Fevez, David Gronow Eugene, son of Eugene Leon Fevez of Esher and his second wife Ethel Gronow, d. of Frederick William Oliver (qv); half brother of Derek John Fevez (qv); b. 12 Jan. 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (G); left July 1936; PO RAF, killed in action over France June 1940.

David Gronow Eugene Fevez was born at “Eversleigh”, Addlestone, Chertsey, Surrey on the 12th of January 1919 the elder son of Eugene Leon Fevez OW, a director of a wholesale textile company, and his second wife, Ethel Gronow (nee Oliver) Fevez of “Eversleigh”, Addlestone, Chertsey, later of 24, Woodville Road, Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s’ from September 1932 to July 1936. He attended the Flying School at Gatwick airfield on the 8th of August 1939 and was commissioned as an Acting Pilot Officer on probation in the Royal Air Force on the 9th of October 1939. He was posted to No. 3 Initial Training Wing at Hastings, Kent on the 9th of October 1939 for pilot training and to No. 3 Service Flying Training School at RAF South Cerney on the 21st of October 1939. He was promoted to Pilot Officer on probation on the 28th of April 1940 and was posted to No. 1 School of Air Cooperation on the same day. He was posted to 26 Squadron on the 29th of May 1940, who had been based at Authie airfield in France before moving to RAF Lympne on the 20th of May 1940.
David Fevez and his Observer/Air Gunner, Sergeant Robert Donald Keiler Cochrane, took off from Boos near Rouen on the morning of 5th of June 1940 in Lysander Mk II N1211 for a reconnaissance of the Somme area. The aircraft was flying to the south west of Abbeville when it was attacked and shot down by Hauptmann Muller of 4./JG3. The aircraft crashed near Ercourt at 12.10pm killing both men.
His mother received the following telegram dated the 6th of June 1940: - “Regret to inform you that your son Pilot Officer David Gronow Fevez is reported missing as the result of air operations on 5th June 1940. Letter follows. Any further information received will be immediately communicated to you. Should information reach you from any source please inform this department.”
One of the bodies of the crew was found by the Germans close to the wreckage of the aircraft and was buried at the crash site. Two months later another body was found in a wood some 200 yards from the crash site and was wearing an unopened parachute. He was buried with his comrade. In 1941 some locals moved them to the village cemetery and marked them both as unknown airmen. In 1946 No. 1 Missing Research and Enquiry Unit, Royal Air Force exhumed the bodies, identified them and reburied them at the same location.
His brother, Captain Robin Louis Gronow Fevez OW, 2/5th Battalion, The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was killed in action on the 10th of September 1943.
He is buried at Ercourt Churchyard Cemetery, France.

Fevez, Derek John, son of Eugene Leon Fevez, of Esher, Surrey, by his first wife, Angela, daughter of Edward C. Quin, of Dublin, and nephew of Louis Auguste Marie Fevez (q.v.); b. Aug. 28, 1903; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (G); left July 1920; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. Dec. 19, 1941; Flight-Lieut.; m. Sept. 2, 1933, Cecily, daughter of Capt. Robert Rivett Carnac, Rifle Brigade; d. 18 Nov. 1970.

Fevez, Robin Lewis Gronow, brother of David Grunow Eugene Fevez (qv); b. 7 Nov. 1920; adm. Sept. 1934 (G); left Dec. 1937; King's Coll. Lond. 1938, enlisted Aug. 1939; The Queen's Regt, served Iraq 1942, Eighth Army 1943 (Capt.); killed in action (Italy) Sept. 1943.

