Naish, Francis Clement Prideaux, son of the Rev. Francis Clement Naish, Vicar of Upnor, Kent, by Beatrice Ann, daughter of Nicholas Marshall, of Harvington, Worcs.; b. March 14, 1881; adm. Sept. 27, 1894 (H); left April 1898; Sidney Sussex Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1900; B.A. 1903; M.A. 1908; ordained deacon 1904, priest 1905 (Peterborough); Curate of Rothwell, Northants, 1904-6; of St. Stephen's, Paddington, 1906-11, of St. Michael's, Paddington, 1911-3, of Weston, Rants, 1913-4; enlisted in R.E. at the outbreak of Great War I; 2nd Lieut. R.E. Sept. 27, 1916; Lieut. Feb. 25, 1917; acting Capt. Aug. 15, 1917; wounded Nov. 29, 1917; retired on account of ill health caused by wounds, with the rank of Capt.; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; m. July 17, 1907, Irene Staniforth, daughter of George Whitmore Brabant, of Lincolns Inn; d. July 6, 1961.

Namias, Richard Henry, son of Lea Namias of Streatham and Hilda, d. of Robert Diaz of Paris; b. 29 Oct. 1921; adm. Jan. 1935 (A); left July 1939; RAFVR 1941 (Flt Lieut.); killed in action 20 Sept. 1941.

Mayer Henry Richard “Dickie” Namias was born at Streatham, London on the 29th of October 1921 the only son of Lea Namias, manager of the Argonaut Marine Insurance Company, and Mathilda (nee Diaz) Namias of 27, Woodfield Avenue, Streatham, London SW16. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham from January 1935 to July 1939. He was a member of the 1st Rowing VIII in 1939.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as a pilot and rose to the rank of Leading Aircraftman before being commissioned as a Pilot Officer on the 13th of April 1941.
On the 28th of August 1941, 18 aircraft from 21, 88, 110 and 226 Squadrons were dispatched for a low level attack on enemy shipping in the docks at Rotterdam.
Mayer Namias and his crew took off from RAF Wattisham at 5.20pm for the attack. One of the Blenheims from his Squadron crashed on takeoff. Two squadrons of Spitfires joined them a short time after takeoff to act as their fighter escort. The formation crossed the Dutch coast and came under heavy anti aircraft fire as it approached the Nieuwe Waterweg, the canal leaving to the docks at Rotterdam. Having passed through the flak they were attacked by enemy fighters but these were chased away by the fighter escort. The Blenheims reduced their height to between 20 and 50 feet as they approached the docks, flying just above the rooftops in line abreast, all the time under machine gun fire and fire from light flak guns. Mayer Naimias dropped a bomb on a 10,000 tom ship which missed, bounced off the dockside and exploded under its stern, sinking it.
Seven aircraft failed to return from the raid.
On the 20th of September 1941, Bomber Command dispatched 48 Blenheims and 6 Hampdens for a series of daylight sweeps across the sea and for escorted attacks on targets just behind the French coast.
Mayer Namias and his crew took from RAF Wattisham on the 20th of September 1941in Blenheim Mk IV Z7310 with seven other aircraft from the Squadron for an anti shipping patrol. The aircraft was carrying two 500lb bombs and four 25lb incendiaries. During the mission they were flying off the coast of Holland when they spotted an enemy convoy of fourteen merchant ships, flying protective barrage balloons. Mayer Namias was the second aircraft to make its attack, the first having been lost when it was destroyed by the explosion of one of its own bombs. As the aircraft made its run towards one of the enemy ships, and was a quarter of a mile from the vessel, it was hit in the starboard engine by anti aircraft fire and it caught fire. Despite this, he dropped his bombs before ditching the aircraft into the sea. Although the aircraft appeared to make a “good landing” on the sea, and floated for a while, none of the crew or the aircrafts dinghy was seen.
The crew was: -
Sergeant Kenneth Frederick Hood (Observer)
Flight Lieutenant Mayer Richard Henry Namias (Pilot)
Sergeant John Joseph Robson (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
When the six remaining aircraft left the scene four of the merchant ships were seen to be emitting smoke with one having broken its back.
Theirs was one of three aircraft which were lost during these operations.
His father received the following letter dated the 27th of September 1941: - “Sir, I am commanded by the Air Council to express to you their great regret on learning that you son, Acting Flight Lieutenant Mayer Richard Namias, Royal Air Force, is missing as the result of air operations on 20th September, 1941. The only information available is that your son was captain of a Blenheim aircraft which was engaged by the enemy whilst over the sea off the coast of Holland and has failed to return. This does not mean that he is killed or wounded, and if he is a prisoner of war he should be able to communicate with you in due course. Meanwhile enquiries will be made through the International Red Cross Society and as soon as any definite information is received, you will be at once informed. If any information regarding your son is received by you from any source you are requested to be kind enough to communicate it immediately to the Air Ministry. The Air Council desire me to convey to you an expression of their sincere sympathy with you in your present anxiety.”
The bodies of Kenneth Hood and John Robson were recovered from the sea later that day and were buried at Crooswijk Cemetery, Rotterdam.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 29.

