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Markstein, George Gustav, b. 29 Aug. 1926; adm. Nov. 1940 (G); left Apr. 1941; a novelist, film and TV scriptwriter; consult. to Thames TV; author of The Cooler 1974, Tara Kane 1978, The Goering Testament 1978, Traitor for a Cause 1979, The Ferret 1983; d. 15 Jan. 1987.

Marriott, Thomas Frank Cantley, son of Thomas Frank Marriott, of Bromley, Kent; b. June 9, 1891; adm. as (non-resident) K.S. Sept. 28, 1905 (G); left . July 1910; passed exam. for the Consular Service Sept. 7, 1914, appointed Vice-Consul Sept. 19, 1914; employed at Havre Consulate-General April 28 - Oct. 28, 1915, at the Embassy, Madrid, Nov. 2, 1915 - Feb. 19, 1916; in charge of Consulate at St. Moritz from Feb. 19, 1916; d. at St. Moritz July 6, 1916.

MARRYAT, ERNEST LINDSAY, brother of Arthur Marryat (qv); b. 15 Feb 1840; adm. 29 Jan 1852 (G); left 1854; Addiscombe Coll. 1857-9; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1859; 1st Lieut., Bombay Engineers 10 Jun 1859; Capt., 14 Dec 1870; Maj., Royal Engineers 31 Dec 1878; retd. with rank Lieut. -Col., 10 Jun 1886; served in many positions in Indian Public Works Dept.; Manager, Punjab Northern State Railway Nov 1880; m. 10 Mar 1866 Elizabeth, dau. of Maj. -Gen. Edward Patrick Lynch, Bombay Army, formerly EICS Bombay; d. 3 Apr 1916.

MARSH, MATTHEW HENRY, eldest son of Rev. Matthew Marsh, Canon Residentiary of Salisbury, and Margaret, dau. of Rev. Peter Bellinger Brodie, Rector of Winterslow, Wilts.; b. 12 Sep 1810; adm. 3 Jun 1822 (G); KS 1824; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1828, matr. 16 May 1828, Westminster Student, subsequently Faculty Student; BA 1833; MA 1835; adm. Inner Temple 25 Jan 1833, called to bar 29 Apr 1836; KC Duchy of Lancaster Dec 1837 – Jan 1840; emigrated to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1840, where he made a large fortune and was a member of the Legislative Council 1851-5; returned to England 1855; MP (Liberal) Salisbury 1857-68; DL JP Wiltshire; m. 25 Jul 1844 Eliza Mary Anne, sister of Sir William Lockyer Merewether (qv); d. 26 Jan 1881.

MARSHALL, WALTER LANGLEY, brother of Herbert Marshall (qv); b. 22 Dec 1864; adm. 21 Jun 1878 (G); left Dec 1883; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Oct 1883; BA 1887; MA 1892; ordained deacon 1888, priest 1889 (both London); Curate, All Saints, South Acton, Middlesex 1888-90; Assistant Chaplain, Genoa 1890-1; held other curacies; Curate, St. Peter’s, Fulham, Middlesex, from 1906; d. 2 Jun 1917.

MARSHALL, WILLIAM EDWARD, eldest son of William Marshall, Bexley, Kent; b. 27 Mar 1865; adm. 3 Jun 1880 (G); left Dec 1881; m. 28 Oct 1891 Susie, youngest dau. of George Fulton, Newtonstewart, co. Tyrone, Ireland.

MARTEN, FRANCIS, elder son of George Sulivan Marten, St. Albans, Herts., formerly EICS Madras, and his second wife Charlotte, dau. of Col. Martin Tucker, 5th Dragoon Guards; half-brother of George Robert Marten (qv); b. 5 Jul 1814; adm. 24 Jan 1828 (G); left 1830; 1st cl. Volunteer, Royal Navy 28 Aug 1837; Lieut., 20 Nov 1844; Capt., 30 Jan 1861; retd. 1 Apr 1870; Rear-Adm., 1 Aug 1877; served in Black Sea during Crimean War; m. 18 Sep 1866 Agnes Frances, widow of Rev. Henry Hughs Still, Rector of Cattistock, Dorset, and dau. of Rev. Charles Milman Mount, Prebendary of Wells; d. 17 Jul 1891.

Martindale, Andrew Henry Robert, son of Rev. Henry Martindale, Rector of Ashwell, Herts, sometime Archdeacon of Bombay, India, and Augusta Celia, d. of Very Rev. Andrew Ewbank Burn, Dean of Salisbury; b. 19 Dec. 1932; adm. Sept. 1946 (G); left July 1951; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1953, BA 1956, MA 1960; Univ. of Lond., Dip. Hist. of Art 1958; asst. lecturer Courtauld Inst. 1959-65; sen. lecturer, History of Art, Univ. of East Anglia 1965-74, Prof. of Visual Arts 1974-95; FSA 1968; author of Gothic Art 1967, The Rise of the Artist in the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance 1972, Simone Martini 1988; m. 19 June 1959 Jane Primrose, d. of Malcolm Anthony Brooke of Ightham, Kent; d. 29 May 1995.

Martin-Leake, Arthur, brother of William Martin-Leake (q.v.); b. April 4, 1874; adm. Sept. 25, 1888 (G); left July 1891; Univ. Coll. Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1898; F.R.C.S. 1903; Surg.-Capt. South African Constabulary 1901-2; served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the South African War 1900-1, and was severely wounded; Chief Medical Officer, Bengal Nagpur Railway, 1903-37; temp. Lieut. R.A.M.C. Sept. 3, 1914; Lieut. Feb. 18, 1915; Capt. March 5, 1915; Major Nov. 27, 1915; Lieut.-Col. April 30, 1917; mentioned in des­patches L. G. April 25, 1902, Feb. 17 and 18, 1915, and May 15 and 25, 1918; V. C. May 13, 1902, for tending the wounded at Vlakfontein under heavy fire, and Clasp Feb. 18, 1915, for rescuing a number of wounded at Zonnebeke while exposed to constant fire; m. Oct. 1, 1930, Winifred Frances, daughter of William Alfred Nedham, of the Central Provinces Commission, India, and widow of C. W. A. Carroll; d. June 22, 1953

MARTIN-LEAKE, RICHARD, brother of William Martin-Leake (qv); b. 22 Feb 1867; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (G); left Aug 1884; King’s Coll. London; civil engineer; AMICE 7 Mar 1893; MICE [check]; d. 7 May 1949.