Rivaz, Francis Vincent Arthur, son of Claude Farnworth Rivaz (qv); b. 27 May 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (G); left July 1932; a nurseryman in Hampshire; m. 30 May 1959 Pamela Gillian Elizabeth, d. of Harry Hayes of Basingstoke, Hants; d. 27 Apr. 1990.

Rivaz, John Spencer, brother of Francis Vincent Arthur Rivaz (qv); b. 30 Apr. 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (G); left July 1936; RAFVR 1942-5 (Flt Lieut.); an aircraft instrument engineer, ARAeS 1948, CEng MRAeS 1956; man. aviation divn S. Smith & Sons, later dir. Smiths Industries, retd 1984; m. 2 Apr. 1949 Pamela Eva Mary, d. of Arthur Walter Davies Burroughs of Basingstoke; d. 2 Jan. 2013.

Rivers, George Claude, only son of George Charles Rivers, of Kensington, by Elizabeth Mary Moore; b. July 30, 1887; adm. May 4, 1899 (R); left Dec. 1903; joined the Inns of Court O.T.C.; 2nd Lieut. 9th (Service) Batt. the East Surrey Regt. Dec. 23, 1914; Grenade Officer; went out to the western front Aug. 30, 1915; m. Nov. 1, 1913, Elsie Margaret, only daughter of William Pickthall; killed in action near Trones Wood, on the Somme, France, Aug. 21, 1916.

Rix, Edwin Vignoles, son of Walter Burton Rix, of Karachi, India, by his second wife, Agnes Helen, daughter of John O'Flynn, of Belgaum, India; b. Feb. 13, 1888; adm. May 3, 1900 (A); left Easter 1904; d. Aug. 1, 1906.

ROBBINS, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1554 (Chapter Muniments).

Robbins, Edgar Carmichael, son of John Haldeman Robbins of Beckenham, Kent, and Enid Amy, d. of Edgar Rowe Everington, solicitor, of Upper Norwood; b. 22 Mar. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (H); left July 1928; LLB (Lond.) 1933, John Mackrell Prizeman of the Law Soc.; adm. a solicitor 1933; joined BBC legal staff 1934, solicitor BBC 1945, legal adviser 1959, retd 1974; CBE 1957; asst clerk and treasurer City of London Solicitors' Company 197 5; m. 26 Dec. 1936 Alice Eugenia, sister of Humphrey Norman Nash (qv); d. 1 Sept. 1988.

Robbins, Richard Michael, son of Alfred Gordon Robbins, publisher, and Josephine, d. of Richard Lovat Capell, ironmonger, of Northampton; b. 7 Sept. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (KS); Capt. of the school 1933-4; left July 1934; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1934, Dixon Schol. 1937; joined LPTB 1939; RE (Transportation) 1939-46 (Maj.), served Persia and Iraq 1941-3, GHQ MEF 1943-4, AML Greece 1944-5; rejoined LPTB 1946, sec. to Chairman 1947-50, sec. LT Executive 1950-5, sec. and chief PRO 1955-60, chief commercial and PR officer 1960-5, member LT Executive 1965-80 (man. dir. Railways 1971-8); BA (Oxon.) 1952, MA 1964; FCIT 1955; FSA 1957, treas. 1971-87, Pres. 1987-91; CBE 1976; Pres. Inst. of Transport 1975-6; a governor Museum of London 1969-, chairman of governors 1979-; hon. DLitt City Univ. 1987; author of The Railway Age 1962, George and Robert Stephenson 1966, A Public Transport Century 1985; m. 21 Oct. 1939 Rose Margaret Elspeth, d. of Sir Robert Reid Bannatyne CB, Asst Under­ Sec. of State Home Office; d. 21 Dec. 2002.

Roberts, Alfred Harold, son of Gustav Arthur Albert Roberts of Cressington Park, Liverpool; b. 23 Apr. 1911; adm. Apr. 1925 (G); left Dec. 1928; Univ. of Liverpool, Dip. Arch. 1934; a quantity surveyor; m. 23 Sept. 1941 Marjorie Kathleen, d. of Charles Grogan of Waterloo, Liverpool; d. 8 Feb. 1991.

Roberts, Arthur Evan Tudor, son of Harry T. Roberts, of Tooting; b. Aug. 28, 1896; adm. May 4, 1911 (H); left July 1911; served in Great War I; Capt. Labour Corps June 3, 1918; d. 28 Oct. 1980.

ROBERTS, CLARENCE ARMSTRONG, son of Charles Roberts EICS [perhaps Madras : check Presidency], Baker Street, London, and his second wife Emma Champion, dau. of Lieut. -Gen. Sir Richard Armstrong KCB; b. 18 May 1825; adm. 28 Jan 1839 (Benthall's); QS 1839; left May 1841; at Haileybury Coll. 1842-4; Writer, EICS Madras 1844; Assistant to Collector, Southern Divn. of Arcot 1848; Head Assistant 1850; Secretary and Assistant to Accountant-Gen. 1852; Secretary to Mint Committee 1859; Sub-Collector and Joint Magistrate, Coimbatore 1861; Civil and Sessions Judge, Chittoor 1864; retd. 1872; m. 15 Aug 1861 Mary Agnes Eldridge, eldest dau. of Thomas Morgan Gepp, Chelmsford, Essex, solicitor; d. 13 Aug 1904.