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Standring, Guy Lewis, son of Thomas Standring MD, MOH Woolwich, and Sybil Mary Priscilla, d. of Penry Arthur Lewis of Cardiff, Glamorgan; b. 24 Sept. 1944; adm. Jan. 1958 (B); left July 1962; Guy’s Hosp. Med. & Dental Sch., BDS LDS 1969; DDPH 1975; a dental surgeon practising in Thamesmead and at the Lond. Hosp.; area dental officer Greenwich & Bexley HA 1978, district dental officer Bexley HA 1982; HAC July 1966, 2nd Lieut. RCT (TAVR) Oct. 1975, TD 1983; m. 11 Apr. 1970 Susan Margaret Standring, Prof. Anatomy, KCL, d. of William Harvey Hall of Penzance, Cornwall; d. 17 Nov 2014.

Stedham, Henry Michael Aitken, son of Harry Easton Stedham, chartered surveyor, and Isabella Daphne, d. of Cyril Hamilton Aitken, civil engineer, of Canterbury, Kent; b. 5 Aug. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1941; RN and FAA 1942-5 (Petty Officer); Town Planning Officer LCC 1949-58, City and County of Newcastle-on-Tyne 1958-61; ARICS 1950; UCL, DipTP and DipCE. 1955; AMTPI 1955, FRTPI 1968; Housing and Planning Inspector, Min. of Housing and Local Govt 1961-73; Principal Planning Inspector DOE 1973-87; m. 24 June 1949 Margaret, d. of Sir Alec Paterson MC, HM Commissioner of Prisons; d. 29 Nov. 2013.

Stephens, Peter John Treeve, son of Maj. John Alban Treeve Stephens RASC, of Derbs, and Jean, d. of Alfred Robert Sidney-Wilmot of Great Horkesley, Essex; b. 3 Sept. 1941; adm. Apr. 1954 (B), (L) Sept. 1956; left July 1957; McGill Univ. Montreal, Canada, BSc 1961, MD CM 1965; a forensic pathologist Battle Creek, MI, USA, 1970-7, Davenport, IA, USA 1977-; latterly in practice at Burnsville, NC, USA; m. 8 Oct. 1965 Myrna Anne Mannila PhD, audiologist, d. of Charles Theodore Mannila of Esko, MN, USA; d. 2015.

Stevens, Francis Geoffrey, son of Cyril Stanley Geoffrey Stevens and Mary Ada Wingate, d. of Frank Wingate Pearse of St Ninian's, Moffat; b. 12 June 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left Dec. 1934; Faraday House 1935-9; Sub-Lieut (E) RNVR Aug. 1939, transf. executive branch 1942 (Lieut.); an electrical engineer, AMIEE 1946; dir. Hackbridge Hewitt & Co., Hersham, and Eng. Elec­tric Co. to 1970; Chief Electrical Engineer BR Southern Region 1972-4; m. 1st 29 Feb. 1940 Helen Mary, d. of Harold Utterton Gould MB, of Kingston-on-Thames; 2nd 1961 Elizabeth Stevens; d. 25 Sept. 1974.

Strachey, (Sir) Charles (Bart. ), son of Evelyn John St Loe Strachey PC MP, Sec. of State for War, Labour politician, and his second wife Celia, d. of Rev. Arthur Hume Simpson, Rector of St Mary Magdalene, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex; b. 20 June 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; Magdalen Coll. Oxf., matric. 1955, BA 1958, MA 1962; res. EMI 1958-62; marketing man. Ford 1962-75; succ. his cousin Edward Strachey, 2nd Baron Strachey, as 6th Bart. 17 May 1973, but did not assume the title; economic development officer Islington Council 1976-93; m. 1973 Janet Megan, d. of Alexander Miller; d. 18 June 2014.

Strother-Stewart, Collingwood George Franklin, son of Robert Strother-Stewart, Judge of the Supreme Court, Gold Coast, and Ida Lillie, d. of George Green Taylor of Newcastle-on-Tyne; b. 28 May 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (A), (H) Sept. 1929, (B) Sept. 1931; left July 1933; RMA Woolwich, 2nd Lieut. RA Jan. 1935, Lieut. July 1938, Capt. Jan. 1943, Maj. Jan. 1948; served Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland, despatches (Middle East) Dec. 1941 and Dec. 1942; retd 1958; Reed International 1958; m. 30 Dec. 1950 Marjorie Jean, d. of William F. Webb of Sutton, Surrey, and widow of Capt. J. R. B. Baron RE; d. 31 Jan. 1983.

Swinton, Roland Anson Edward, son of Capt. Arthur John Swinton RE and Naomi Millicent Frances, d. of Col. Sydney Foster; b. 29 Mar. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left July 1932.

Temple-Bird, John Frank, son of Frank Frederick Bird, Alliance Insurance Co., and Kathleen Emily, d. of Thomas Temple; b. 17 June 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left Dec. 1934; joined Alli­ance Insurance Co.; 2nd Lieut. RA Apr. 1942, attd Indian HAA Regt (Capt.); Lieut. RA (perma­nent commission) June 1949, Maj. June 1953, Lieut.-Col. 1958; Defence Research Staff Brit. Embassy Washington DC; Col. RA Sept. 1965; m. 6 Sept. 1943 Winifred, d. of Capt. Edwin Wil­liam Wood MC RA; d. 4 Oct. 1970.

Tetley-Jones, Tetley Ironside, son of William Tetley-Jones of Cooling Castle, Kent, and Mary Grizeal Garden, d. of Surgn Maj. William Ironside RM; b. 10 Sept. 1912; adm. Apr. 1926 (B); left Apr. 1931; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1931, BA 1934, MA 1960; Sgt Pilot RAFVR 1936; 2nd Lieut. RE (TA) Aug. 1938, transf. RA Aug. 1940 (Maj.); Army Air Force 1940-5, Sqdn Cdr/Maj. 1941; TD; man. dir. and chairman Tetley Tea Co. 1945, pres. Tetley Tea Co. Inc. USA 1946; introduced tea bags to the UK housewife; m. 1st 3 July 1937 Kathleen Beryl Le Strange, d. of Lieut.-Col. Henry William Herring MC RE, of Colchester; 2nd 12 May 1958 Mary Elizabeth Seebirt, d. of Eli Fowler Seebirt of South Bend, Indiana, USA; 3rd 21 May 1973 Ann, d. of Capt. Willie Hyde Dickens OBE JP, planter, of Kenya; d. 8 Sept. 1990.

Thomas, Hilary Michael Peter, son of Herbert Samuel Thomas OBE, artist, of Pinner, Middx, and Elizabeth, d. of William LeFroy Bowen of Swansea; b. 26 Jan. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left July 1934; a designer and illustrator; enlisted RE Sept. 1939, commissioned The Buffs (Lieut.); killed in a Commando raid (Med.) 29 Jan. 1943.

Hilary Michael Peter Thomas was born in North London on the 26th of January 1917 the son of Herbert Samuel Thomas OBE, an artist, and Elizabeth Florette Gwynne (nee Bowen) Thomas of 9, St Stephens Crescent in London W.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from September 1930 to July 1934. He was a member of the 3rd Rowing VIII in 1932. On leaving school he became a designer and illustrator. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers in 1939 and attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) on the 14th of September 1940.
While stationed at Malta with the 4th Battalion of his Regiment he volunteered to take part in a Commando raid on Tunis and was killed during the operation.
He is commemorated on the Medjez-el-Bab Memorial Face 14.