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Blow, Sydney Luke Jellings, son of Jellings Blow, of Chelsea, by Joanna Antonelli, Denham; b. March 6, 1878; adm. May 8, 1891 (H); left March 1893; an actor and playwright; first appeared on the stage in The Prisoner of Zenda at Stockport in 1896; author of Lord Richard in the Pantry, and other plays; m. Hilda Trevelyan, actress, the original Wendy in Peter Pan; d. May 31, 1961.

Blundell, Sir Robert Henderson, son of Robert Charles Blundell, of Horley, Surrey; b. Jan. 19, 1901; adm. Jan. 14, 1915 (H); left July 1919; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1919; A. A. 1922; M.A. 1959; called to the bar at the Inner Temple July 2, 1924; served on the South Eastern Circuit; Recorder of Colchester 1947; Metropolitan Magistrate 1949; Chief Metropolitan Magistrate 1960; knighted Jan. 1, 1961.

Bodley, Peter Owen, son of Maj. Leonard Owen Bodley IA, and Yolande Cones; b. 19 July 1922; adm. Jan. 1936 (H); left July 1941; Roy. Fusiliers 1943-5 (Capt.), wounded in Italy; Lond. Hosp. Med. Sch. 1953-8, MB BS; Maj. RAMC (TA) 1962, Lieut.-Col. (V) 1976; TD; consult. anaesthet­ist St Andrew's Hosp. Billericay and neurosurgical unit Old Church Hosp. Romford; m. 1959 Florence Kathleen Vining; d. 10 Sept. 1990.

Bonner, Charles Bradlaugh, son of Arthur Bonner, F. S. A., of Upper Tooting, by Hypatia, second daughter of Charles Bradlaugh, M. P.; b. April 28, 1890; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1903 (H); K.S. (non-resident) Sept. 22, 1904; elected head to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies and a Triplett gratuity). July 1909, matric. Michaelmas 1909; B.A. 1912; M.A. 1916; enlisted in 2/8th Essex Cyclists May 1917; asst. master at County Secondary School, Bromley, Kent, 1919-22; Head of Boys' School, Woolwich Polytechnic, 1922-28; Senior English Master, Mercers' School, 1936-50; Henry Thornton School 1954-63; author of various translations from French; m. April 1914, Gabrielle Marie-Louise, daughter of Octave Uldry, of Lausanne, Switzerland.

BOOKER, GEORGE EDWARD NUSSEY, brother of Josias Antony Nussey Booker (qv); b. 14 Mar 1867; adm. (H) 26 Jan 1882; left Apr 1883; Non-Coll., Oxford, matr. 28 Jan 1884; migr. to Exeter Coll. 1885; 2nd Lieut., 5th Dragoon Guards, 15 Nov 1887; Lieut., 21 Nov 1894; retd. 1894; Staff Capt., Remounts Dept., South African War, 1899-1902; Capt. and temp. Lieut. -Col. commanding 1st and 4th Reserve Regts. of Cavalry during 1914-18 war; Lieut. -Col., Reserve of Officers; despatches; CBE 3 Jun 1919; JP (1909) Herefordshire; m. 2 Feb 1892 Edith Mary, dau. of Henry Frederic Tiarks, Foxbury, Chislehurst, Kent, merchant banker; d. 27 Aug 1938.

BOOKER, JOSIAS ANTONY NUSSEY, eldest son of Rev. George Booker, Perpetual Curate of St. John the Baptist, Holland Road, Kensington, and Rachel Elizabeth, third dau. of John Nussey, Chislehurst, Kent; b. 15 Jul 1865; adm. (H) 23 Sep 1880; left Mar 1883; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 12 Oct 1883; of Wessington Court, Woolhope, Herefordshire; DL Herefordshire, JP (1892) Herefordshire; m. 13 Oct 1887 Blanche Mabel, younger dau. of Maj. Richard W. Brettingham, Waveney Lodge, Brighton; d. 10 Mar 1922.

Bowen, Peter, brother of Rowland Bowen (qv); b. 2 Oct. 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (H); left Apr. 1935; d. July 1939.

Bowen, Rowland, son of Charles Bowen of Hampstead, and Nina May, d. of William Rains Johnston of Finchley; b. 27 Feb. 1916; adm. Apr. 1929 (H); left Dec. 1933; Indian Police, NW Province and Frontier Constabulary, 1936-40; FRGS 1940; Indian Engineers 1940-5 (Capt.); with merchants in Java 1948-9; RE air survey in India 1951-8, Maj. RE 1955; Joint Intell.; d. 4 Sept. 1978

Bowie, Alexander Chichele Plowden Douglas, son of Alexander Bowie, M. D., of Mayfair; by Henrietta Annie Plowden; b. April 23, 1901; adm. April 29, 1915 (H); left Dec. 1917; an industrial chemist and engineer resident in Australia; M.I. Mech.E.; m. Dec. 20, 1930, Margaret, daughter of Thomas O'Tonner, of Canterbury, Kent; d.

BOWKER, ALEXANDER GEORGE, eldest son of Alexander Bowker, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and Charlotte Martha Smith; b. 25 Jan 1866; adm. (H/G) 22 Jan 1880; left Dec 1882; farmed in USA and Canada; m. 18 Dec 1896 Sarah Louisa, second dau. of James Gunn, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.