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Baird-Smith, Maurice James, 1918-2009

  • GB-2014-WSA-02499
  • Person
  • 1918-2009

Baird-Smith, Maurice James, son of Rev. Alexander MacEwen Baird-Smith, Rector of Wheat­hampstead, Herts, and Ellen Mary, d. of James Campbell, shipowner, of Glasgow; b. 14 Aug. 1918; adm. May 1932 (G); left July 1936; RAF, PO 1936, FO 1939; Sperry Gyroscope Co. 1937- 40; RAF 1941-5 (Sqdn-Ldr, temp. Wing-Cdr); DFC 1941; RAF Staff Coll. 1942; p.o.w. (Berlin) Jan. 1944; Shell Internal. 1945-59, man. in Chile, Cuba and Greece; Chilean Order of Bernardo O'Higgins 1959; m. 1st 23 Sept. 1943 Vyvyan, d. of Maj. J. R. C. Bodley MC, 60th Rifles; 2nd Monique Mousseau of Paris.

Baker, Godfrey Thomas, 1810-1889

  • GB-2014-WSA-02516
  • Person
  • 1810-1889

BAKER, GODFREY THOMAS, eldest son of Lieut. -Col. William Massy Baker, Fort William, Glanmire, co. Cork, EICS Bengal, and Mary Twogood, only child of Rev. Richard Davies, Dawstown, co. Cork, Rector and Vicar of Rathcormack, co. Cork; b. 18 Apr 1810; adm. (G) 7 Feb 1825; left Jul 1827; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 9 Dec 1828; BA 1833; m. 1841 Maria, fourth dau. of Charles Silver Oliver MP, Inchera, co. Limerick; d. 10 May 1889.

Balfour, Edward, 1833-1856

  • GB-2014-WSA-02558
  • Person
  • 1833-1856

BALFOUR, EDWARD, fourth son of Charles Balfour, Lower Berkeley Street, London, and Maria Caroline, only dau. of Sir John Edward Harington, Bart., EICS Bengal; b. 2 Jan 1833; adm. (G) 27 Feb 1843; QS 1846; cox of the eight in the race against Eton 29 Jul 1847; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1850, matr. 23 Oct 1850, Westminster Student; BA 1854; played cricket for Oxford v. Cambridge 1852-4, and for Gentlemen v. Players 1852-4; d. at Genoa 12 Aug 1856.

Ball, Andrew Edward Campbell, 1940-1971

  • GB-2014-WSA-02567
  • Person
  • 1940-1971

Ball, Andrew Edward Campbell, brother of Robert Patrick James Ball (qv); b. 1 Dec. 1940; adm. Sept. 1955 (G); left Apr. 1958; called to the Bar, Lincoln’s Inn, July 1963; practised on Midland Circuit; m. 21 Aug. 1965 Veronica Eve Reti-Forbat; d. 30 June 1971.

Ball, Humfrey Burnaby, 1916-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-02569
  • Person
  • 1916-?

Ball, Humfrey Burnaby, brother of Edmund Hugo Ball (qv); b. 1 Oct. 1916; adm. Sept. 1929 (G), KS 1931; left July 1935; Trin. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1938, MA 1945; Roy. Tank Regt 1939-46 (Lieut.); p.o.w. Italy, escaped to Switzerland 1943; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) 1948; Iraq Educational Dept 1947-9; advocate and solicitor Supreme Court of Malaysia 1951-.

Ball, Ian George, 1922-1991

  • GB-2014-WSA-02570
  • Person
  • 1922-1991

Ball, Ian George, son of Sir George Joseph Ball KBE, barrister-at-law, and his second wife Mary Caroline, d. of John Penkorwood of Bideford, Devon; b. 15 Mar. 1922; adm. Jan. 1936 (A), from Jan. 1937 (G); left Apr. 1938; RNVR 1944-5 (Lieut.); Lond. Stock Exchange 1946-59; later sole stockbroking agent in Sark; m. 6 Oct. 1948 Joy Elsa, widow of Flt Lieut. E. C. Ball RNZAF; d. 1991

Ballantyne, Charles Kenneth Norman, 1903-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-02576
  • Person
  • 1903-?

Ballantyne, Charles Kenneth Norman, brother of Thomas Herbert Norman Ballantyne (q.v.); b. Dec. 1, 1903; adm. from the Edinburgh Academy Sept. 27, 1917 (G); left Dec. 1920; secretary of the New Club, Edinburgh.

Ballantyne, Thomas Herbert Norman, 1900-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-02577
  • Person
  • 1900-?

Ballantyne, Thomas Herbert Norman, son of Henry Norman Ballantyne, of Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, by Jessie Lindsay, daughter of Thomas Lindsay Watson, of Hawick, Roxburghshire; b. April 6, 1900; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (G); left July 1918; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1918-9; director of a woollen spinning and manufacturing firm; m. Nov. 23, 1939, Cicely Joan, daughter of J. Clapham Bartle, of Whetherby, Yorks.

Ballantyne, Walter Hennann, 1907-1966

  • GB-2014-WSA-02578
  • Person
  • 1907-1966

Ballantyne, Walter Hermann, son of John King Ballantyne DL VD and Hilda, d. of Hermann Moritz of Highgate; b. 26 June 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (G); left Apr. 1925; Christ's Coll. Camb., matric. 1925; Roy. Scots Regt (TA) 1939-45 (Capt.); m. 25 Sept. 1928 Frances Norma Alexandrina, d. of William Treneman of Liverpool; d. 19 Nov. 1966.

Bandinel, James Julius Frederick, 1845-1912

  • GB-2014-WSA-02588
  • Person
  • 1845-1912

BANDINEL, JAMES JULIUS FREDERICK, eldest son of Rev. James Bandinel, Rector of Elmley, Yorks., and Julia, sister of Bulkeley George Le Mesurier (qv); b. 17 Nov 1845; adm. (G) 24 Jan 1861; left Whitsun 1863; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 4 Jun 1863; BA 1868; in tea trade; went out in Apr 1875 to Newchang, South Manchuria; held consular posts there for USA 1875-1906, Netherlands 1875-1906, Japan 1882-97, Germany 1884-1906 and Sweden and Norway 1893-1907; returned to England 1907; m. 13 Dec 1875 Jane, dau. of Matthew Gill, Newchang; d. 12 Jan 1912.

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