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Gray, Ronald William, son of William Stanger Gray (qv, Vol. III); b. 26 Jan. 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (R); left July 1943; an underwriting member of Lloyd’s 1950-; assoc. dir. Hill Samuel 1972-; m. 8 Sept. 1951 Beryl Ann, d. of Arthur Thorpe of Kingsbury, Middlesex; d. 19 Mar. 2014.

Gray, William Stanger, son of William Ebenezer Gray, of Southborough, Kent, by Mary Jane, daughter of Philip John Stanger, of Bromley; b. Sept. 24, 1891; adm. Jan. 19, 1905 (R); left July 1910; Pembroke Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1910; B.A. 1913; 2nd Lieut. R. F. A. (T. F.) Oct. 20, 1914; Capt. Dec. 16, 1915; served in France Jan. 1917 - June 1919; mentioned in despatches L. G. March 6, 1919; called to the bar at the Inner Temple Jan. 26, 1915; a member of Lloyd's 1924; m. Oct. 15, 1921, Enid Florence, daughter of Edgar Harry Selby, of Bromley; d. Sept. 17, 1957.

Green, Grenville Edwin Pembroke, son of Edwin Augustus Green MB, of Amersham, Bucks, and Madeline, d. of George Irwin of Nairobi; b. 13 Apr. 1917; adm. Jan. 1931 (R); left Dec. 1933; RAF 1938-45 (Wing Cdr), DFC 1940; founded Organic Concentrates Ltd 1960; retd 1987; m. 10 Feb. 1942 Margaret Chrysogon, d. of Miles Complin Beale of Minchinhampton, Gloucs.; d. July 2009.

Green, Herbert Barcham, son of Herbert Green, of Maidstone, Kent, by Gertrude, daughter of Frederic Louis Milville, of London; b. June 18, 1899; adm. Jan. 16, 1913 (R); left Dec. 1916; Seale Hayne Agricultural Coll.; served in the R. N. V. R. as an ordinary seaman (wireless telegraphy) Feb. 1918 -Jan. 1919; an agriculturist; d. 31 Jan. 1965.

Greening, Claude, son of Robert Greening, of Streatham, solicitor, by Adela, daughter of Thomas Willis, of Clapham, Surrey; b. Nov. 3, 1870; adm. Jan. 24, 1884 (R); left July 1887; was articled to his father, but did not become a solicitor; author of God's Beauty Scenes and other Poems (1924), and Inhlobane (1926); m. Feb. 15, 1896, Alice Mary Johnson.

Greenwood, Robert, son of William Ernest and Ida Greenwood; b. 25 Jan. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (R, non-res. KS); left July 1938.

GREGORIE, CHARLES FREDERICK, son of David William Gregorie, Westminster, police court magistrate, and Eleanor St. Barbe, eldest dau. of Rev. Charles Henry White, Rector of Shalden, Hampshire; b. 24 Nov 1834; adm. 4 Feb 1848 (Rigaud's); QS 1849; left 1853; a clerk in the Post Office 1853; Ensign, 23rd Foot 12 Feb 1855; Lieut., 30 Jun 1855; Adjutant, 22 May 1857 – 2 Jun 1859; Capt., 4 Nov 1859; Adjutant, Depot battalion 8 Oct 1861; Maj., half-pay, unattached 8 Oct 1867; 18th Foot, 31 Oct 1871; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 24 Nov 1876; Lieut. -Col., 14 Sep 1878; Brevet Col., 1 Jul 1881; AAG South-Eastern Command 17 Nov 1885; Maj. -Gen., 18 Jun 1890; in command infantry brigade at Aldershot 1891-4; retd. as hon. Lieut. -Gen., 12 Dec 1894; Col., Royal Irish Regt., from 31 Dec 1897; served Indian Mutiny 1857-8, Egyptian expedition 1882; mentioned in despatches LG 2 Nov 1882; CB 17 Nov 1882; m. 20 Oct 1879 Henrietta Amy, third dau. of George Lawrence, Moreton Court, Herefs.; d. 18 Apr 1918.

Gregory, Sewell Harding, brother of Cecil Harding Gregory (q.v.); b. Aug. 11, 1873; adm. Sept. 16, 1886 (R); left Dec. 1889; a manufacturer; m. Dec. 12, 1919, Florence Edith, daughter of Charles de Wane, of Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh; d. Feb. 1, 1932.

Greig, Robert Beamish, son of Robert McGregor Turnbull Greig, of Trinidad, British West Indies, by Eileen, daughter of Robert Henry McCarthy, C.M.G., of Lampton, Middlesex; b. April 18, 1901; adm. Sept. 24, 1914 (R); left Dec. 1917; 2nd Lieut. R.A. July 13, 1921; Lieut. July 13, 1923; Capt. July 12, 1934; Major Aug. 1, 1938; temp. Lieut.-Col. Feb. 24, 1944; D.S.O. (Italy) June 15, 1944; mentioned in despatches (Italy) L.G. Nov. 29, 1945; m. Dec. 19, 1929, Irene Wenban, only daughter of Percy Cragg, of Heston, Middx.

Griffiths, James Maxwell Ravenscroft, son of Leo Griffiths and Doris Ravenscroft; b. 5 June 1930; adm. Sept. 1944 (R); left July 1948; Westminster Hosp. Med. Sch., MB BS 1957; appts. include res. med. officer King Edward VI Hosp., Windsor, med. registrar, Roy. Nat. Orthopaedic Hosp., hon. med. clinical asst. St George’s Hosp; gen. med. practitioner; m. 15 Oct. 1960 Catherine Margaret Mather Cordiner MB BS MRCS LRCP, gen. med. practitioner; d. 12 May 1995.