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GB-2014-WSA-14393 · Person · 1905-?

Raikes, James Robert Napier, son of Reginald Durie Napier Raikes, HM Colonial Service, and Fanny Katherine, d. of William James Skene; b. 25 June 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (R); left Mar. 1920.

GB-2014-WSA-14392 · Person · 1901-1986

Raikes, Sir Henry Victor Alpin Mackinnon, only son of Henry St. John Digby Raikes, K.C., C.B.E., of Pimlico, by Annie Lucinda, daughter of Major-Gen. Daniel Henry Mackinnon, of Warwick Square, London; b. Jan. 19, 1901; adm. Sept. 24, 1914 (R); left July 1919; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1919; B.A. 1922; called to the bar at the Inner Temple July 2, 1924; M.P. South-East Essex 1931-45; M.P. Wavertree Division of Liverpool 1945-57; Flight­ Lieut. (Legal Branch) R.A.F.V.R. May 29, 1940; resigned June 1, 1942; K.B.E. Jan. 1, 1953; m. Aug. 10, 1940, Audrey Elizabeth, only daughter of A. P. Wilson, of Repton, co. Derby; d. 13 Apr. 1986.

GB-2014-WSA-14391 · Person · 1877-1921

Raikes, Arthur Whittington, youngest son of the Right Hon. Henry Cecil Raikes, M.P., some­ time Postmaster-General, by Charlotte Blanche, youngest daughter of Charles Blayney Trevor-Roper, of Plas Teg, co. Flint; b. Nov. 27, 1877; adm. Jan. 14, 1892 (A); left April 1896; m. July 27, 1907, Gladys Sarah, fourth daughter of Frederick Anthony White, of South Kensington; d. Feb. 5, 1921.

GB-2014-WSA-14390 · Person · 1918-2009

Raleigh, Stuart Francis, son of Stuart Francis Raleigh of Syracuse, NY, and Neeltje Wilhelmina, d. of William Buell Gere of Syracuse; b. 27 Nov. 1918; adm. Sept. 1936 (B); left July 1937; Prince­ton Univ., BA 1941; reporter and editor Bureau of National Affairs, Washington DC, 1944-9; vice-pres. and sec. Raleigh & Munns Inc., insurance brokers, Syracuse, 1949-55, pres. 1955-; m. 1st 11 Oct. 1947 Lucille, d. of Alfred C. Grover, US Govt employee, of Southern Pines, N. Carolina; 2nd 23 Sept. 1983 Jane Eberle Hawley, d. of William Caveny Eberle, insurance executive, of Philadelphia; d. 1 Oct. 2009.

GB-2014-WSA-14389 · Person · 1888-1974

Rae-Fraser, George Gerald, elder son of George Thomson Rae-Fraser, of Hampstead, by Catherine Monkhouse, daughter of Benjamin Rogers-Tillstone, of Hove, Sussex; b. April 25, 1888; adm. as K.S. (non-resident) Sept. 25, 1902 (R); left July 1906; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1906; B.A. 1909; Chartered Accountant; A.C. A. Aug. 1913; F.C.A. Feb. 1919; Flight Sub-Lieut. R.N.A.S. Jan. 31, 1916; Flight-Lieut. Oct. 1, 1917; served with the Grand Fleet in H.M.S. Campania 1916-18; Capt. R.A.F. May 23, 1918; Pyrotechnics 1918-9; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; m. 1st Sept. 19, 1918, Elinor Vera, only surviving daughter of William Grieve, of Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire; 2nd June 1, 1938, Olive Osborne, younger daughter of R. W. H. King, of Penylan, Cardiff; d. 1974.

Rae, John Malcolm, 1931-2006
GB-2014-WSA-00007 · Person · 1931-2006

Son of Laurence John Rae, radiologist at the London Hospital, and Blodwen, d. of I. Williams of Wrexham; b. 20 Mar. 1931; ed. Bishop’s Stortford Coll. and Sidney Sussex Coll. Camb.; BA 1955, MA 1958; asst. master Harrow Sch. 1955-66; PhD (Lond.) 1965; HM Taunton Sch. 1966-70; succeeded as Head Master of the School Sept. 1970; Chairman Headmasters’ Conference 1977; retd. Mar. 1986; dir. Laura Ashley Foundn 1986-9, The Observer Ltd. 1986-, Portman Group 1989-; FRSA; a writer and columnist; m. 31 Dec. 1955 Daphne, d. of John Phimester Simpson of Edinburgh; died 16 Dec. 2006.