Napier, Basil Hope, son of Francis Horatio Napier OBE MD, ophthalmic surgeon, Transvaal Legislative Assembly, and Margaret Elizabeth Horatia, d. of Lieut.-Col. William Hope VC; b. 6 Aug. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (B), (G) Jan. 1927; left July 1929; d. in Tanganyika 10 Oct. 1932, apparently murdered by a native.

Napier, Miles Monro, son of Col. Napier; b. Jan. 1, 1883; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (H); left Nov. 1898; 2nd Lieut. North Staffs Regt. June 18, 1904; Lieut. Feb. 19, 1908; A.D.C. to Governor and Commander-in-Chief British Guiana June 19, 1912 - Sept. 11, 1914; Capt. Oct. 22, 1914; served in Great War I; transferred to M.G.C. April 7, 1916; retired Feb. 4, 1921; d. 1929.

Napier, Philip Henry, third son of the Hon. Mark Francis Napier, of Westminster, barrister-at­ law, by Emily Jones, daughter of Thomas, 7th Viscount Ranelagh; b. April 17, 1884; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (H); left July 1902; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1902; B.A. 1905; (Hons. Hist. Tripos.); entered the Agricultural Bank of Egypt 1906, Egyptian Civ. Serv., Ministry of Finance 1916, attached to the Residency, Cairo, 1918-9; joined Reuter's Agency 1919; attached G.H.Q. Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Cairo, in Great War I; m. Sept. 7, 1909, Gabrielle Jean, daughter of Sir Charles Harvey, Bart; d. 1965.

Nares, David Owen, son of Owen Ramsey Nares, actor, and Marie, d. of G. M. Polini; b. 6 May 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (G); left July 1931; dir. W. S. Crawford Ltd, advertising agents; RA 1939-45 (Maj.); m. 1st 19 July 1938 Jane, d. of Lieut.-Col. Sir Thomas Raikes Lovett Thompson Bt; 2nd 12 May 1955 Ulla Hall of Artillerigatan, Stockholm; 3rd 7 May 1964 Anne Kempton; d. 7 Aug. 1980.

NARES, EDWARD ROBERT, eldest son of Edward Nares (qv), and his second wife; b. 10 Apr 1804; adm. 19 Sep 1817 (Packharness'); left 14 Feb 1818; Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 2 Nov 1821, postmaster 1822-5; BA 1826; ordained deacon 1827, priest 1828 (both London); Curate, Newchurch, Kent 1828-34; Domestic Chaplain to Duchess of Marlborough; Rector of Newchurch, Kent 4 Mar 1834-47; Rector of Wittersham, Kent, from 1847; Vicar of Brenzette, Kent, from 1847; JP Kent; m. 7 Jun 1830 Cecilia, third dau. of David Denne, Lydd, Kent; d. 17 May 1865.

Nares, Geoffrey Owen, brother of David Owen Nares (qv); b. 10 June 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (G); left Apr. 1934; an actor and stage designer; first appeared (under his father's management) in The Winning Post at the Globe Theatre Dec. 1934; 2nd Lieut. RASC Oct. 1940, transf. 12 Lancers Aug. 1941; d. on active service 20 Aug. 1942.

