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Nesbitt, Thomas Hunter Michael, son of Thomas Hunter Nesbitt MBE, actor, and Isabel Mignon O’Doherty, actress; b. 11 May 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (B); left July 1940; ARIBA 1949; an architect, practising in London; m. 25 Feb. 1950 Anna Hathaway, d. of Lieut. -Col. William Gordon Bartlett, US Cavalry, of Washington DC, USA; d. 13 May 1971.

Naylor, Basil Drummond, son of Nathaniel Naylor of Newcastle-on-Tyne and Elizabeth Short, d. of Samuel Drummond of Newcastle-on-Tyne; b. 8 June 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (B); left July 1943; 17/21 Lancers RAC 1943-6, seconded RASC 1946 (Capt. and Adj. HQ 4 Inf. Divn), Staff Capt. HQ Land Forces Greece 1947; office man. Shell Petroleum Co. 1948; job evaluation man. Lucas Aerospace Ltd. 1970; retd. 1985; m. 17 May 1952 Elizabeth June, d. of Reginald Edward West, wine and spirit merchant, of St Margaret’s Bay; d. 4 Apr. 2004.

Napier, Basil Hope, son of Francis Horatio Napier OBE MD, ophthalmic surgeon, Transvaal Legislative Assembly, and Margaret Elizabeth Horatia, d. of Lieut.-Col. William Hope VC; b. 6 Aug. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (B), (G) Jan. 1927; left July 1929; d. in Tanganyika 10 Oct. 1932, apparently murdered by a native.

Myhill, Henry James, son of Roland William Myhill, hosiery manufacturer, of Old Humberstone, Leicester, and Freda, d. of James Walter Stelfox of Leicester; b. 26 Oct. 1925; adm. Sept. 1939 (B); left Apr. 1944; coal mining 1944-7; Univ. of Grenoble, France 1947-8; Jesus Coll. Camb., matric. 1948 but did not graduate; St Cath. Soc. Oxf., matric. 1951, BA 1954, MA 1958; author of books on topography and travel; d. 16 Apr. 1977.

Myers, Julian Gilbert Keydell, son of Gilbert Percival Louis Myers (qv); b. 26 Nov. 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left Dec. 1931; apprentice Furniss Withy Line 1932-5, later asst master Moffats Sch. Hatfield, Herts; Sgt Pilot RAFVR, killed in action 9 Dec 1940.

Julian Gilbert Keydell Myers was born in Capetown, South Africa on the 26th of November 1914 the eldest son of Major Gilbert Percival Louis Myers OW, Army Service Corps, and, Ada Sallie (nee Hutchins) Myers of 83, Vernon Road, Feltham in Middlesex. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from September 1928 to December 1931. He was a member of the 1st Football XI in 1930 and 1931 where he played as goalkeeper. On leaving school he was accepted as an apprentice with the Furniss Withy Line and worked for them from 1932 to 1935. He later became an assistant schoolmaster at Moffat’s School, Hatfield in Hertfordshire. He was married at Maldon, Essex in 1938 to Frances Ellison (nee Fletcher) of Witham, Essex.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as a pilot and rose to the rank of Sergeant.
On the 9th of December 1940 nine aircraft from 115 Squadron were detailed to attack enemy shipping in the harbours of Bordeaux and L’Orient.
Julian Myers and his crew took off from RAF Marham at 5.25pm on the 9th of December 1940 in Wellington Mk IC L7895 KO-G for the operation. Eight tons of bombs were dropped on the target “with good effect”.
The crew was: -
Pilot Officer Peter Bois (Pilot)
Sergeant Julian Gilbert Keydell Myers (2nd Pilot)
Pilot Officer Macdonald (Navigator)
Sergeant Livingstone (Wireless Operator)
Sergeant Longden (Front Gunner)
Sergeant Pryor (Rear Gunner)
Three aircraft from the Squadron were lost during the operation.
Having completed its mission the aircraft landed safely back at RAF Marham where the crew disembarked and made their way to a van which was to transport them back to the station buildings. While they were doing this a sharp crack was heard and a few moments later a member of the ground crew found the body of Julian Myers who had been hit by the port propeller. His body was taken to the station mortuary.
His funeral took place on the 14th of December 1940.
He is buried at Holy Trinity Church, Marham Grave 56.

Murphy, Vernon Leslie, son of Sir Leslie Frederick Murphy, chmn. Nat. Enterprise Board, and Marjorie Iris, d. of Charles Cowell of Southall, Middlesex; b. 28 July 1944; adm. Sept. 1957 (B); left Dec. 1962; Gonville & Caius Coll. Camb., matric. 1963, BA 1966, MA 1972; Brit. Airports Authority 1966-; chmn. Scottish Airports Ltd.; chmn. British Airports Authority International; chmn. Heathrow Express; retd. 2006; m. 7 Sept. 1974 Joan Bridget, d. of Thomas Anthony Leonard, of Dublin, Ireland; d. 14 July 2014.

Mortimore, Alaric Charles, brother of Robert Anthony Mortimore (qv); b. 7 Nov. 1911; adm. Sept. 1925 (A), (B) Jan. 1928; left Apr. 1929; John Holt & Co. Liverpool 1929, agent in Dahomey 1933-40 (the last to load palm oil in surf boats from the open beach at Ouidah); RNVR 1941-5 (Lieut.), despatches (France) Mar. 1945; m. 5 Mar. 1945 Pamela Penrose, d. of Charles Penrose Coode, solicitor; d. 1 Aug. 1998.

Morris, Richard Conway, son of John Richard Morris, legal adviser Public Works Loan Board, and José, d. of Richard O'Sullivan of Glanmire, Co. Cork, Eire; b. 6 Mar. 1922; adm. Sept. 1935 (B); left July 1939; RAF 1941-6; a solicitor; m. 31 May 1949 Barbara, d. of Rev. William D. Maxwell, Minister of Whitekirk, East Linton, E. Lothian; d. 10 Mar. 1977.

Morley-Jacob, Peter John, son of George James Morley-Jacob, gen. sec. London Police Court Mission, and Elsie Catherine, d. of John Thomas Chantree of Bexley, Kent; b. 26 Apr. 1934; adm. Sept. 1948 (B); left July 1952; Magdalene Coll. Camb., matric. 1954, BA 1957, MA 1961; adm. solicitor Nov. 1960; partner Slaughter & May 1969-89; m. 7 July 1962 Joanna Frances, d. of Thomas Raymond Gray, brewer, of Chelmsford, Essex; d. 13 Mar. 2014.

Momtchiloff, Ivan Nicholas, son of Nicholas Momtchiloff, Bulgarian Minister to United Kingdom, and Anna, d. of Ivan Sarafoff of Sophia, Bulgaria; b. 14 Dec. 1929; adm. Sept. 1944 (B); left Dec. 1948; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1950, BA 1953, MA 1961; Harvard Univ., USA, AM 1957, AMP 1973; Vauxhall Motors 1953-5, BMC 1955-6, AMC Detroit, USA 1956-7; teaching Fellow Harvard 1957-8; vice-pres. Engineering Corpn. Internat. 1960-8; Industrial and Commercial Finance Corpn. 1968, asst. gen. man. 1974; dir. and gen. man. Investors in Industry 1976-86; chmn. Zi Corpn USA 1986-9; chmn. Graduate Sch. of Arts and Sciences Council, Harvard Univ., USA; CO 289 Parachute Regt RHA (TA) 1965 (Lieut. -Col. ), retd. 1967, OBE June 1967, TD; m. 12 Sept. 1959 Ann. d. of Robert R. Hartley of New Rochelle, NY, USA; d. 30 Apr. 2013.