Latey, Sir John Brinsmead, son of William Latey CBE QC, Commissioner of Assize in Divorce, and Anne Emily, d. of Horace G. Brinsmead; b. 7 Mar. 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (G); left July 1932; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1932, BA 1935, MA 1968; called to the Bar (Middle Temple) Jan. 1936; 2nd Lieut. RAPC Sept. 1941, transf. Gen. List Oct. 1942 (Lieut.-Col.), MBE (Middle East) Jan. 1944; QC 1957; Gen. Council of the Bar 1952-6, 1957-61 and 1964-, hon. treasurer 1959-61; Master of the Bench Middle Temple 1964; Judge of the High Court, Family Divn, Jan. 1965; Kt 1965; dep. Chairman Oxfordshire Quarter Sessions 1966; a Busby Trustee 1968-; PC 1986; retd from High Court Bench 1989; asst editor Latey on Divorce (14th edition) 1952; ed. Halsbury's Laws of England (Conflict of Laws: Husband and Wife) 1956; m. 20 Apr. 1938 Betty Margaret, d. of Edwyn Henry Beresford MRCS LRCP of Streatham; d. 24 Apr. 1999.

Lashmore, Donald Evans, son of Engineer Rear-Admiral Harry Lashmore CB DSO RN of Horndean, Hants, and Beatrice, d. of John Evans of Cardiff; b. 31 May 1905; adm. Apr. 1920 (G); left July 1923; 2nd Lieut. Hampshire Regt Sept. 1925, Lieut. Sept. 1927; Roy. W. African Frontier Force 1928-35; Brevet Maj. RARO Mar. 1945; m.; d. 11 Oct. 1947.

Langton, Cecil Molyneux Howard; b. July 18, 1895; adm. Jan. 20, 1910 (G); left Easter 1912; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. Gloucs. Regt. Jan. 23, 1915; attached M. G. C. Jan. 1916; wounded at Loos, losing the sight of both eyes, April 1916; retired June 18, 1916; in the Trades Intell. Dept. Foreign Office, May 1918 - Aug. 1919; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. 1920; B.A. 1923; m. Dec. 11, 1923, Helen Cynthia, daughter of Russell Thompson, of Minehead, Somerset; d. Aug. 25, 1951.

LANGHORNE, JOHN, son of Rev. John Langhorne, Head Master, King’s School, Rochester, Kent, and his second wife Fanny Annesley, dau. of Capt. James Charles Yorke; b. 10 Aug 1862; adm. 24 Apr 1876 (G), exhibitioner; QS 1877; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1881, with Triplett, adm. sub-sizar 10 Oct 1881; BA 1885; MA 1893; Assistant Master, Loretto Sch. 1890-7; Head Master, John Watson’s Institution, Edinburgh, from Sep 1897; d. Aug 1925.

LANE, NEWTON CHARLES, fourth son of John Lane, King’s Bromley, Staffs., and Sarah, dau. of Richard Fowler, Pendeford Hall, Wolverhampton, Staffs.; b. 16 Feb 1763; adm. 17 Jun 1775 (G); a somewhat violent politician when at school (see Elizabethan xi, 176); left Aug 1780 [sic, check]; Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. 12 Jan 1780, scholar 15 Feb 1780; BA 1784; MA 1787; Fellow, Christ’s Coll. 7 Dec 1785 – 28 May 1811, Tutor 1790-9; ordained deacon Dec 1785, priest (Peterborough) 29 Jun 1787; Vicar of Alveston, Warwicks., from 28 Jan 1789; Rector of Ingoldsby, Lincs., from 6 Jun 1810; according to Gunning (ii, 235), Lane had sporting propensities and “occasionally ran a horse himself”; d. 6 Mar 1846.

LANCE, HENRY ERNEST, eldest son of Frederick William Lance, Chorley Wood, Herts., Secretary, North British and Mercantile Insurance Co., and Frances Mary, dau. of Thomas Lance, British Museum; b. 1 Aug 1861; adm. 15 Jun 1876 (G); left Dec 1878; for twenty-seven years accountant to Governors of Bethlehem Royal Hospital; m. 1 Feb 1890 Alice Marian, second dau. of Bowen E. Smith, Stoke Newington, Middlesex; d. 4 Oct 1932.

LAMBTON, ARTHUR, eldest son of Maj. -Gen. Arthur Lambton CB, Hoath, Kent, and Alice, dau. of Robert Lister; b. 9 Aug 1869; adm. 25 Sep 1882 (G); left Jul 1887; Jesus Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1888; journalist and writer; one of the five original members of the Crime Club; a strenuous advocate of the reform of the legitimacy laws; served in Censor’s Office during 1914-18 War; a Collector of Taxes, City of London; author, “Humours of Westminster School”, Pall Mall Magazine, 1912, i, 431-44, My Story, 1924, The Salad Bowl, 1927 (including a chapter on the School), and other works; m. 1st, 1904 Edith Lilian, dau. of B. J. White, Halesowen, Worcs.; m. 2nd, 10 Sep 1918 Marion Edith, dau. of Rev. Henry Maxwell Egan Desmond, Chaplain to Brigade of Guards and Curate, St. George’s, Hanover Square; m. 3rd, ---; d. 2 Aug 1935.

Lambert, George Herbert, son of Herbert Charles Lambert, of St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, by Catherine Annie Williams; b. Sept. 29, 1876; adm. Sept. 25, 1890 (G); left Dec. 1893; a silversmith; served in the South African War 1900-1 as Sgt. in a Service Co. of the 6oth Rifles; Lieut.-Col. 16th Batt. London Regt. Feb. 2, 1916; served in France 1914-5 and 1918; T.D. 1918; O.B.E. June 3, 1919; m. March 22, 1902, Jessie, daughter of John Squire, of Ealing, Middlesex.

LAMBERT, ALICK GEOFFREY, youngest son of Alfred James Lambert, London; b. 28 Apr 1870; adm. Feb 1882 (D, later G); left Jul 1888; King’s Coll. London; studied mining in Cornwall and Germany; AMIMM; went out to Johannesburg as mining engineer 1894; assistant engineer, British South Africa Co. 1900-1; d. at Lydenberg, South Africa 13 May 1908.

Ladell, Richard Palgrave Simpson, son of Harry Simpson Ladell (q.v.); b. April 2, 1903; adm. Sept. 27, 1917 (G); left Dec. 1920; has assumed the additional Christian name of Simpson; an electrical engineer; m. April 30, 1938, Marjorie Evelyn, daughter of Henry Farmer, of Beckenham, Kent.