Wakely, Leonard John Dean, son of Sir Leonard Day Wakely KCIE CB, Dep. Under Sec. of State India Office, and Florence Dean, d. of William Titley; b. 18 June 1909; adm. Sept. 1923 (G); left 1928; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1928, BA 1931 (1st class hons Mod. History), MA 1945; passed into ICS 1932; SOAS Lond. 1932-3; Asst Commr Punjab 1933; Asst Supt Simla Hill States 1935; SDO Rajanpur 1936; Under Sec. Punjab Govt 1937-8; successively Under Sec. Defence Coord. and Dep. Sec. Defence and Legislative Depts, Govt of India 1938-47; MBE 1942, OBE 1945; Dominions Office 1947; Sen. Sec. Office of UK High Commr in S. Africa 1950-2; Dep. High Commr Madras 1953-7, Ghana 1957-60; Head of Constitutional Dept CRO 1960-2; Dep. High Commr Canada 1962-5; CMG 1965; HM Ambassador Rangoon 1965-7; 111. 10 Nov. 1938 Margaret Houssemayne, d. of Lieut.-Cdr Charles Wills Tinson OBE RN; d. 24 June 1994.
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