Doswell, Algernon Michael, son of Algernon George Doswell, accountant, of Sydenham, Kent; b. 1 June 1918; adm. Sept. 1931 (G); left July 1936; Univ. of Lond., fenced for the University 1939; MN radio officer, lost in the Norwegian SS Polyana, sunk by enemy action Apr. 1941.

Algernon Michael Doswell was born at Torquay, Devon on the 1st of June 1918 the only son of George Algernon Doswell, an accountant for a railway company, and Hilda Elizabeth (nee Fortune) Doswell of 17, Crescent Wood Road, Camberwell in Kent, later of 22, Ingleby Road, Ilford in Essex. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1931 to July 1936. He was a member of the Fencing team in 1934 and 1935, winning the Foil Medal in 1935, and was appointed as Captain. He represented the school in the Public Schools Fencing Championship in April 1934. He went on to the University of London where he studied Architecture and fenced for the university in 1939.
He trained as a wireless operator with the General Post Office from the 6th of May 1940 before enlisting in the Merchant Navy. He was posted to the steam merchant SS Polyana.
The SS Polyana, under the command of Master Karl Jacobsen, set sail from Sutherland on the 22nd of March 1941 bound for Oban where she was to join a convoy. She set sail from Oban on the 7th of April 1941 as part of Convoy OG-58 but detached from the convoy on the 14th of April 1941 and sailed on unescorted bound for Freetown where she was due to arrive on the 30th of April.
At 11.57pm on the 24th of April 1941, the SS Polyana was sailing alone, about 250 miles to the west south west of Cape Verde Island, when the U Boat U-103, under the command of Korvettenkapitän Viktor Schütze, fired a torpedo at her which missed. At 12.38am on the 25th of April 1941 U-103 fired a second torpedo which struck her close to the bridge and she sank about one minute later with the loss of her entire crew of twenty five.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission record the date of his death as having occurred on the 23rd of April 1941 but all other records have the loss of the SS Polyana as having occurred on the 25th of April 1941.
He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial Panel 82.

Douglas-Mann, Keith John Sholto, son of Capt. Leslie John Douglas-Mann MC, solicitor, of Shiplake, Oxon., and Alice Home, d. of George Pringle Home Douglas of Edinburgh; b. 19 Oct. 1931; adm. Jan. 1947 (G); left July 1949; RAC Cirencester 1950, Dip. in Estate Management 1954; Stick of Honour Mons Officer Cadet Sch. 1955; chartered land agent 1958, FRICS 1966; partner, Jones Lang Wootton 1961-, chmn., Jones Lang Wootton internat. 1981-; m. 25 May 1962 Shirley Mary Westhead, d. of John McDonald, mechanical engineer; d. 11 Feb. 1992.

DOWDESWELL, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER, youngest son of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1816, qv); b. 9 Jan 1846; adm. (G) 24 Jan 1861; left Aug 1864; of Ripple Hall, Tewkesbury, Gloucs.; JP (1879) Worcestershire, JP Gloucestershire; d. unm. 14 Sep 1897.

DOWDESWELL, EDMUND RICHARD, second son of William Dowdeswell (adm. 1816, qv); b. 14 Jan 1845; adm. (G) 27 Jan 1859; left Whitsun 1863; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 16 Oct 1863; BA 1868; MA 1873; ordained deacon (Oxford) 1868, priest (Winchester) 1869; Curate, Newbury, Berks., 1868-70; Curate in charge, Bushley, near Tewkesbury, 1870-81, Vicar 1881-98; inherited Pull Court estate on death of his elder brother 1893; Hon. Canon, Worcester 1914; d. unm. 5 Jan 1915.

DOWDESWELL, GEORGE EDWARD, youngest son of John Christopher Dowdeswell (qv); b. 10 May 1847; adm. (G) 24 Jan 1861; left Aug 1864; Cornet, 4th Dragoon Guards 22 Jul 1868; Lieut., 28 Oct 1871; d. unm. 28 Jan 1876.

DOWDESWELL, JOHN MUNDY, eldest son of John Christopher Dowdeswell (qv); b. 8 Feb 1843; adm. (G) 27 Jan 1857; Cornet, 12th Lancers 11 Mar 1862; Lieut., 26 Jul 1864; Capt., 14 Aug 1867; retired 3 Aug 1872; m. 21 Aug 1875 Annie Rossmore, dau. of R. B. Williams, Buscot Park, Berkshire; d. 14 Jul 1893.

DOWNIE, ALEXANDER FRANCIS MACKENZIE, son of Sir Alexander Mackenzie Downie MD, Physician in Ordinary to Duke of Cambridge and Physician to British Embassy, Frankfurt, and Mary Ann, dau. of Charles Hare, Berkeley Square, Bristol; b. Germany 23 Oct 1844; at Marlborough Coll. Feb-Dec 1855; adm. (G) 3 Jun 1858; QS May 1860; left Whitsun 1863; adm. solicitor Easter 1870; practised at Alton, Hants.; Clerk to Magistrates, Alton division, and Registrar and High Bailiff of County Court there; m. 17 Aug 1876 Henrietta Hall (IGI); d. 6 Mar 1929.

DOYLE, PERCY WILLIAM, youngest son of Sir Charles William Doyle (qv), and his first wife; b. 4 Feb 1809; adm. (G) 21 Feb 1823; attaché, British Mission, Washington 2 Jun 1825, Madrid 9 Dec 1829, and to Sir Robert Adair’s special mission to Belgium 1832; attaché, Constantinople 12 Mar 1834; Secretary of Legation, Mexico 6 Dec 1842 - Dec 1851, Minister Plenipotentiary there 24 Dec 1851 - retirement 19 Feb 1858; CB 4 Mar 1858; d. unm. 21 Feb 1887.

DRAKE, JOHN MINSHULL, eldest son of John Drake, Commissary-Gen. HM Forces, and Maria Story (IGI); b. 31 May 1807; adm. (G) 12 Jan 1818; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1824; Ensign, 46th Native Infantry 14 Aug 1825; Lieut., 1 Apr 1828; Capt. (in the Army) 27 Jun 1841; 46th Native Infantry, 26 Oct 1844; Brevet Maj., 11 Nov 1851; 46th Native Infantry, 17 Apr 1856; Lieut. -Col., 65th Native Infantry 11 Sep 1859; served in Indian Mutiny; m. 1st, 22 May 1838 Caroline, youngest dau. of Capt. G. H. Grimes, Royal Artillery; m. 2nd, at Lahore, India, 21 Mar 1850 Margaret McLean, widow of Robert John Dring, Calcutta, merchant, and dau. of John Todd; d. at Dinapore 6 Jul 1861.

Dudgeon, Peter Anthony Ashton, son of John Alastair Dudgeon CBE MC TD DL MD FRCPath FRCP, Prof. of Microbiology Univ. of Lond. and consult. microbiologist Great Ormond St Hosp. for Sick Children, and his first wife Patricia Joan, d. of Gilbert Ashton, Headmaster of Abberley Hall Sch., Worcs; b. 16 Mar. 1947; adm. Sept. 1960 (G); left July 1965; Trin. Coll. Dublin 1967-71, BA; Loughborough Coll. of Education, Cert. Ed. 1972; asst. master, Lockers Park Sch., Hemel Hempstead, Herts, 1972-2006, dir. of studies, head of Geography and ICT co-ordinator, dep. Headmaster 1988-2006; m. 31 Mar. 1973 Pamela Ruth, d. of Donald Ernest Batchen, of Offaly, Ireland; d. 20 Sept. 2010.