McKay, Gordon George Adrian, son of James McKay, of Esher, Surrey; b. June 8, 1898; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (R); left Dec. 1913; 2nd Lieut. M.G. Coy. Aug. 5, 1916; Lieut. Feb. 5, 1918; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. Middlesex Regt. Oct. 31, 1939; Lieut. May 1, 1941; Major, G.H.Q., Far East Land Forces.

MCHARDY, ALEXANDER ANDERSON, only son of Lieut. -Col. Sir Alexander Burness McHardy KCB, Royal Engineers, chairman Prison Commission for Scotland, and Elsie Norie, only dau. of Sir John Anderson LLD, The Mount, St. Leonard’s on Sea, Sussex; b. 9 Nov 1868; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (G); left Dec 1885; RMA Woolwich 1886; 2nd Lieut., Royal Artillery 17 Feb 1888; Lieut., 17 Feb 1891; Capt., 17 Aug 1898; Maj., 9 Jun 1908; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 3 Jun 1915; Lieut. -Col., 9 Dec 1915; Brevet Col., 1 Jan 1917; Col., 10 Aug 1920; Maj. -Gen., 2 Jun 1924; DAQMG Dec 1914 – Jun 1915; AA and QMG Jun 1915 – Aug 1916; Maj. -Gen. in charge of administration in Turkey 1922-3; Director of Movements and Quarterings, War Office 1 May 1923; served on North-West Frontier, India 1897-8 and in South Africa 1899-1902, despatches LG 8 Feb 1901, 29 Jul 1902; served in East Africa 1902-3, despatches LG 2 Sep 1904; served in First World War 1914-9, despatches LG 22 Jun 1915, 15 Jun 1916, 4 Jan, 15 May and 11 Dec 1917; DSO 29 Nov 1900; CMG 3 Jun 1916; CB 1 Jan 1918; Croix de Guerre avec Palmes (France); Officier de l’Ordre de Leopold (Belgium); m. 21 Jun 1904 Lilian Amy Byde, younger dau. of Capt. Coghlan McLean McHardy, Grenville Place, South Kensington, Director of Naval Stores; d. 11 Nov 1958.

McGregor, Kenneth, son of James McGregor, of Ealing, by Eugenie Lydia, daughter of WilliamJohnson, of Hornsey; b. Feb. 11, 1903; adm. as (non-resident) K.S. Sept. 23, 1915 (A); left (with Triplett) July 1921; New Coll. Oxon.; scholar (Mod. Hist.) 1920, matric. Michael­ mas 1921; B.A. 1924; 2nd class Lit. Hum. 1924; 1st class Mod. Hist. 1926; M.A. 1953; an asst. principal, Ministry of Health, 1926, principal 1934; called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn July 3, 1935; asst. secretary, Ministry of Health 1940; Ministry of Supply 1941-2; Ministry of Pro­duction 1942-5; Board of Trade since 1945; Economic Adviser (Minister) to British High Commissioner in Canada and British Senior Trade Commissioner, 1958; C.M.G. 1951; m. May 31, 1930, Dorothy Laura Roope, daughter of His Honour Raymond Roope Reeve, K.C., Judge of County Courts, of Penegoes, Machynlleth, Mont.; d. 8 Oct. 1984.

McGee, David, son of Lieut. -Col. David McGee MC TD, shipbuilder, of Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire, and Effie Cowan McVie MB, d. of Thomas McVie, HM Inspector of Schools, of Ayr; b. 29 June 1923; adm. May 1937 (A); left Mar. 1940; Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 1943-5 (Capt. ); dir. Hilcrete Ltd. 1950, later chmn. and man. dir., retd. 1978; m. 19 Mar. 1949 Catherine Helen, d. of John Wilcock, co. dir., of Oulton Heath, Staffs.

McGavin, Arnold Lee, son of Samuel McGavin of Cheam, Surrey, and Gertrude Maud, d. of Job Lee of Thongsbridge, Yorks; b. 7 Apr. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1941; RE in WW2 (Capt. ), attached Bombay Sappers & Miners; City & Guilds Coll. Lond., BSc; GIMechE 1949; m. 20 Sept. 1952 Jeanette Elizabeth, d. of George Matthews of Widnes, Lancs; d. 22 Nov. 1956.

Mcfarlane, Ian Dalrymple, son of James Blair Mcfarlane, ship repairer, of Marseille, and Valerie Edith Liston, d. of Henry Liston Dalrymple, banker, of Hong Kong; b. 7 Nov. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (KS); left Mar. 1934; Univ. of St Andrews (Harkness schol.) 1934-8, BA (1st class hons) 1938, MA 1945; 2nd Lieut. Black Watch Jan. 1940, p.o.w. St Valery June 1940 (Capt.), MBE for services in captivity Feb. 1946; lecturer in French Camb. Univ., 1945; Fellow Caius Coll. 1947, tutor 1952, sen. tutor 1956; Prof. of French Language and Literature Univ. of St Andrews 1961-70; MA (Oxon.) 1970; Prof. of French Literature Oxf. Univ. and Fellow Wadham Coll. 1971-83, Emeritus 1983; FBA 1978; hon. DLitt St Andrews 1982; W. P. Ker lec­turer Glasgow 1981, Andrew Lang lecturer St Andrews 1982, Zaharoff lecturer Oxford 1984; Pres. Modern Humanities Research Assn 1985; author of Renaissance France 1470-1589 1974, Buchanan 1981, The Entry of Henri II into Paris 1549 1985; m. 12 Sept. 1939 Marjory Nan, d. of Rev. William Hamilton Hamilton; d. 17 Aug. 2002.

Mcfarlane, Colin Forsythe, son of Donald Mcfarlane, merchant, and Maria Ellen, d. of Andrew Forsythe of Scoutbush, Carrickfergus; b. 21 Nov. 1903; adm. Sept. 1917 (H, non-res. KS); Capt. of the school 1921-2; left July 1922; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1922, BA 1926, MA 1973; tutor to the son of Grand Duke Kirill of Russia 1926-7; in business 1928-40; Intell. Corps 1940-6 (Lieut. ­ Col.), USA Legion of Merit Jan. 1946; Principal Foreign Office (German section), later Min. of Supply; Counsellor British Embassy Bonn 1955-67; Board of Trade 1967-9; CBE Jan. 1961; retd 1969; in business with Iran 1970-87; m. 14 June 1933 Lydia, d. of Siegfried Perlhefter, banker, of Vienna; d. 11 Jan. 1991.

MCEWAN, NICHOLSON LACEY, son of Robert McEwan, Holbrooke House, Richmond, Surrey, and Mary, dau. of William Buck; b. 15 Mar 1847; adm. 30 Jan 1860 (James'); QS 1862; left Oct 1863; clerk with North British and Mercantile Fire Insurance Co., London (1881 Census); m. 1877 Lucy Peters.

McDougall, Gordon Arthur Adair, son of Arthur James McDougall, of Finsbury Park; b. Oct. 12 1903; adm. April 26, 1918 (R); left Dec. 1920.

McDougall, Eardley Harold Victor, son of Harold McDougall and Helena Victoria Augusta, d. of Col. Eardley Maitland CB RA; b. 30 Dec. 1910; adm. May 1924 (A); left July 1929; adm. a solic­itor Dec. 1933; under-sec. Law Society 1938-51; sec. Inst. of Chartered Accountants of Scot­land 1951-76; CBE 1976; m. 16 Aug. 1941 Gwendolen Mary, d. of Rev. John Owen Hagger BO of Chorleywood, Herts.; d. Jan. 2001.