Beale, Charles Ian Alexander, son of Hector Llewellyn Beale MB ChM, of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Florence, d. of William Henderson, bank man., of Auchenblae, Kincardineshire; b. 16 Sept. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (G); left July 1941; King’s Coll. Camb., matric. 1941, BA 1948, MA 1950; RA 1943-5 (Capt. ), wounded NW Europe 1944; jackeroo and boundary rider in Victoria, Australia, 1950-2; dairy farmer, NSW, Australia 1953-6; agric. officer, Bank of NSW; pres. Australian Inst. of Agric. Sci., NSW branch, 1960; numerous appts. as agric. economist on dev. projects with the Food and Agric. Organisation of the United Nations, mainly in Africa, but also in the Middle East and South Pacific, 1967-85; retd. 1985; m. 29 Mar. 1947 Molly, d. of Athole George Allen, chemical manufacturer, of Worthing, Sussex; d. 7 Nov. 1999.