Lasbrey, James Arthur, son of Arthur Oakley Lasbrey, of South Kensington, by Edith Maria, daughter of Guy Abbotts, of Derby; b. Aug. 13, 1898; adm. May 2, 1913 (H); left Dec. 1915; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1916; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. East Surrey Regt. May 1, 1917; served in France and Italy Oct. 1917-Aug. 1918, when he was wounded, on the Ancre: invalided April 16, 1919; an actor, producer and lecturer on drama under the name of Jack Carlton; entertainments manager of the Festival Gardens, Battersea Park, for the Festival of Britain 1950; 2nd Lieut. General List May 6, 1940; Lieut.-Col.; D. A. P. M. 2nd Armoured Division; Senior Welfare Officer 9th Army in the Middle East; Commandant, Central Pool of Artistes, War Office 1945-6; M.B.E. June 1, 1952; m. 1950, Enid Maye Bennett (née Chapman); d. 15 Oct. 1986.

Lasbrey, Geoffrey Arthur, son of the Rev. Percy Urwick Lasbrey, Rector of Brinkley. Cambs.; b. March 22, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (H); left July 1919; a director of Bosanquet & Skrine Ltd., Colombo, Ceylon; m. 1st Jan. 13, 1934, Doreen, elder daughter of Gordon Dabell, of South Kensington; 2nd Dec. 30, 1948, Margaret, daughter of Capt. O. E. Hallifax, D.S.O., R. N., of Rowledge, Hants.; d. 1 Dec. 1979.

LARYMORE, HENRY DOUGLAS, eldest son of Alexander Douglas Larymore, Deputy Inspector of Jails, Bengal, and Margaret Amelia, dau. of Henry Scott; b. 16 Sep 1867; adm. 27 Sep 1880 (H); left Mar 1881; joined Army 1886; Capt. Royal Artillery (from Militia) 1 Sep 1897; Maj., 14 Feb 1906; retd. 5 Jun 1907; employed West Africa 1891-7, attached Gold Coast Constabulary; served as staff officer in expedition against the Jebus, Lagos, Nigeria 1892; despatches LG 1 Jul 1892; ADC on Ashanti expedition 1895-6, despatches; CMG 10 Apr 1896; acted as British Resident at Kumassi; served in India 1897-1901; Christ’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 24 Apr 1903, on scholarship to study Hausa; served West Africa (Northern Nigeria) 1904; Resident, Northern Nigeria 1907; rejoined Royal Artillery on Inspection Staff 15 Jan 1915; went to USA in charge of Explosives Section of Munitions Commission; m. 1897 Constance, youngest dau. of Rev. Andrew Holmes Belcher, Rector of St. Andrew’s, Fasque, Kincardineshire; d. 30 Jan 1946.

Lart, Frederick Arthur, son of Capt. Edmund Lart, of the War Office, by his second wife, Catherine Mary, daughter of George Cowdell Neale, of Skeffington, Leics., and half-brother of Charles Edmund Lart (q.v.); b. Aug. 25, 1870; adm. April 30, 1886 (A); left Dec. 1888; Assoc. M.Inst.C.E. Dec. 4, 1900; d. Dec. 17, 1943.

Lart, Ernest Howard, brother of Frederick Arthur Lart (q.v.); b. May 8, 1875; adm. April 28, 1887 (A); left Dec. 1893; served in France in Great War I; gunner in the H. A. C.; 2nd Lieut. A. S. C. Dec. 4, 1916; temp. Lieut. June 4, 1918; Lieut. June 9, 1919; farmed in Chile 1907-15; employed in the British Consulate, Mazagan, Morocco, 1920-2; secretary of the British Chamber of Commerce for the French zone in Morocco 1923; m. Oct. 21, 1907, Dorothy, daughter of George Tomlinson, of Huddersfield, Yorks; d. Jan. 6, 1941.

LART, CHARLES EDMUND, son of Capt. Edmund Lart, War Office, and his first wife Christiania, third dau. of David Dewar, Dunfermline, Fifeshire; b. 17 Mar 1867; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (H); left Mar 1886; Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1886; BA 1889; author, The Church Invisible, 1920, and other works; publications editor, Huguenot Society of London; served 1914-18 war; Capt., 4th battn. Devon Regt., 1 Jun 1916, invalided; officer instructor attached New Zealand Forces 1916-7; TD; m. 12 Jan 1897 Amy Vincent, dau. of Rev. Edward Collis Watson, Vicar of Meltham, Yorks.; d. 29 Jun 1947.

LARPENT, JOHN, second son of John Larpent, Chief Clerk, Northern Department, Foreign Office, and Mary Ann, elder dau. of James Payzant, Clerk, Secretary of State’s Office; b. 14 Nov 1741; adm. Apr 1751 (Howe's); KS 1755; Clerk, Secretary of State’s Office Mar 1761 – Sep 1762; Secretary to Duke of Bedford at Peace of Paris 1763, and to Marquis of Hertford when Lord Lieut. Ireland 1765-6; reappointed to Secretary of State’s Office as Senior Clerk, Colonial Dept., Feb 1768 – Mar 1782; Deputy Clerk, Privy Seal Office (occurs 1760-83); a Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter to George III 21 May 1767 (still 1774); Groom of the Privy Chamber, Royal Household 5 Jul 1774; Examiner of Plays from 6 Oct 1778; m. 1st, 14 Aug 1773 Frances, eldest dau. of Maximilian Western, Cokethorpe Park, Oxfordshire; m. 2nd, 25 Apr 1782 Anna Margaretta, elder dau. of Sir James Porter, Kt, HBM Ambassador at Constantinople; d. 18 Jan 1824. DNB.

LARKHAM, WILLIAM, only son of William Larkham, Richmond, Surrey, surgeon; bapt. 19 Mar 1717/8; adm. (aged 9) Apr 1727; KS (Capt. ) 1731; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1735, matr. 6 Jun 1735, but did not matr.; migrated to Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 1 Nov 1735, scholar 1735; BA 1739; MA 1742; Probationer Fellow, Corpus Christi Coll., 1742; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 1 Apr 1735; buried Richmond, Surrey 11 Nov 1768.

LANT, JOHN; b.; a chorister at Christ Church, Oxford c. 1564; adm.; QS in 1570; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1572, Westminster Student to 1580; BA 27 Feb 1575/6; MA 1579; licensed to practice medicine 7 Mar 1594/5.

Lanskoy, Count Dmitry Alexandrovitch, son of Alexandre Michaelovitch, 3rd Count Lanskoy, and Nonna Apollonovna, d. of Apollo Kaiser; b. 23 Aug. 1906; adm. Sept. 1921 (A); left Dec. 1923.