Webbe, Maurice Edward, son of Septimus Webbe, of London, by Jessie Ward, daughter of J. W. Bloomfield, of Harling, Norfolk; b. Aug. 13, 1897; adm. Sept. 28, 1911 (H); left Easter 1913; a professional instructor of lawn tennis; m. Oct. 8, 1931, Margaret, daughter of Lieut. Col. George Ordc Bigge, R.E. of Stone-in-Oxney, Kent; d. 1962.
Weigall, Denny Brome (known at school as Anthony Denny Brome Weigall), son of Arthur Edward Pearse Weigall, Inspector-Gen. of Antiquities Egyptian Govt, and his first wife Hortense, d. of Oscar Schleiter of Chicago; b. 29 Dec. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (H); left Apr. 1929; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1929, BA 1933, MA 1959; apprentice BBC 1933, junior res. engineer 1935; AMIEE 1941; chief engineer Malayan Broadcasting Corpn 1941-2; tech. adviser on broadcasting Min. of Information 1943-6; head of Planning and Installation Dept. BBC Radio 1948, chief engineer external broadcasts 1962, asst Dir. of Engineering 1963, dep. Dir. 1967, retd 1971; CBE 1969; m. 30 Nov. 1940 Mary Stanley, d. of Stanley Allen Coad MD, med. practitioner, of Southborough, Kent; d 3 Aug. 1995.
Welham, George Sidney, son of George William Welham, of Brixton, Surrey, by Alice, daughter of William Linacre, of Great Yarmouth; b. May 12, 1879; adm. April 28, 1892 (H); left April 1896; Charing Cross Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. (Lond.) 1903; practised in London; m. June 1924 Edith Mary, daughter of Frank Besley, of Barnstaple, Devon; d. Dec. 24, 1943.
Wells, Reginald Iredale, son of Arthur William Wells, of Harlesden, Middlesex, by Eliza Maria, daughter of Michel Weyler, of London; b. Sept. 20, 1890; adm. Jan. 15, 1903 (H); left July 1909; Lond. Univ.; B.Sc. 1915; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. South Staffs Regt. (S.R.) Aug. 23, 1915; served with 8th Batt. in Flanders and France 1917-8; attached to Wireless Experimental Establishment, R.A.F., from 1918 until demob. as Capt. 1920; Assoc. M.Inst.E.E. 1918; Assoc. Inst. of Physics 1920; in the Radio-Telegraphy Section of the Air Ministry, Development and Research Establishment, since 1920; M.I.E.E. 1939; served in the Royal Aircraft Establishment 1922-38, in the Directorate of Communications Development, Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1938-40, H.Q. No. 80 Wing R.A.F. 1940-5, on British Air Commission, Washington, 1945-7 and in H.Q. No. go Group R.A.F. since 1948; a Principal Scientific Officer; Air Ministry 1941; I.S.O. 1956; retired 1957; d. 24 July 1984.
West, Gordon Estcourt, brother of Richard Goy West (q.v.); b. Nov. 7, 1899; adm. April 28, 1910 (H); left Dec. 1917; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 4th Batt. Grenadier Guards June 26, 1918.
West, Leslie Chaloner, son of Harold West, of Norbury, Surrey, by Gertrude, daughter of Edward Joseph Burton, of Croydon, Surrey; b. May 7, 1899; adm. Sept. 25, 1913 (H); left April 1916; enlisted in 28th Batt. London Regt. July 28, 1917; 2nd Lieut 13th Batt. K.R.R.C. June 26, 1918; demob. July 1919; Inspector, Gresham Life Assurance Society, Ltd; m. July 24, 1926, Frances Marian, daughter of Henry William Malcolm Barnett, of Streatham, Surrey; d. 1981.
West, Michael Anthony, son of Sydney George West and Violet Armstrong Barlow, d. of Charles James Brownlow Hughes of Breconshire; b. 20 Dec. 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (H); left July 1950; Cadet RN Oct. 1957, Sub-Lieut. Feb. 1958, Lieut. Dec. 1959; adm. Sir Dudley Pound Prize 1959; retd. Mar. 1961; a trustee banker, AIB AETI; asst. man. Trust Dept. New Zealand Insurance Co. 1967-70; asst. treasurer First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, MA, USA, 1971; m. 20 Dec. 1958 Judith Valerie, d. of Jonathan Harris of Haywards Heath, Sussex; d. Aug. 1978.
West, Richard Joy, son of William George West, of Surbiton, Surrey, by Marianne Louisa, daughter of Daniel Grace, of Luton, Beds; b. Feb. 21, 1898; adm. April 28, 1910 (H); left Easter 1915; an interior decorator; 2nd Lieut. Grenadier Guards (S.R.) Feb. 22, 1916; Lieut. March 1917; Capt.; served in France 1917-8; twice wounded; M.C. Aug. 21, 1918; Lieut. The Artists' Rifles Jan. 1921; retired May 1929; Capt. The Artists' Rifles Feb. 19, 1941; Instructor, Bisley Small Arms School; m. Nov. 16, 1929, Elizabeth Christina, daughter of Bertram George Mitford, of Cobham, Surrey; d. 1953.
Western, Brian Edward, son of Edward Harry Western of St Margaret’s-on-Thames, and Muriel Blanche, d. of Edward James Emery; b. 27 Oct. 1924; adm. Apr. 1938 (H); left July 1941; Univ. of Wales, BSc; an electrical engineer, GIMechE GIEE 1946; m. 2 Jan. 1954 Betty, d. of William Albert Allen of Whitley Bay, Northumberland.
Weston, John Ruahine, son of Capt. Thomas Shailer Weston, Mercantile Marine, of Kensington, by Edith Mary McPherson, daughter of Alister Mackintosh Clark, of Canterbury, New Zealand; b. March 5, 1899; adm. May 2, 1913 (H); left Easter 1915; 2nd Lieut. Unattached List Sept. 12, 1917; Indian Army Dec. 9, 1917; Lieut. Sept. 12, 1918; attached 119th Mahratta L.I. 1919 and 1 10th Mahratta L.I. 1922; retired Dec. 22, 1922; a tobacconist at Bromley, Kent; re-employed 1939 as Capt. R.A.S.C.; Major June 1942; served in Great War I on North West Frontier and in Great War II with Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 1941-5; m. Jan. 29, 1934; Sybil Zerphora, daughter of Sydney James Walters. of Ardfillan Road, Liverpool; d. Oct. 17, 1947, of tuberculosis contracted on active service.