Hampton Smith, Peter, brother of David Charles Hampton Smith (qv); b. 12 June 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (B); left July 1942; Univ. of Lond., BDS 1947, LDS 1948; in practice Bromley, Kent, till 1975, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1978-; m. 30 Oct. 1985 Elizabeth, d. of Charles Elliott Baggaley, NatWest bank man.; d. 1 Feb. 2009.

Greenland, Francis Laffan, son of George A. Greenland, and Catherine May, d. of Henry Ward of Brancaster, Norfolk; b. 29 Apr. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1942; SOAS, Univ. of Lond., 1942-4; Intell. Corps 1944-5 (Capt. ); Queens’ Coll. Camb., matric. 1947 (Col. Service course); HM Colonial Admin. Service 1947-50, Colonial Office 1950-61; Dept. of Tech. Co-operation 1961-4, Min. of Overseas Development 1964-71; d. 26 Aug. 2001.

Noel, Anthony Gerard Edward, 5th Earl of Gainsborough, son of Arthur Edward Joseph Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough OBE TD, and Alice Mary, d. of Edward Eyre of Gloucester House, Park Lane, London; b. 24 Oct. 1923; succ. father as 5th Earl of Gainsborough 27 Aug. 1927; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1938; went to Georgetown Sch. Garrett Park, MD, USA; chmn. Oakham RDC 1952-67; JP Rutland 1957; Knight of Malta 1948, Bailiff GC Sovereign Order of Malta 1958; KStJ 1970; Master, Worshipful Company of Gardeners 1967; chmn. Rutland CC 1970-3, Rutland District Council 1973-9; pres., Assn. of District Councils 1974-80; m. 23 July 1947 Mary, d. of Maj. Hon. John Joseph Stourton; d. 29 Dec. 2009.

Nunns, Edmund Bennett, brother of Ernest Frederick Bennett Nunns (qv); b. 25 May 19 I 3; adm. Sept. 1926 (B), (R) Jan. 1927; left July 1930; RA 1941-6 (Maj.), GSO2 SHAEF 1944-6, despatches (NW Europe) Aug. 1945; I st Sec. (Information) Brit. Embassy Belgrade 1946-7; BBC Foreign Services (Eastern Europe) 1948; m. 17 Oct. 1944 Mary Florence, d. of Roger Hulton; d. 15 Oct. 1972.

Nunns, Richard Ernest, son of Ernest Frederick Bennett Nunns (qv); b. 14 Oct. 1939; adm. Jan. 1953 (B); left Dec. 1957; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1958, BA 1961, MA 1965; a chartered accountant, ACA 1966, FCA 1976; lecturer Middlesex Poly. 1961-6, North Lond. Poly. 1971-6; head of Finance and Accountancy Brighton Poly. 1977-88; assoc. Dean Brighton Bus. Sch. 1987-8; m. 1965 Jennifer Margaret Carless, occupational therapist, d. of James Kingdon Carless, quantity surveyor, of Mulrany, Co. Mayo, and niece of Henry Alfred Carless (qv, Vol. III); d. 13 Sept. 1988.

May, John Cecil, son of John Ivo Cecil May CMG OBE, dir. British Cotton Corpn., of Beaconsfield, Bucks, and Ellen Evelyn Collins MBE, d. of Marcus Collins; b. 8 Sept. 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (B); left July 1944; Roy. Tank Regt. in WW2; advertising exec., Connell May & Steavenson; subsequently an antiques dealer; m. 15 Dec. 1962 Jennifer Ann, d. of Clive W. Metcalf of Perth, W. Australia; d. 1 Jan. 2002.

Mills, William Gundry, son of William Gundry Mills, economic consult., and Esme Vernon, d. of Cecil Douglas Falcke of Bishop’s Stortford, Herts; b. 22 Aug. 1942; adm. Jan. 1956 (B); left Dec. 1960; Brasenose Coll. Oxf., matric. 1961; Columbia Univ. NY, USA 1966-7, MBusA; Bank of America New York 1967-9; Irving Trust Co., asst. sec. New York 1969, asst. vice-pres. 1971, London branch office 1974; m. 8 May 1965 Franchise, d. of Jean-Pierre Gane of St-Cyr-sur-Loire, France; d. 7 Sept. 1987 in a car accident in Turkey.

Mortimore, Alaric Charles, brother of Robert Anthony Mortimore (qv); b. 7 Nov. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (A), (B) Jan. 1928; left Apr. 1929; John Holt & Co. Liverpool 1929, agent in Dahomey 1933-40 (the last to load palm oil in surf boats from the open beach at Ouidah); RNVR 1941-5 (Lieut.), despatches (France) Mar. 1945; m. 5 Mar. 1945 Pamela Penrose, d. of Charles Penrose Coode, solicitor; d. 1 Aug. 1998.

Palmer, Alan Henry, son of Henry William Samuel Palmer of Gerrards Cross, Bucks, and Eleanor Maud Hanwell; b. 16 Sept. 1917; adm. Apr. 1931 (B); left Apr. 1933; 2nd Lieut. RA Apr. 1944; dir. and sec. West Hill Golf Club, Brookwood, Surrey; m. 3 Sept. 1939 Olga Margaret, d. of Ewart Oxley of Wellington, Somerset.

Paterson, Hugh Blaikie, son of Donald Hugh Paterson MD FRCP, physician Gt Ormond St Hosp. for Sick Children, and Dorothy Reed, d. of George W. Blaikie of Toronto, Canada; b. 28 July 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1939 and went to Trin. Coll. Sch., Port Hope, Ontario, Canada; RA 1943-7; dir. Norman R. Whittall Ltd., investment dealers, Vancouver, BC, Canada; m. 31 May 1952 Angela Mary, d. of Brian B. Gattie of Vancouver, Canada; d. 19 Jan. 1962.