apr. 1978.

Davison, Colin Keith Hay, son of Eric Hay Davison ACA, chief accountant Courtaulds Ltd., of Dulwich, and Gladys Inez, d. of Harry Cooper Day of Ickenham, Middlesex; b. 11 Apr. 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (A); left July 1953; St Edmund Hall Oxf., matric. 1955, BA 1958; Cuddesdon Theol. Coll. 1958; ord. deacon 1960, priest 1961 (Southwark); Curate St Faith, Red Post Hill, 1961-3; diocesan staff of Pretoria Cathedral, South Africa, 1963-5; Rector of Rustenburg, Transvaal 1965-9; dir. Christian Inst. of South Africa 1969-71; an active opponent of apartheid, expelled with his family from South Africa 1971; chaplain King’s Coll. Camb. 1971-3; C. of E. Board of Education 1973-80; Vicar of Stapleford, Cambs, and adviser for res. and training, Ely diocese, 1980-9; founder-member Gogmagog Trust; m. 20 Aug. 1960 Pauline Jane Le Brun, social worker, d. of Harold Le Brun, master printer; d. 12 June 1989.