MCCANCE, HENRY MOUTRAY JONES, youngest son of James Law McCance, Kingstown, co. Dublin, Resident Magistrate of Newry, and Jeanette, eldest dau. of Frederic William Macaulay, Belfast; b. 11 Mar 1867; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (G); left Aug 1883; 2nd Lieut., 1st bn . Royal Scots 8 May 1888; Lieut., 13 Sep 1891; retd. 1894; Capt., Reserve of Officers 2 May 1900-2; attached to General Staff, War Office 1914-9; Military Intelligence Directorate; OBE 3 Jun 1919; served Zululand 1888; author, Regimental Records of the Royal Scots, 1st or Royal Regiment of Foot, 1916; m. 1st, 8 Feb 1893 Jean Isabella Erskine, elder dau. of Joseph Bell MD FRCS (Ed), Melville Crescent, Edinburgh; m. 2nd, 1 Dec 1924 Amy, younger dau. of Rev. Richard Bower, Canon of Carlisle; d. 26 Aug 1937.
MCHARDY, ALEXANDER ANDERSON, only son of Lieut. -Col. Sir Alexander Burness McHardy KCB, Royal Engineers, chairman Prison Commission for Scotland, and Elsie Norie, only dau. of Sir John Anderson LLD, The Mount, St. Leonard’s on Sea, Sussex; b. 9 Nov 1868; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (G); left Dec 1885; RMA Woolwich 1886; 2nd Lieut., Royal Artillery 17 Feb 1888; Lieut., 17 Feb 1891; Capt., 17 Aug 1898; Maj., 9 Jun 1908; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 3 Jun 1915; Lieut. -Col., 9 Dec 1915; Brevet Col., 1 Jan 1917; Col., 10 Aug 1920; Maj. -Gen., 2 Jun 1924; DAQMG Dec 1914 – Jun 1915; AA and QMG Jun 1915 – Aug 1916; Maj. -Gen. in charge of administration in Turkey 1922-3; Director of Movements and Quarterings, War Office 1 May 1923; served on North-West Frontier, India 1897-8 and in South Africa 1899-1902, despatches LG 8 Feb 1901, 29 Jul 1902; served in East Africa 1902-3, despatches LG 2 Sep 1904; served in First World War 1914-9, despatches LG 22 Jun 1915, 15 Jun 1916, 4 Jan, 15 May and 11 Dec 1917; DSO 29 Nov 1900; CMG 3 Jun 1916; CB 1 Jan 1918; Croix de Guerre avec Palmes (France); Officier de l’Ordre de Leopold (Belgium); m. 21 Jun 1904 Lilian Amy Byde, younger dau. of Capt. Coghlan McLean McHardy, Grenville Place, South Kensington, Director of Naval Stores; d. 11 Nov 1958.
MCKEAND, CHARLES PILLING, eldest son of Joseph McKeand MRCS, Manchester, surgeon, and Martha Pilling (IGI); b. 29 Oct 1854; adm. 8 Apr 1870 (G); left Dec 1872; adm. Inner Temple 20 Jan 1873, called to bar 13 Jun 1877; Northern Circuit; practised at Manchester; m. 1st, Catherine --- (IGI); m. 2nd, 15 Dec 1892 Agnes, eldest dau. of James Humber, Fullwood, near Preston, Lancs.; d. 2 Jul 1901.
MCKEAND, ROBERT PILLING, brother of Charles Pilling McKeand (qv); b. 6 Oct 1857; adm. 26 Jan 1871 (G); left Aug 1874; solicitor’s articled clerk (1881 Census).
McKendrick, John Hadley, son of William Turner McKendrick, chartered accountant, Bursar, Scotch Coll. Melbourne, Australia, and Jean Alice, d. of Charles William Hadley, of West Perth, W. Australia; b. 15 Aug. 1938; adm. Jan. 1954 (G); left Dec. 1954 to return to Scotch Coll. Melbourne, Australia; Univ. of Melbourne; Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation 1959-, serving SE Asia 1967-9, Greece 1972-3, S. America 1976-83; m. 27 Dec. 1964 Gillian Mary Farnan of Melbourne, Australia; d. 23 Dec. 2001.
Meldrum, Douglas Grant, son of Douglas Grant Meldrum of Hampstead, and Dorothy Kinsey Meldrum; b. 5 June 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (G); left July 1939; living in USA 1940; radar operator, US Air Force, during 1939-45 war; Kenyon Coll., OH, USA; magazine editor and PR exec.; latterly resident Laconia, NH, USA; m. Betty Taylor; d. 12 Mar. 2009.
Melsome, Ludwell Charles, son of C. H. Melsome, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset; b. March 1, 1895; adm. April 29, 1909 (G); d. of meningitis in his first term at the school, May 28, 1909.
Mercer, Vernon Henry, brother of Henry Philip Mercer (q.v.); b. Dec. 13, 1878; adm. April 28, 1892 (G); migrated up Ashburnham; left April 1895; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 10th Batt. Royal Warwicks Regt. Aug. 5, 1916.
Mere, Robin Marie Marcus, son of Gerald Mere of St John's Wood and Daisy Leila, d. of Edward Marcus of St John's Wood; b. 21 Feb. 1909; adm. Sept. 1922 (G); left July 1927; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1927, BA 1930, MA 1934; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1934; Paymaster Sub-Lieut RNVR Jan. 1933, Lieut. Jan. 1935, Lieut.-Cdr Jan. 1942, Cdr 1945; practised as solicitor in London; m. 22 June 1937 Margaret Edith, d. of Henry Stuart Connolly of Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire; d. 17 Jan. 1967.
MEREDITH, WILLIAM MAXSE, son of George Meredith OM, Flint Cottage, Boxhill, Surrey, novelist and poet, and his second wife Marie, dau. of Justin Vulliamy, Mickleham, Surrey; b. 26 Jul 1865; adm. 26 Jan 1881 (G); left May 1882; spent his early years in engineering works; AMICE 5 May 1891; director, Constable & Co., publishers; President, Publishers’ Association 1917-9, 1927; edited The Letters of George Meredith, 1912; Ordre de la Couronne, Belgium; m. 4 Oct 1892 Margaret, dau. of Ralph Elliot, Leith Hill, Surrey; d. 1 Feb 1937.