Kirkness, Eustace, son of Stanley Kirkness of Coulsdon, Surrey; b. 18 July 1905; adm. May 1919 (H); left Dec. 1922; a timber importer; m. 6 June 1942 Esther Ellen, d. of Ernest Joseph Ward of Findon, Sussex; d. 3 May 1988.

Kirkness, Desmond, brother of Eustace Kirkness (qv); b. 1 Aug. 1908; adm. Sept. 1922 (H); left Dec. 1924; Army Gen. List 1939-46 (Lieut.-Col.), GSO1 Washington and War Office, London; TD; man. dir. Universal Asbestos Manufacturing Co.; m. 1st 31 Oct. 1931 Molly, d. of A. Buley Dawson of Coulsdon, Surrey; 2nd 11 Oct. 1943 Pauline Muriel, d. of Wing Cdr John Claude Malcolm Lowe RAF, of Bexhill-on-Sea; d. 7 Apr. 1980.

Kirkman, Percy John, son of Thomas Harrison Kirkman, of Kensington, by Edith, daughter of William Edgar Langdon, of Braunton, Devon; b. Aug. 27, 1896; adm. Jan. 19, 1911 (H); left Dec. 1913; a clerk in the London County and Westminster Bank 1914-6; a schoolmaster 1919-33; served in France 1916-9 in the ranks of the Northumberland Fusiliers and the York and Lancaster Regt.; d. June 1988.

Kirkman, John Mather, son of John Parke Kirkman, J. P., of Bedford, senior mathematical master of Bedford Grammar School, by Eva Whyte; b. May 5, 1898; adm. as K.S. Sept. 26, 1912; left April 1916; R.M.A. Woolwich; 2nd Lieut. R. A. Feb. 28, 1917; served in France July 1917-July 1918; Lieut. Aug. 28, 1918; Capt. Feb. 28, 1930; Major Aug. 1, 1938; acting Lieut.-Col. July 1940; Col. March 7, 1945; temp. Brigadier July 15, 1942; temp. Major­ General Aug. 13, 1948; Major-General Jan. 12, 1949; retired Jan. 22, 1954; p.s.c.; B.G.S. Southern Command 1944; B.G.S. Greece 1945; Chief of Staff Palestine 1947 and Far East Land Forces 1948; Chief of Intelligence Divn., Control Commission for Germany 1950; Col. Commandant R. A. 1956; Commissioner in Chief, St. John Ambulance Brigade 1956-62; C.B.E. Jan. 1, 1944; C.B. Jan 7, 1949; K.St.J. 1957; Commander of Order of George I of the Hellenes with Swords; mentioned in despatches (Mediterranean) L.G. May 23, 1946 (Palestine) L. G. Jan 7, 1949; (Far East) 1950; d. 1964.

Kirkland, Thomas James, son of Alfred Kirkland, of Tufnell Park, Middlesex, by Kate, daughter of James Church Grinling, of Barton-under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs; b. Jan. 5, 1884; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (A); left July 1902; King's Coll. London Univ.; B.Sc. 1906; A.K.C. (Sc.) 1905; F.C.S. 1913; F.R.I.C. 1918; asst. master of the King's School, Ely, 1906-18, Head Master 1918-41; ord. deacon 1911, priest 1912 (Ely); Curate of Holy Trinity, Ely, 1911-4; Vicar of Stuntney and Chaplain of Ely Cathedral 1917-9; Hon. Canon of Ely 1927; Fellow of King's Coll. London 1933; Vicar of Rustington, Sussex, 1941; d. 1965.

KIRKHAM, ROGER, brother of Robert Kirkham (qv); b.; adm.; KS in 1609; Broadgates Hall, Oxford, matr. 18 Jun 1610, aged 16; adm. Middle Temple 13 Jan 1612/3; buried Richmond, Surrey 24 Nov 1646.

KIRKHAM, ROBERT, son of Edward Kirkham, St. Mary le Savoy, London, Yeoman of the Revels; b.; adm.; QS in 1596; from the verses contributed by him as a QS on the death of Lady Elizabeth Cecil it would appear that he was a godson of her husband; in a letter to Sir Robert Cecil dated 22 Apr 1597 Edward Kirkham states that his son “at the last election of the scholars of Westminster failed of his preferment, merely by want of some honourable good friends to speak for him” and begs Cecil to send for the Dean of Christ Church “who has the choice of scholars and move him in behalf of my son” (HMC Salisbury MSS, vii, 170); elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1597, matr. Feb 1597/8, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1602; BA 1601; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 2 Jul 1601; Clerk of the Signet; buried Richmond, Surrey 12 Nov 1638.

Kirkby, Edward John Nanney, son of Lionel John Nanney Kirkby AMIEE, Admiralty engineer, and Margaret Denise, d. of Edward Lycett Burd, med. practitioner, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire; b. 4 Oct. 1935; adm. Sept. 1949 (G); left July 1953; asst. inspector Northern Rhodesia Police; m. 8 Aug. 1959 Jane Boston Burn, d. of G. R. Moffat of Berwick-on-Tweed; d. 25 Jan. 1994.

Kirbyshire, John Arthur, son of Arthur Scarr Kirbyshire, schoolmaster, of Ealing, and Gwladys Mabel, d. of Henry William James of Halstead, Essex; b. 1 Oct. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (KS); left July 1942; RAF 1942-5; Trin. Coll. Camb., elected 1942 (open schol. ), matric. 1945, BA 1948; an official of the Bank of England 1948-80; m. 4 July 1949 Joyce Mary Adams, d. of Henry Coates of Watford, Herts; d. 2 Nov. 1996.

KIRBY, ROWLAND ARTHUR, son of Thomas Charles Kirby MD LRCP (I) MRCS, Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, London, and Henrietta Sophia, dau. of Edward Peploe Smith, EICS Bengal; b. 29 Jan 1868; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (H); left Aug 1884; Trinity Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 6 Oct 1887; BA 1890; MB 1897; MRCS LRCP 1893; medical practitioner (no longer in practice by 1926); d. 30 Jan 1940.