Geoffrey Owen Nares was born at Hampstead, London on the 10th of June 1917 the younger son of Owen Ramsey Nares, an actor, and Marie (nee Polini) Nares, an actress, of 35, Hamilton Terrace, Westminster and of Highmoor in Oxfordshire. He was christened at St Augustine’s Church, Paddington on the 17th of November 1917. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1930 to April 1934. He won a Sir Henry Lucy Prize for Art in 1931. On leaving school he became an actor and a theatre designer, his first appearance being in the part of a stable boy in “The Winning Post”, starring Lawrence Olivier at the Adelphi Theatre on the 17th of December 1934. In June 1935 he played Kim Oldham in “Grief Goes Over” at the Globe Theatre and he played Martin Hilton in “Call it a Day” at the Glove Theatre, London in October of the same year which ran for more than a year; his father was also a member of the cast. As well as being an actor he was a designer of scenery for the stage and designed sets for “Candida”, “The Constant Wife”, ”Gaily We Set Out”, and “Blondie White”.
He enlisted as a Driver in the Royal Army Service Corps before being attending an Officer Producing School and being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 26th of October 1940. He transferred to the 12th Royal Lancers in August 1941 and was posted to the Middle East where he contracted pappataci (sand fly fever) and died from a brain tumour in hospital at Cairo.
He is buried at Heliopolis War Cemetery Plot 2 Row D grave 14

Nash, Alexander Desmond Michael Flight Lieutenant 102131
258 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Killed in action on the 19th of December 1943 aged 21
Alexander Desmond Michael Nash was born on the 22nd of November 1922 the son of Captain Christopher Michael Nash, a rubber planter, and Ethelinda Jarman (nee Clarke) Nash of 17, Mount Avenue, Ealing in Middlesex. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Homeboarders from September 1936 to July 1939.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as a pilot and rose to the rank of Leading Aircraftman before being commissioned as a Pilot Officer on the 23rd of July 1941. He was promoted to Flying Officer on the 23rd of July 1942 and to Flight Lieutenant on the 23rd of July 1943. He was posted to 285 Squadron.
Alexander Nash took off at 2.45pm on the 19th of December 1943 in Hurricane Mk IIB BG688 with five other aircraft from his Squadron for a patrol over Dohazari. As they were climbing out after takeoff his aircraft collided with Hurricane Mk IIB PJ785 flown by Pilot Officer Peter Ireland Hickes. Both aircraft crashed and both pilots were killed. The remaining four aircraft completed their mission and returned to base at 4.20pm.
He is buried at Chittagong War Cemetery Plot 6, Row A, Grave 12.

NARES, GEORGE STRANGE, second son of Sir George Nares, Kt, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and Mary, third dau. of Sir John Strange MP, Master of the Rolls; b. 29 Apr 1759; adm. 27 Jun 1768; KS 1772; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1776, matr. 5 Jun 1776, Westminster Student 20 Dec 1776 – void 27 Jun 1780 (leave of absence from 2 Apr 1778); Ensign, 70th Foot 9 Jun 1778; Lieut., 24 May 1779; Capt., 31 Dec 1781; took part in capture of Martinique 16 Mar 1794; m. --- Heard, Ireland; d. of fever at Martinique, West Indies 20 Apr 1794.

NARES, GEORGE WALTER ADAMS, youngest son of Edward Nares (qv), and his second wife; b. 10 Feb 1806; adm. 19 Sep 1817 (Packharness'); left 14 Feb 1818; at Charterhouse Sch. 1820-1; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1823; Ensign, 19th Native Infantry 9 Jan 1824; Lieut., 53rd Native Infantry 13 May 1825 – 13 Nov 1834, when cashiered in India; m. at Barrackpore, India 28 Jul 1831 Mary Isabella, divorced wife of Major John Austen, Goudhurst, Kent, widow of --- Springett, and dau. of Darcy Lever, Alkrington, Lancs.; d. 24 Aug 1841.