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Rankin, William Sewell de Guibe, son of Richard Henry Rankin, attorney, of Newark, NJ, USA; b. 4 May 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (H, non-res. KS); left July 1924; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1924, Boden Sanskrit schol. 1927, BA 1928, MA 1952; education officer Nigerian Civil Service 1928-51, retd Nov. 1951; worked for UNESCO Liberia 1952, Ethiopia 1956-7; taught in Scotland 1958-67; m. 15 Sept. 1938 Elizabeth Louisa, d. of Edward Hope Waterfield (qv); d. Jan. 1987.

Ranalow, Frederick Baring, only son of Joseph George Miles Parker Ranalow, music master at the school, by Ellen Frances, daughter of Francis Baring Atkinson, of Morland Hall, Westmorland; b. Nov. 7, 1873; adm. May IO, 1888 (H); left Dec. 1890; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music 1906; appointed a Lay Vicar of Westminster Abbey Aug. 1, 1900; resigned Dec. 1908; Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music; for many years leading baritone of the Beecham Opera Company; played the part of Macbeth in the revival of The Beggar's Opera in 1920, which ran for 1,000 performances; m. Jan. 21, 1909, Lilian Mary, elder daughter of William Edward Oates, of Gestingthorpe Hall, Essex; d. Dec. 8, 1953.

Quertier, John Reginald, son of Reginald Lawrence Quertier AMICE, ofBeckenham, Kent, and Gweneth Muriel, d. of Henry John Wright, architect, of Ipswich; b. 21 Apr. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (H); left July 1935; Imp. Coll. Lond., BSc 1938; AFRAeS; tech. asst Rolls-Royce Ltd 1938- 46; chief devel. engineer Rennell & Co., Ipswich, 1946-54; chief engineer Consolidated Pneu­matic Tool Co., London, 1954-82; pres. Brit. Compressed Air Soc. 1954; m. 10 May 1941 Geraldine Helen Gillies, d. of Maj. J. Shields, quarry owner, of Isley Walton, Derbyshire; d. 1 Dec. 2004.

Purves, Walter Douglas Laidlaw, youngest son of William Laidlaw Purves, M.D., of London, by Elizabeth, daughter of Patrick Adie, of Isleworth, Middlesex; b. July 15, 1892; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); left Dec. 1909; went to South Africa, and afterwards to the Malay States; enlisted in King Edward's Horse Aug. 6, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 9th Batt. East Lancs Regt. Dec. 22, 1914; Lieut. Sept. 4, 1915; acting Capt. April 24, 1917; killed in action on the Doiran Vardar front April 28, 1917; unm.

Pulvertaft, Thomas Charles Bryan, brother of Robert James Valentine Pulvertaft (q.v.); b. July 13, 1899; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (H); left July 1917; 2nd Lieut. Labour Corps Sept. 5, 1918; a merchant in India; m. Dec. 10, 1925, Nancy Macfarlane, daughter of James Worrall, of Monasterevan, co. Kildare, Ireland; d. in Ireland July 15, 1945.

Pulvertaft, Robert James Valentine, son of Rev. Thomas John Pulvertaft of Cork and Barbara Charlotte, d. of James Waddock Denroche of Skibereen, Ireland; b. 14 Feb. 1897; adm. Sept. 1910 (H); left July 1915; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. 1915, matric. 1919, BA 1921; Sussex Regt 1915-7 (Lieut.), RFC 1917 (FO); St Thom. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1923, MB BCh 1924; Reader in Pathology Univ. of London 1931, Plimmer res. Fellow 1929-32; MD 1933, FRCP 1938, FRCPath 1963; RAMC 1940-5 (Lieut.-Col.), OBE (Middle East) Jan. 1944; Prof. of Clinical Pathology Univ. of London 1950-62; Pres. Assn of Clinical Pathologists 1953; hon. consult. to the Army at home 1955; John Mallet Purser lecturer Univ. of Dublin 1959; visiting Prof. of Pathology Univ. Coll. Makerere, Uganda, and Ibadan Univ., Nigeria, 1962; hon. FRSM 1972; m. 14 May 1922 Elizabeth Lilian Mary Costello of Dunmore, Co. Galway; d. 30 Mar. 1990.

Price, Edward Raymond Lecky, son of Edward Clement Price, charity soc. secretary, of Blackheath; b. 16 Aug. 1911; adm. Apr. 1925 (H); left July 1928; m. 26 Feb. 1937 Olive Mona, d. of John Sackett of Plumstead; d. 1977.

Preston, Thomas Hildebrand, only son of William T. Preston, The Gordon Highlanders, by Alice Mary, second daughter of Capt. Frederick Hildebrand Stevens, R.N., and grandson of Sir Jacob Henry Preston, Bart. (q.v.); b. June 2, 1886; adm. May 2, 1901 (H); left March 1902; Trin. Hall Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1905; conducted mining expeditions (platinum and gold) in the Northern Urals and on the Russo-Chinese border 1909-12; pioneer business man in Siberia; entered the consular service and after appointments at Ekaterinburg 1913-9, Vladivostock 1919-21, Leningrad 1921-7, and Turin 1927, was appointed Consul at Kovno 1929; H.M. Chargé d'Affaires for Lithuania 1930; First Secretary, Diplomatic Service, 1935; Counsellor 1939; Minister at Kovno 1940-1; Consul at Cairo 1941; seconded to Inter­ Governmental Committee 1945; O.B.E. 1934; writer and free lance journalist since retirement; studied music with Alexander Glazounov and composed several musical works including two ballets performed in Europe and in the Commonwealth; m. Oct. 3, 1913, Ella Henrietta, daughter of L. von. Schickendantz; d. 30 Dec. 1976.

Poyser, John, son of the Rev. Thomas John Poyser, of Hampstead, by Mary Atkinson; b. July 17, 1883; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (H); Q.S. 1898; left July 1902; a clerk in the vote office, House of Commons, 1904-12, 1st class clerk Ministry of Health 1912-19; principal clerk 1919-29; asst. head of Branch 1929-32; principal 1932-40; general inspector 1940-9; retired 1949; chairman Brighton Rent Tribunal 1951-8; called to the bar at the Middle Temple May 13, 1908; temp. Capt. A.S.C. Dec. 1, 1915; served in France Jan. 1915 - Dec. 1918; mentioned in despatches L.G. Nov. 8, 1918 and March 16, 1919; O.B.E. June 3, 1919; m. Feb. 15, 1941, Phyllis Marjorie, second daughter of Sydney Claris, of Arkley, Herts.

Powell, John Anthony, son of Henry James Powell, of Upper Tooting; b. June 21, 1883; adm. April 28, 1898 (H); left April 1900.