Corfield, Thomas Henry, eldest son of William Henry Garfield, M. D., F.R.C.P., of London, Professor of Hygiene in University College, London, by Emily Madelina, youngest daughter of John Pike, of London; b. Nov. 27, 1876; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 25, 1890 (H); left (with Triplett) July 1895; Pembroke Coll. Oxon., scholar (Mathematics) 1895, matric. Oct. 1895; 1st class Mathematics (Mods.) 1896; 2nd class Mathematics 1898; B.A. 1898; M.A. 1904; adm. a solicitor Nov. 1901, practised in London; m. Feb. 24, 1906, Dorothy Mary, elder daughter of Roderic Oliver, of Orlestone, Kent; d. Feb. 21, 1949.
Corfield, Walter Francis, brother of Thomas Henry Corfield (q.v.); b. Nov. 17, 1879; adm. Sept. 28, 1893 (H); left May 1898; Univ. Coll. Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. (Lond.) 1904; M.B. and B. S. (Lond.) 1907; M. D. 1911; D. P. H. (Camb.) 1908; Medical Officer of Health, Public Analyst, etc., at Colchester; acting Major R.A.M.C. May 29, 1918, and D. A. D. M. S. 54th (East Anglian) Div.; served in Gallipoli, Egypt, and Palestine; mentioned in despatches L. G. June 14, 1918; m. July 15, 1910, Caroline Mary, widow of Frederick Nutcombe Hume, and daughter of Hubert lzaac Walton, of Bombay; d. March 20, 1953.
Corrie, John Alexander Galloway, son of John H. Corrie, flax merchant, of Broughty Ferry, and Katherine, d. of George Alexander McLaren of Broughty Ferry; b. 3 July 1917; adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left Apr. 1936; BNC Oxf., matric. 1936, MA 1960; Seaforth Highlanders 1939-45 (Maj.), twice wounded, MC (NW Europe) Dec. 1944; District Administrator Nyasaland, seconded as ADC to the Governor 1955; OBE 1965; m. 15 Mar. 1945 Barbara, d. of E. R. Turner of Walton on-Thames; d. 14 Nov. 1986.
Corsellis, John, son of Douglas Henry Corsellis, barrister, and Helen Mary, sister of Philip Manley Bendall (qv); b. 14 Jan. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (H), (KS) Sept. 1937; left July 1940; articled clerk Herbert & Gowers Oxf. 1941-9; humanitarian aid worker Friends Ambulance Unit 1942, UNRRA 1945-7; adm. solicitor Mar. 1949; gen. sec., Educational Interchange Council 1949-62; OM (1st class) Fed. Rep. of Germany 1963; registrar, Bell Sch. of Languages 1962-92, subsequently bursar and principal; sec., Bell Educ. Trust 1952-92; registrar Camb. Centre for Languages, Sawston Hall 1982-91; retd. 1991; co-author Slovenia 1945: Memories of death and survival after World War II 2005 and co-researcher The Unassuming Sky: The Life and Poetry of Timothy Corsellis 2012; initiated Timothy Corsellis Prize Competition in memory of elder brother, featuring the World War II War Poets; John Corsellis archive accessible at History Dept., Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich; m. 26 May 1966 Ursula Ann Constance Alder OBE MA SRN SCM JP, author, d. of Haswell Alder, mining engineer, of Burnbridge, Yorks.; d. 18 Nov. 2018.
COSTER, MARTIN EDWARD LEONARD, only son of Guillaume Frederick Isidore Coster, Park Crescent, Regent’s Park, London (Belgian citizen), and Fanny --- (1881 Census); b. 4 Oct 1867; adm. (H) 16 Jun 1881; left Dec 1884; Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 20 Jan 1887; migrated to Charsley Hall; BA 1890; stockjobber (1901 Census).
Cotter, Hilary James Coughtrie, son of Gerald de Purcell Cotter DSc, superintendent Geological Survey of India, and Rosalind, d. of James Billington Coughtrie of Hong Kong; b. 20 Mar. 1918; adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left Dec. 1935; Paymaster Cadet RN June 1936, Sub-Lieut. June 1939, Lieut. Feb. 1941; invalided after sinking of HMS lnglefield at Anzio, Nov. 1944; Pemb. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1945, BA 1948, MA 1954; ADC to Gov. of Somaliland 1949-50; a school master; m. 22 Apr. 1957 Patricia Mary Esther, d. of James Doyne of Castlerickard, co. Westmeath; 16 May 1997.
COWELL, ALARIC CARLISLE ANTROBUS, brother of Wilfrid Hammerton Antrobus Cowell (qv); b. 4 Apr 1869; adm. (H) 16 Jun 1881, left Dec 1885; d. in West Africa 11 Dec 1905, buried at Sekondi.
Cownie, Ivor Thomas William, son of W. B. Cownie, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex; b. July 29, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (H); left Dec. 1912; served in the 28th Batt. of the London Regt.; obtained a commission in the R.G.A. July 7, 1916; Lieut. Jan. 7, 1918; 17 May 1980.
COX, WILLIAM SPILLER, son of Edward Webster Cox, Secretary, Land Securities Co. , and chairman and man. dir. The Builder Ltd, and Julia Lamport, elder dau. of William Cook Spiller, Hampstead, Middlesex; b. 7 Sep 1870; adm. as exhibitioner (H) 31 May 1883; QS 12 Jun 1884; left Apr 1888; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 22 Oct 1889; Thanet exhibitioner 1889; BA 1893; MA 1896; Wycliffe Hall, Oxford 1893; ordained 1893; Curate, St. Mary Magdalen, Peckham, Surrey, 1893-6; a CMS missionary in Sierra Leone 1896; d. on his voyage home from West Africa 12 Jun 1897.
Creswell, Keppel Archibald Cameron, only son of Keppel Creswell, of Regent's Park, a member of Lloyds, by Margaret, daughter of Thomas Henderson, of Rugby, solicitor; b. Sept. 13, 1879; adm. May 8, 1891 (H); left July 1896; City and Guilds Technical Coll. Finsbury, Mitchell scholar 1897; served in Great War I; Staff Capt. R.A.F. Middle East Jan. 1918; thrice mentioned in despatches; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; Inspector of Monuments, Syria and Palestine, Eastern Area, enemy territory Aug. 4, 1919 May 1920; Hon. A. R. I. B.A.; Professor of Muslim Art and Archaeology, Egyptian University, Cairo, 1931-51; Professor of Muslim Architecture, American Univ., Cairo, 1956; F. S. A. 1927; F. B.A. 1947; Hon. D. Litt. Oxon. 1946 and Princeton 1947; Rockefeller Foundation Fellow 1952-4; C.B.E. June 1955; Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal of the Royal Central Asian Society; Triennial Gold Medal of the Royal Asiatic Society; author of A Brief Chronology of the Mohammadan Monuments of Egypt (1919), Early Muslim Architecture (1932), The Muslim Architecture of Egypt (1952-9), A Bibliograph of the Architecture, Arts and Crafts ef Islam (1961), and other works.