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Dilley, Eric, son of Sir Arthur George Dilley, sometime president of the Auctioneers and Estate Agents Institution, by Elizabeth Jane, daughter of James Ashton, of Huntingdon; b. Sept. 20, 1890; adm. Sept. 22, 1904 (R); left July 1907; farmed in Australia; enlisted in the with Australian Light Horse 1914; served at the landing in Gallipoli and in Palestine; d. of consumption brought on by privations during the desert campaign, April 5, 1921.

DICKSON, SIR JOHN FREDERICK, eldest son of Robert Dickson MD FRCP, Hertford Street, Mayfair, London, and Cambridge Lodge, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, and Anna Maria, dau. of John Coope, Cumberland Place, London; b. 17 Sep 1835; adm. 30 Jan 1847 (Rigaud's); readm. Mar 1850; QS 1851; Capt. of the School 1854; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1855, matr. 7 Jun 1855; 1st cl. Classics (Mods) 1857; BA 1859; MA 1873; Writer, Ceylon Civil Service Feb 1859; in Colonial Secretary’s Office, Ceylon 1859-62; Police Magistrate, Dambool 1862, Galle 1865; acting Government Agent, Southern Province 1879, Central Province 1882; CMG 24 May 1883; Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, from Sep 1885; member, Legislative Council; KCMG 24 May 1888; m. 1st, 30 Jun 1859 Annie, dau. of Randle Jackson Waters (qv); m. 2nd, 31 Mar 1875 Emily Ayton, youngest dau. of George Lee, Dickleburgh, Suffolk; d. 21 Dec 1891.

Dickenson, George Augustus Newton, son of Edward Newton Dickenson, and grandson of Edward Newton Dickenson (q.v.); b. Sept. 12, 1894; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1908 (R); K.S. 1909; left July 1912; served in Great War I with the Canadian contingent in the Engineer Corps.

Dick, Alexander Walter Henry, son of Alexander Frederick Henry Dick, man. dir. Delta Metal Co., of Blackheath, and Eileen Isabel, sister of Walter William Dolton (qv); b. 29 Feb. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left July 1938; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1938 but joined Delta Metal Co. 1939; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1950; FIM 1956; chief chemist Delta Metal Co. 1946-56; educational staff Diocese of Tanganyika 1957; Principal Alliance Sec. Sch. Dodoma, Tanganyika, 1959-67, Edo Nat. Coll. Iguobazuwa, Nigeria, 1969-71; ord. deacon 1974, priest (Salisbury) 1975; Curate Totnes 1974-7; first Vicar of Estover, Plymouth, 1980-1; Priest-in-charge Kelly, Devon, 1981-6; retd 1986; m. 3 Jan. 1964 Valerie Ann Barton, deaconess, d. of Harold Charles Barton, co. director, of Eastbourne; d. 16 Aug. 2008.

Diack, Philip George Anthony, son of Sir Alexander Henderson Diack KCIE CVO CBE, Finan­cial Commissioner Punjab, and his second wife Mylsie, d. of Robert Alfred Molloy, Indian PWD; b. 20 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (R); left July 1929; LSE, BSc 1933; resident in Australia; dir. of cos associated with Calico Printers Assn Ltd; m. 8 July 1940 Mary, d. of William Henry Barlow of Colne, Lancs.; d. 1990.

Dewsbery, George Stewart; b. Oct. 31, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (R); left July 1919.

Devis, Paul James, son of Alexandre Georges Devis, steel merchant, of Uccle, Belgium, and Elsie Barbara, d. of James Loft Churchman of Menton, France; b. 20 Feb. 1935; adm. Sept. 1949 (R); left July 1951; d. 1971.

DEVEY, ARTHUR CHARLES, youngest son of Charles Hill Devey, and Charlotte Pierrepont, dau. of George Pollard (IGI); b. 11 Nov 1866; adm. from Tonbridge Sch. (R) 26 Jan 1881; left Dec 1882; went to King’s Coll. London; a bleaching engineer; AMIEE; member, Society of Chemical Industry; resident in Paris.

Devereux, David William Mervyn, son of Almeric Clifford Eustace Devereux (qv); b. 1 Mar. 1941; adm. Sept. 1954 (R); left July 1959; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1959, BA 1962; Carnegie-Mellon Univ. USA 1969-72, MSc; man. dir. C. & J. Clark (S. Africa) Ltd. 1972; subsequently man. dir. Clarks Overseas Shoes Ltd.; m. Dec. 1962 Jacqueline Wood; d. 12 Oct. 1988.

Devereux, Almeric Clifford Eustace, son of Maj. William Charles Devereux MB of Tewkesbury, Gloucs, and Ethel Mary, d. of Thomas Phillips of Kemerton Court, Tewkesbury; b. 21 Oct. 1905; adm. Sept. 1920 (R); left July 1923; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1931; 2nd Lieut. RA Feb. 1926, Lieut. Feb. 1929, Capt. June 1937, Maj. Feb. 1943, Lieut.-Col. Apr. 1949, Col. Apr. 1952; CRA 49th Armoured Divn (TA) 1951-4; CO 64th AA Bde 1954, Brigadier Apr. 1956; CO Plymouth Garrison 1957; retd Nov. 1957; m. 20 Apr. 1938 Jeanne Evelyn, d. of John Mervvn Dallas Wrench CIE, Indian State Railway Service, of Sherborne St John, Hants; d. 22 Apr. 1980.