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Pardoe, George Patrick Lefroy, brother of Stephen Walter Lefroy Pardoe (qv); b. 25 June 1916; adm. May 1930 (R); left July 1934; Aeronautical Engineering Coll. Chelsea, AFRAeS 1937; Vickers (Aviation) Ltd and Follando Aircraft Co.; Fleet Air Arm 1941-4 (Lieut. (A) RNVR), served Fighter Command UK and FAA Salerno; killed on active service 25 Jan. 1944.

George Patrick Lefroy “Pat” Pardoe was born at Purley, Surrey on the 25th of June 1916 the youngest son of Stephen George Pardoe, a newspaper manager, and Mabel Gertrude (nee Lefroy) Pardoe of 36, Foxley Lane, Purley in Surrey. He was christened at St James’ Church, Riddlesdown on the 22nd of October 1916. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from May 1930 to July 1934. He went on to the Aeronautical Engineering College, Chelsea and qualified AFRAc.S in 1937. He joined the staff of Vickers (Aviation) Ltd as an aeronautical technician, and later joined the Follando Aircraft Company. He was awarded a Royal Aero Club Certificate (No. 14607) at Brooklands Flying Club on the 18th of November 1936 while flying a DH Moth aircraft. He was elected as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in October 1941.
He enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1941 and was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant (A) on the 30th of July 1942. He joined 879 Naval Air Squadron on the 22nd of March 1943. He served for a time with Fighter Command before joining the Fleet Air Arm. He saw action during the landings at Salerno on board the escort carrier HMS Attacker (D02).
On the 29th of January 1944 Pat Pardoe was flying Seafire Mk IIC LR761 and was leading a formation of other aircraft on a low flying photo reconnaissance exercise when his aircraft crashed into a hillside at Glenarm near Larne in County Antrim, at 11.15am killing him.
His mother received the following telegram: - “From Admiralty. Deeply regret to inform you that your son Sub Lieutenant (A) G. P. L. Pardoe RNVR has been killed in an aircraft accident.”
He was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant (A) on the 17th of March 1944.
He is buried at Larne New Cemetery Section 10, Block F, Grave 899.

PANUWELL, THOMAS SMITH, son of Thomas Smith Panuwell (formerly Smith), London and Calverley Lodge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and Honor Ellis; b.; adm. 27 Jan 1768, previously at Tonbridge Sch.; KS (aged 14) 1768; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1772, adm. pens. 17 Jun 1772, scholar 7 May 1773, matr. Easter 1773; BA 1776; adm. Inner Temple 25 Jan 1771; of Calverley Lodge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 7 Jan 1824.

PANTON, RICHARD; b.; adm. (aged 8) Jun 1751; in school list 1754. [Presumably brother of, or close kin to, Hugh Panton (qv), adm. same month]. [Richard Panton, distiller, Barbican, will proved PCC 20 Nov 1787]

PANTON, OSBORNE; b.; adm. 15 Jan 1811.

PANTON, HUGH, of Middlesex; b.; adm. (aged 10) Jun 1751; BB in 1758; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge, adm. sizar 9 Feb 1758, matr. Easter 1759; LLB 1765; ordained deacon (London) 25 Sep 1763, priest (Winchester) 24 Feb 1766; Usher, Dulwich Coll. Jan – Nov 1766, Dec 1781- Jan 1783, res.

Panting, Anthony Vaughan, son of John Panting MD, of Watton, Norfolk, and Lucy Agnes, d. of Rev. Walter Henry Partridge, Rector of Caston, Norfolk; b. 13 Nov. 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (KS); left July 1933; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1933; a professional photographer; m. 13 May 1952 Arlisle, d. of John S. Jones of West Allis, Milwaukee, USA; d. 1 Dec. 1994.

Pantin, William Abel, son of Herbert Pantin, of Blackheath, Kent, by Emilia Juanita, daughter of Charles Denton Abel, of Blackheath; b. May 1, 1902; adm. May 2, 1917 (R); left Easter 1920; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1920; 1st class Modern History 1923; B.A. 1923, M.A. 1928; Alexander Prize of the Royal Historical Society 1927; Bishop Frazer Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History, Manchester Univ. 1929; Lecturer in History, Oriel Coll. Oxon. 1933; Bryce Research Student 1934; Fellow 1935; University Lecturer in Ecclesiastical Institutions since 1937; F.S.A. 1933; F.B.A. 1948; Keeper of the Archives, Oxford Univ. since 1946; author of Canterbury College, Oxford (1947); d. 10 Nov. 1973.

Paniguian, Sir Richard Leon, son of Hracia Paniguian, advertising exec., and Mary Dickson, d. of Robert Sowter Hubbard, naval architect, of Seaford, Sussex; b. 26 July 1949; adm. Jan. 1963 (G); left Dec. 1967; Univ. of Durham, BA 1971; INSEAD, MBA; joined BP Co. 1971; BP Oman and UAE 1972-8, Tehran, Iran 1978-80; BP oil trading dir. 1980-4; vice-pres. BP America 1984-6; group finance dir. 1987-9; pres. BP Turkey 1989-92; dir. BP Europe 1992-5; CEO, BP Shipping 1995-9; vice-pres., Gas and Power, Middle East 1999-2002; group vice-pres. BP Plc 2002-8; pres. UK Chamber of Shipping 2000-2; CBE 2007; head, defence and security, UK Trade and Investment 2008-15; knighted 2015; chmn. C5 Holdings 2015-; chmn. Raytheon 2016-; m. 1991 Nil Okan Kapanci; d. 25 June 2017.

PANE, ---; b.; adm. 1656 (School List 1656, last quarter).