Vernon, John Anthony Benedict, brother of Denis Sydney Foster Vernon (qv); b. 3 Aug. 1916; adm. May 1930 (B); left Apr. 1934; St John's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1935, BA 1938, MA; lntell. Corps in WW2 (Maj.), seconded Political Warfare Executive; staff of British Inst. Rome, later of UN High Commissioner for Refugees Geneva; international staff NATO 1952, dep. Dir. of Infor­mation 1978; OBE 1982; m. 21 May 1949 Susanna Mary Josephine Catherine, d. of Maj.-Gen. Boleslaw Wienawa Dlugoszowski, Polish Ambassador to Rome; d. 15 Oct. 2011.

Villeneuve, André François Helier, son of Noel Camille Helier Villeneuve, co. dir., of Highgate and Dr Fanny Villeneuve MD FRCPath, consult. pathologist, d. of Joseph Rozensztejn of Vilno, Lithuania; b. 23 Nov. 1944; adm. Apr. 1958 (B); left Dec. 1963; The Queen’s Coll. Oxf., matric. 1964, BA 1967; Reuters 1967, Brussels and South America, later European man. in London; pres. Reuters America 1980-90; chmn., Promethee 1998-2002; chmn. LIFFE 2003-9; dir., several other cos.; chmn. Internat. Regulatory Strategy Group City of London 2006-12; Grand Officier Ordre de Leopold II, Belgium; retd. 2002; chmn. ICE Benchmark Administration 2014-; Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (France); m. 19 Sept. 1975 Lisa Villeneuve; d. 18 Feb. 2023.

Wainwright, Lewis Edgar William Worthington, son of Edgar Worthington Wainwright, shipbroker, of Hampstead, and Alice Maude, d. of Reuben James La Mude; b. 6 Nov. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (B); left. July 1927; a chartered shipbroker, FICS; Intell. Corps in WW2 (Capt.), MI8 GHQ MEF; joined HM Foreign Service 1945; m. 20 May 1950 Helga Louise, d. of Harro E. Treplin of Hademarschen, Schleswig-Holstein; d. 1 July 1991.

Wall, John Richard Waddel, son of William Richard Wall OBE, Commissioner of Income Tax, Indian Civil Service, and Violet, d. of George Arthur Waddel; b. 9 Oct. 1929; adm. Sept. 1945 (B); left July 1948; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1949, BA 1952, MA 1957; a publisher 1953-66; administrator in further education 1966-84; d. 22 Apr. 2006.

Ward, Cuthbert John Stanhope, brother of Aidan. Crawley Pulleine Ward (qv); b. 2 July 1913: adm. May 1927 (B); left July 1931; Keble Coll. Oxf., matric. 1932, BA 1937, MA 1946; KOYLI 1940-5 (Capt.); asst master Stamford Sch., Lincs.; d. 14 June 1982.

Watts, Sir John Peter Barry Condliffe, son of Leonora Emily Condliffe, draper’s shop asst., of Portsmouth, Hants; stepson of Gerald Walter Watts, civil engineer, whose surname he adopted; b. 27 Aug. 1930; adm. from Sheikh Bagh Sch. Srinagar, Kashmir, India, Mar. 1944 (B); left July 1947; Phillips Academy, Andover, USA; RMA Sandhurst; commissioned Roy. Ulster Regt. 1951 (Roy. Irish Rangers 1968); served Hong Kong, Malaya (despatches), Cyprus, Oman, BAOR, Borneo and Saudi Arabia; commanded SAS unit which stormed Jebel Akbar, stronghold of Omani rebels, Jan. 1959; MC 1960; 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade 1967-9; CO, 22 SAS Regt. 1970-2; directing staff, Staff Coll. Camberley 1972-4; MOD 1974; commander, SAS Group 1975-8; Maj. -Gen. 1979; commander Sultan of Oman’s Land Forces 1979-84, chief of Defence Staff 1984-7; Lieut. -Gen. 1984; OBE 1972, CBE 1979, CB 1985; retd. Dec. 1987; KBE 1988; m. 1st, 11 Dec. 1954 (div. 1986) Mary Elizabeth Gertrude, d. of Thomas Flynn, postal clerk; 2nd, 13 Feb 1986 Diana Merran Watts, formerly Walker, d. of Lieut. -Col. Reginald Steward; d. 10 Dec. 2003.

Weenen, David Anthony, son of Alfred Louis Weenen and Ruth Christine, d. of James Whitehead of Edinburgh; b. 25 Jan. 1937; adm. Jan. 1951 (B); left Apr. 1952; founder and proprietor, Weenen General Contracting Ltd., Ontario, Canada, 1961-; resident Cabbagetown, Ontario, Canada; m.; d. 17 Dec. 2011.

West, Michael Walter, brother of Alun David Herbert West (qv); b. 29 May 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (B), (A) Sept. 1934; left July 1937; St Mary's Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP MB 1942; Surgn Lieut. RNVR Jan. 1944; d. Jan. 1947.

Wheeler, Anthony Oliver, brother of John Arthur Wheeler (qv); b. 6 May 1920; adm. Jan. 1934 (B); left July 1937; 23 Hussars, attd Roy. Wilts Yeomanry, 1939-45 (Lieut.), wounded (Italy) 1944; a chartered accountant, ACA 1948, FCA; practises in London; partner Blakemores 1973-; m. 28 Apr. 1942 Cecilia Mary, d. of William Brown Frearson, solicitor, of Cropston, Leics.; d. 29 Jan. 1999

Wheeler, John Arthur, son of Oliver Wheeler, bank manager, of Leicester, and Dorothy Gladys Mary, cf of Arthur Browne, solicitor, of Latchford, Cheshire; b. 23 Oct. 1916; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left Dec. 1933; adm. a solicitor June 1939; RA 1941-5 (Lieut.), p.o.w. Singapore Feb. 1942; practised as solicitor Warrington, Lancs; chairman Warrington and Leigh NHI tribunals from 1952; dep. Circuit Judge from 1973; OBE; m. 24 Dec. 1949 Olive Attracta, d. of Joseph Walsh of Altrincham, Cheshire; d. 13 Mar. 1977.