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Lester, Edward Castellain, son of Edward Claude Lester of Eastbourne and Elise, d. of Charles Castellain of Cranleigh, Surrey; b. 2 Nov. 1906; adm. Sept. 1920 (KS); Capt. of the school 1924- 5; left July 1925; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1925, BA 1930; Principal HM Treasury 1940, Asst Sec. 1948; chief admin. officer OECD 1951-62; retd 1972; m. 30 Aug. 1934 Olga Dolores, d. of Emanuel Maccioni of Sydney, NSW; d. 23 Sept. 1978.

LESLY, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 17) Jan 1738/9.

Leslie-Wilson, William Andrew, son of William Leslie-Wilson, of South Kensington; b. Sept. 12, 1895; adm. Jan. 16, 1908 (R); left Dec. 1912; enlisted in the H.A.C. in Great War I.

LESLIE, ROBERT; b.; adm. 11 Nov 1771, BB.

Leslie, Patrick Holt, son of Peter Wilson Leslie, of Blackheath, Kent, by Annie, daughter of Joshua Holt, of Leeds; b. April 24, 1900; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (R); left March 1918; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Trin. 1918; B.A. 1921; M.A. 1926; D.Sc. (Oxon.), 1956; Senior Research Officer, University of Oxford 1947; published a number of papers in scientific journals; retd. 1967; m. 1927, Evelyn, daughter of Major George John Lewes de Berry, R.A.; d. 1972.

Leslie, David Clement Maxwell, son of Samuel Clement Leslie CBE DPhil, head of Treasury Economic Information Unit, and Doris Frances, d. of Max Falk, co. chmn., of Hampstead; b. 18 Dec. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (A); left July 1940; Wadham Coll. Oxf., matric. 1942; RNVR 1944-7; BA MA 1949 (1st class hons Physics), DPhil 1951; missile development Armstrong Whitworth, Coventry, 1950-4; RAE Farnborough 1954-8; UK Atomic Energy Estab., Harwell 1958-68; Prof. of Nuclear Engineering, Queen Mary Coll. Lond. 1968-84, Prof. Emeritus 1984-, and dir. of Turbulence Unit 1975-90; Sci. and Tech. Committee of Euratom 1973-86, chmn. 1980-4; Electricity Supply Res. Council 1981-9, dep. chmn. 1984-9; m. 14 June 1952 Dorothea Ann, d. of Norman Wenborn of Tewin Wood, Welwyn, Herts; d. 1 Dec. 1993.

LESLIE, CHARLES ALBERT, son of Rev. Henry Leslie LLD, Prebendary of Armagh, and Catherine, dau. of Very Rev. Charles Meredyth, Dean of Ardfert; b. 23 May 1765; adm. 8 May 1775; Trinity Coll. Dublin, adm. fellow commoner 22 Jul 1782, aged 17; BA 1786; of Ballybay, co. Monaghan; m. 1 Jul 1799 Ellen, youngest dau. of Richard Magenis MP (I), Waringstown, co. Down [and sister of Richard Magenis (qv), if he correctly identified]; d. 14 Jun 1838.

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Lesley, John Mitchelson, son of James Lesley, of Ham, Surrey, by Jane, daughter of J. Mitchelson, of Pickering Hall, Yorks; b. Jan. 20, 1877; adm. May 2, 1889 (G); left March 1893.