Robin Louis Gronow Fevez was born at “Eversleigh”, Addlestone, Chertsey, Surrey on the 7th of November 1920 the younger son of Eugene Leon Fevez OW, a director of a wholesale textile company, and his second wife, Ethel Gronow (nee Oliver) Fevez of Radley Cottage, Church Road, Addlestone, Chertsey, later of 24, Woodville Road, Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex. He was educated at St George’s College, Weybridge and at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1934 to December 1937. He went on to the Faculty of Science at King’s College, London University from 1938 to 1940 where he was a member of the London University Officer Training Corps. He had planned to become a research chemist but the outbreak of war intervened.
He enlisted as Private 6464127 in The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) on the 25th of September 1939 and was posted to No. 162 Officer Cadet Training Unit on the 22nd of November 1940. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Regiment on the 15th of March 1941. He was posted to the 2/5th Battalion of his Regiment and served in Iraq in 1942. He served as Acting Adjutant and as Battalion Itelligence Offier before being appointed to the command of D Company
On the 9th of September 1943, the 2/5th Battalion, The Queen’s Royal Regiment was in the leading wave of the Allied landings at Salerno for the invasion of Italy. The troops were loaded onto assault landing craft just after midnight and they headed for shore under a curtain of supporting fire from the naval guns offshore. The enemy returned fire and as the two leading landing craft approached the shore both were hit and damaged. Although there were a number of casualties in Robin Fevez’s boat, he was unhurt and landed on the beach shortly after 4am. The Battalion’s task was to land on the right of the 4,000 yard stretch of beach, to secure the beachhead and to advance a further 3,000 yards inland by first light. D Company, on the left of the Battalion’s attack, crossed bogs and ditches as they made their way inland where they secured their objective, a large agricultural college at Piccola a mile behind the beach. They had taken the position with few casualties and were in high spirits when a German tank was spotted some 300 yards to their front which heralded a counterattack by the 16th Panzer Division. C Company, which was the lead Company, suffered heavy losses but, with support from the other Companies the enemy attack was eventually driven off. At midnight on the 9th/10th of September the Battalion’s commanding officer received orders to resume the advance in order to attack before the Germans were able to reorganise.
A and D Companies began the advance in darkness with D Company moving up a road on the left. They moved forward for about an hour before they saw what looked in the gloom like an enemy tank in the middle of the road. A PIAT was ordered forward and knocked out what turned out to be an enemy self propelled gun and its half-track. A Platoon was then dispatched to investigate a nearby house on their right when the whole line came under heavy fire. Robin Fevez met Lieutenant Whitfield at a cross roads where the two men had to shout to hear each other due to the noise of the gunfire and of the tracer bullets whipping over their heads. He was ordered to dig in and to hold his position in preparation for an expected counterattack at first light. As daylight came it became clear that the Battalion was sited in the middle of an encampment of enemy tanks and the noise of their engines starting, coupled with heavy fire in all directions added to the confusion. Robin Fevez quickly realized that he and his men were about to find themselves in a desperate position with tanks attacking them from short range. He ordered his men to break out “as best as they could” but they were almost completely cut off from the rest of the Battalion. Only 20 men managed to get back to the Battalion with Robin Fevez being killed during the fighting withdrawal. The Battalion was relived the following day.
His brother, Pilot Officer David Gronow Eugene Fevez OW, 26 Squadron Royal Air Force was killed in action on the 5th of June 1940.
He is commemorated on the London University Roll of Honour
He is buried at Salerno War Cemetery Plot III, Row A, Grave 10.

FIGGIS, HOWARD BRADLEY, son of Samuel Figgis, Montagu Grove, Hampstead, Middlesex, produce broker, and Annie Maria, dau. of Benjamin Smith, Sutton Lodge, Hackney; b. 20 Jan 1868; adm. (G) 1 Apr 1880; left Apr 1881; at Uppingham School Apr 1881 - Dec 1884; rubber and general produce broker, firm Samuel Figgis & Co., Fenchurch Street, London; member, City of London Advisory Recruiting Committee, during 1914-18 War; MBE 3 Jun 1918; m. Edith Annie, dau. of Sir Corbet Woodall, Kt DSc MICE, Chislehurst, Kent, Governor Gas Light & Coke Co.

Finn, John Wilson, son of Maj. Edwin Finn DSO ARIBA, of Addlestone, Surrey, and Frances Evelyn, d. of William John Moody of Worcester; b. 4 Feb. 1916; adm. Jan. 1930 (G); left July 1933; ACA 1939, FCA 196; RA 1939-45 (Maj.); financial controller, dir. and sec. Thomas De La Rue Co. Ltd; retd 1978; m. 24 Aug. 1940 Mildred Mary, d. of G. E. Bermingham of Lymm, Cheshire; 23 Oct. 2005.

Finn, Michael George, brother of John Wilson Finn (qv); b. 7 July 1921; adm. May 1935 (G); left July 1938; RAFVR in WW2 (Flt Lieut.); Roy. Coll. of Art 1946-9, ARCA; Principal Falmouth Sch. of Art 1958-72, Bath Acad. of Art 1972-82; a painter; m. 18 Dec. 1943 Cicely Catherine, d. of Joseph Bailey, Asst Controller LCC, of Sidmouth; d. 24 March 2002.

Finn, Stanley Russell, son of Herbert William Finn, of Stoke Newington, by Alice Ellen, daughter of Joseph William Russell, of Hackney; b. June 13, 1903; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (G); left Dec. 1921; London Univ.; d. May 1997.

FISCHER, FREDERIC TRANT, brother of John Trant Fischer (qv); b. 19 Jan 1862; adm. (G) 4 Jun 1874; left May 1875.

FISCHER, JOHN TRANT; b. 28 Oct 1858; adm. (G) 16 Jun 1870; left Christmas 1874.

FISCHER, THOMAS TRANT, brother of John Trant Fischer (qv); b. 22 Jul 1860; adm. (G) 30 May 1872; left Aug 1875; 2nd Lieut., 99th Foot 14 Jan 1880; Lieut., 62nd Foot (1st batt. Wilts Regt. ) 6 Nov 1880; 99th Foot (2nd batt. Wilts Regt. ) 18 Dec 1880; resigned 4 Feb 1885.