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Dixon, D'Arcy Boulton, son of Charles Walter Dixon, of West Kensington, by Emilie Flower, daughter of Samuel Martin, of Camberwell, Surrey; b. Dec. 26, 1895; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (H); left Dec. 1913; joined the Artists' Rifles Dec. 1915; 2nd Lieut. East Surrey Regt. Sept. 5, 1916, served with 2nd Batt. in Salonika Oct. 1916 - Nov. 1917; invalided home; Military Forwarding Officer, Dover Garrison, Feb. 1918 - May 1919; a civil servant; m. Sept. 24, 1930, Doris Winifred, daughter of Charles Drake, of Margate.

Dodds, Edward Antony Charles, son of Sir James Miller Dodds, K.C. B., of Kensington, Under Secretary for Scotland, by Helen, second daughter of Capt. E. Picton Warton Baumgarten, 10th Hussars; b. March 12, 1898; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (H); left April 1916; m. May 21, 1927, Alice, only daughter of H. L. Bradley Moore, of Shelsley Beauchamp, Worcs; d. Aug. 2, 1931.

Dodds, William Ralph, son of George William Dodds, of Anerley, Surrey, by Ethel Bamford, daughter of William Hamer, of Southport, Lancs; b. Nov. 26, 1903; adm. April 26, 1918 (H); left Dec. 1920; a tea merchant; m. Shirley Rutter, daughter of Victor Henry Kerridge, of Burgess Hill, Sussex; d. Feb. 1990.

Dodgshon, John Hampson, son of Edmund Dodgshon, of Manchester, by Rose, daughter of Charles Bill, of London; b. July 29, 1891; adm. May 4, 1905 (H); migrated up Rigaud's; left Easter 1908; joined the H. A. C. in July 1913, and served in Flanders and France from Sept. 18, 1914; was invalided home in Feb. 1915, and on his recovery was appointed 2nd Lieut. in the Surrey Yeomanry, March 4, 1915; went to Egypt Oct. 4, 1915, and was at the Dardanelles for six months as Asst. Military Landing Officer; Lieut. in the Royal Flying Corps Aug. 24, 1916, and appointed Instructor at the Royal Central Flying School, Upavon, Pewsey, Wilts, Sept. 7, 1916; killed in an aeroplane accident at the Bournemouth Aerodrome whilst acting as observer Oct. 1, 1916; unm.

DODSON, WILLIAM MARRIOTT, son of George T. Dodson, Smeeton Westerby, Lincs., and Emily --- (IGI); b. 21 Jun 1866; adm. (H) 27 May 1880; left May 1881; living Bettws y Coed, Caenarvonshire, in 1901, own means (1901 Census).

Doherty, Francis Cecil, younger son of William Pemble Doherty, of Wimbledon; b. Nov. 9, 1892; adm. as non-resident K.S. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1911, matric. Michaelmas 1911; B.A. 1916; 2nd Lieut. 5th Batt. Essex Regt. June 9, 1916; Lieut. Dec. 9, 1917; served in France Sept. 1916 - Jan. 1917, when he was invalided; employed in the Ministry of Munitions 1917-9; mentioned in despatches L. G. March 22, 1918; M.B.E. June 2, 1918; asst. master at Radley Coll. 1919-24; at King's College School 1925-9; Head Master of Oakham School 1929-34, and of Lancing College 1934-53; m. Sept. 27, 1916, Marjorie Banks, only daughter of George Sargent, of Chelmsford, Essex; d. Oct. 20, 1959.

Doherty, Hugh Lawrence, brother of William Vernon Doherty (q.v.); b. Oct. 8, 1875; adm. Sept. 25, 1890 (H); left April 1894; Trin. Hall, Camb., matric. Easter 1896; played lawn tennis (singles and doubles) against Oxford 1896-8; won the English championship (singles) 1902-6, (doubles) with Reginald Frank Doherty (q.v.) 1897-1901 and 1903-5, the American championship (doubles) with R. F. Doherty 1902-3, the Irish championship (singles) 1902, (doubles) with R. F. Doherty 1898-1902, the Scottish championship (singles) 1898, (doubles) with R. F. Doherty 1897-8, the English Covered Court championship (singles) 1901-6, (doubles) with R. F. Doherty 1898-1903 and 1906, with G. W. Hillyard 1904-5; Paris Olympics 1900, won gold for tennis singles and men's doubles (with R.F. Doherty), and bronze for mixed doubles; served in Great War I as Sub-Lieut. R. N. R.; d. Aug. 21, 1919.

Doherty, Reginald Frank, brother of William Vernon Doherty (q.v.); b. Oct. 14, 1872; adm. Sept. 28, 1883 (H); left Dec. 1890; Trin. Hall, Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1894; played lawn tennis (singles and doubles) against Oxford 1895 and 1896; won the English championship singles 1897-1900, (doubles) with Hugh Lawrence Doherty (q.v.) 1897-1901 and 1903-5, the American championship (doubles) with H. L. Doherty 1902-3, the Davis Cup (singles and doubles) 1903, (doubles) 1904-6, the Irish championship (singles) 1899-1901, (doubles) with H. L. Doherty 1898-1902, the Scottish championship (singles) 1895-7, (doubles) with H. L. Doherty 1897-8, the English Covered Court championship (doubles) with H. L. Doherty 1898-1903 and 1906; won at the Paris 1900 Olympics, men's doubles (gold, with H.L. Doherty), mixed doubles (gold) and singles (bronze), won at the 1908 London Olympics, men's doubles (gold); d. Dec. 29, 1910.

DOHERTY, WILLIAM VERNON, eldest son of William Doherty, Albert Hall Mansions, Kensington Gore, London, parliamentary printer, and Catherine Anne, dau. of John Davis; b. 4 Jun 1871; adm. (H, later R) 22 Sep 1881; left Apr 1889; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 8 Jun 1889; played lawn tennis against Cambridge (singles) 1892, (singles and doubles) 1893; BA 1892; MA 1896; Wells Theol. College 1896; ordained 1896; Curate, Hove, Sussex 1896-8; Chaplain, Christ Church, Oxford 1899-1914; d. 6 Jul 1936.

Dover, Geoffrey Crawford, brother of Hubert Basil Dover (q.v.); b. Oct. 17, 1886; adm. Sept. 26, 1901 (H); left Dec. 1903; at Lancing Coll. 1904-6; Exeter Coll. Oxon., matric. Lent 1908; B.A. 1912; asst. master King's School, Bruton, Somerset, 1913-49; in charge of junior school since 1914; commanded the O. T. C. contingent 1915-8; at St. Peter's School, Lympstone, Devon, 1950-53; m. April 4, 1918, Muriel, daughter of the Rev. Henry Wase Whitfeild, of Putney; d. Dec. 10, 1959.