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Wolferstan, John, son of Harold Littleton Wolferstan, solicitor, of Plymouth, and Fanny Bridgman of Tavistock; b. 16 Mar. 1906; adm. Apr. 1921 (A); left Dec. 1923; emigrated to Can­ada; Fellow Canadian Bankers' Assn 1934; RCAF 1939-45 (Sqdn Ldr); an accountant in Van­couver 1946-64; Anglican Theolog. Coll. Univ. of Brit. Columbia, ordained 1960, retd 197 4; m. 15 Nov. 1937 Louise Davidson, d. of William R. Brown, grain merchant, of Vancouver; d. 11 Apr. 1993.

Wolstenholme, James Benjamin Wallace, elder son of James Wolstenholme, of Stanmore, Middlesex, by Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of T. B. Gossling, of Accrington, Lancs; b. March 25, 1895; adm. April 30, 1908 (A); left July 1909; enlisted in the Artists' Rifles April 1913; Lieut. Railway Transport Officer Sept. 27, 1915; transferred to R.F.C. Aug. 1917; killed accidentally while flying at Doncaster, Yorks, Aug. 20, 1918.

Wood, Francis Colin, son of Francis Wood of Purley, Surrey; b. 15 Nov. 1901; adm. Sept. 1915 (A); left Dec. 1918; d. 12 Oct. 1989.

Wood, Frederick Colin, son of Francis Wood, of Purley, Surrey; b. Nov. 15, 1901; adm. Sept. 23, 1915 (A); left Dec. 1918.

Wood, Richard Humphrey Vellacott, son of Richard Benjamin Wood, architect, of Ealing, and Eleanor Duidge, d. of Humphrey Vellacott of Upminster, Essex; b. 26 June 1916; adm. May 1930 (A); left July 1933; Wadham Coll. Oxf., matric. 1934; taught English in Prague and worked for Brit. Council in Palermo; Intell. Corps in WW2 (Lieut.); killed in action on special duty (Med.) Sept. 1943.

Richard Humphrey Vellacott “Pat” Wood was born in Middlesex on the 26th of June 1916 the only son of Richard Benjamin Wood, an architect, and Eleanor Doidge (nee Vellacott) Wood of 4, Charlton Gardens, Ealing in Middlesex, later of Creech St Michael in Somerset. He was christened at St John’s Church, Ealing on the 12th of October 1916. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham from May 1930 to July 1933. He matriculated for Wadham College, Oxford in 1934 where he was awarded a BA. On leaving university he taught English in Prague. He worked for the British Council at Palermo and was later appointed as a Doctor of the Institute of Palermo. Following Italy’s entry into the war in June 1940 he returned to England where he attended an Officer Cadet Training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps on the 7th of June 1941.
In September 1943 he was specially selected for an operation in Italy during which he went missing and was later reported to have lost his life.
He is commemorated on the Cassino Memorial Panel 23.

Woodford-Ward, Peter Lovell, son of Alfred Ernest Woodford-Ward, architect, of Hampton­ on-Thames, and Kathleen Stanley of Cork, Eire; b. 13 May 1917; adm. Jan. 1931 (A); left Dec. 1934; RA in WW2 (Lieut.), wounded Tunis; an inspector for Legal & General Insurance Soc.; m. 16 Sept. 1942 Margaret Audrey, d. of Charles William Arthur Teuten of Strawberry Hill; d. 22 June 1961.

Wood-Hill, Cyril, youngest son of George Wood-Hill, of South Kensington, barrister-at-law; b. May 7, 1883; adm. Sept. 30, 1897 (A); left July 1902; called to the bar at the Inner Temple June 12, 1907; S.E. Circuit; served in France Sept. 1915 - Jan. 1919; Capt. Northants Yeomanry (T.F.) and General Staff; asst. legal adviser, Ministry of Agriculture; C.B.E. Feb. 1, 1937; m. July 14, 1920, Olive Mary, youngest daughter of Charles H. Kinder, of West Brampton; d. Jan. 30, 1941.

Woodhouse, Sidney Chawner, brother of Claude Henry Chaloner Woodhouse (q.v.); b. Feb. 8, 1871; adm. Sept. 28, 1883 (A); Q.S. 1885; elected head to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1889, matric. Oct. 11, 1889; 1st class Classics (Mods.) 1891; B.A. 1893; M.A. 1898; asst. master at Langton Matravers, Dorset; author of The Oogley Oo (1902), and other works; d. March 5, 1955.

Woods, George Robert Norrie, son of Mathew May Woods MRCS LRCP, med. practitioner, of Balham, and Millie Georgine, d. of Archibald Twynam Barney of Norfolk; b. 18 Mar. 1919; adm. Jan. 1933 (A); left Apr. 1937; St George's and West Lond. Hosps, LMSSA 1952; practised at Balham 1952-82; retd to Gloucs.; m. 1st 8 Aug. 1945 Heather, d. of Cyril Turner Walker of Inveresk, Midlothian; 2nd 18 Oct. 1961 Valery, d. of Gwynne Corbett Jones of Winchester; d. Apr. 1998.

Woodwark, George Millington, brother of Richard Graham Woodwark (qv); b. 27 Apr. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (A); left July 1941; 1944, MA 1948; Westminster Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1947, MB 1948; MRCP 1951; FRCPC FAHA FACC 1964; practised at Salisbury, S. Rhodesia 1953-8, CO, USA 1958-9; consult. cardiologist Victoria BC, Canada 1959-99; m. 1st, 21 Feb. 1948 Carol Mary, d. of W. J. Jenkins; 2nd, 6 Apr. 1957 Marion Florence, d. of G. Bebb of Radlett, Herts; 3rd, 26 Nov. 1983 Sheila Mary, d. of C. Wise of Faversham, Kent; d. 4 June 2012.