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Baker, John Gilbert Hindley, son of Ernest Brian Hindley Baker (qv); b. 10 Oct. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (H); left July 1929; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1929, BA 1932, MA 1946; ord. deacon 1935, priest 1936 (Victoria, Hong Kong); Curate Church of Our Saviour, Canton, 1935-9, St John, Kunming 1939-46; seconded to American Mission, Hankow, 1946; Chaplain St John's Univ. Shanghai 1947-9; lecturer Union Theolog. Coll., Lingnan Univ., Canton, 1949-51; Rector of Christ Church, Guildford, Conn., USA, 1952-5; gen. sec. Overseas Council of the Church Assembly 1955; Vicar of St Nicholas, Cole Abbey, London, 1955; acting director Christian Study Centre Hong Kong 1966; consecrated Bishop of Hong Kong & Macao 6 Dec. 1966; fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese; the first bishop to ordain an English woman priest; retd Hong Kong 1981; appointed Asst Bishop, Diocese of Guildford, 1983; author of The Changing Scene in China 1947; m. 1st 12 May 1941 Martha Levering, d. of Rev. Arthur Mason Sherman DD of New York; 2nd 1980 Joan Rogers, widow of Rev. Dennis Rogers of Hong Kong; d. 29 Apr. 1986.

Baker, Ernest Brian Hindley, eldest son of Arthur Ernest Baker, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., L. D. S., of Bromley, Kent, by Agnes Flora, daughter of Charles Hugh Hindley, of Dulwich; b. Sept. 13, 1904; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (H); non-resident K.S. 1919, but went into College the following May; elected to an exhibition at Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1923, matric. Michaelmas 1923; B.A. 1926; M.A. 1932; entered the Indian Civil Service; asst. magistrate and collector, Bengal, Dec. 1927; magistrate and collector Oct. 1933; secretary, Legislative Dept., Bengal 1938; secretary, Governor of Bengal, 1940; secretary, Home Dept., Bengal 1944; district and sessions judge 1946; a principal, Ministry of Education, London, 1947; asst. secretary 1954; O.B.E. Jan. 1, 1944; m. Sept. 3, 1938, Iris Margaret Douglas, elder daughter of Lieut. ­ Col. Malcolm Ker, I. M. S.

Baker, Eric Robert Stuart, son of James Guy Baker, barrister, and Dorothy Gladys, d. of Edward Augustus Tapley; b. 2 Jan. 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (H); left Apr. 1935; an inspector of insurance agents; The Buffs 1942 (Maj.), later Bimbashi, Sudan Defence Force; m. 13 June 1940 Mary Catherine, d. of Eustace Tregear Stow of Boreham Wood, Herts.

Baker, Cyril Ainslie, son of William John Baker, of Surbiton, Surrey; b. Oct. 30, 1904 (H); adm. April 26, 1918; left July 1920.

Badham, John Frederic, son of Major Richard Leslie Stowell Badham, of Upper Tooting, by Ada Maria, daughter of Edward Luckie, of Brighton, Sussex; b. Aug. 16, 1877; adm. May 8, 1891 (H); left July 1893; enlisted in the Royal Dragoons Oct. 1898, and served in the ranks for more than three years and a half; 2nd Lieut. Worcestershire Regt. April 23, 1902; Lieut. Nov. 17, 1904; Adjutant April 4 - Nov. 8, 1907; employed with the West African Frontier Force 1912-8; Capt. Sept. 18, 1914; Major Jan. 29, 1917; Brevet Lieut.-Col. Jan 1, 1918; temp. Lieut.-Col. employed with the West African Frontier Field Force Jan. 11, 1922, Assistant Commandant June 27, 1922; Major R. Welch Fusiliers Feb. 17, 1923; Lieut.-Col. Dorset Regt. Nov. 18, 1925; served in the South African War Nov. 1899 - May 1902, in Great War I, in the Cameroons and East Africa 1914-8, and on the western front in Europe July-Nov. 1918; mentioned in despatches L. G. March 7, 1918, and Oct. 20, 1920; D.S.O. July 27, 1918; French War Cross; m. June 21, 1918, Ruth, daughter of Graham Graham­ Parry, of Cheltenham, Gloucs; d. Oct. 6, 1946.

Ayland, Frederick George William, son of Frederick Ayland, of Strawberry Hill, by Bertha Lydia, daughter of George West, of Twickenham; b. April 29, 1898; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (H); left Dec. 1914; in the timber trade; senior salesman of Denny, Mott and Dickson, Ltd.; director of W. R. Barton and Son, Gravesend, 1945; served with R. N. A. S. in airships during Great War I; m. July 19, 1921, Alice Irene, daughter of Arthur Britton, of Howden, Yorks; d. Feb. 25, 1961.

Austin, John, son of Edwin Austin, barrister-at-law, Town Clerk of Battersea, and Hilda Althea Austin; b. 13 Aug. 1908; adm. Sept. 1921 (H); left Dec. 1924; a building consultant; RE (India) in WW2 (Capt.); m. 29 Apr. 1939 Dorothy May, d. of Col. Walter Peaston Britton MBE, of Chnstchurch, Hants; d. 30 June 1973.

Atkinson, Gerald Arthur, son of George Louis Atkinson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of Hampton Hill, Middlesex, by Florence--; b. Feb. 25, 1899; adm. Jan. 16, 1913 (H); left Easter 1915; Flt.-Lieut. R.A.F. O. July 21, 1938; Wing Cdr.; m. Jan. 20, 1939, Dorothy Marjorie, daughter of A. Williams, of King's Lynn, Norfolk.

Atkinson, Geoffrey Russell, brother of Gerald Arthur Atkinson (q.v.); b. Sept. 19, 1900; adm. . Jan. 16, 1913 (H); left Easter 1915; d. 2 June 1982.

Atkins, Barry Kennedy, son of Cdr Arthur K. Atkins USN and Frances Griswold, d. of Commo­dore Nathaniel Matson Terry USN; b. 2 Aug. 1911; adm. Sept. 1926 (H); left Dec. 1927; US Naval Academy 1928-32, BS; Ensign USN 1932, Lieut. 1935, Lieut.-Cdr 1942, Cdr 1943, Capt. 1951; served in Asiatic and Pacific Fleets throughout WW2; commanded USS Holder in Atlantic and Mediterranean; Commander US Naval Forces, E. Atlantic and Mediterranean, London 1952- 3; Commander US Naval Station Annapolis, retd with rank of Rear-Admiral Nov. 1959; Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Pacific Area Ribbon, with twelve operatonal stars; George Washington Univ., Washington DC, MSc (Admin.) 1973; now a man. consultant; m. 1st 29 July 1952 Dorothy Daisy, d. of Frank William Penny of London and Chicago; 2nd 28 Dec. 1985 Muriel Gluckman Strong, d. of Harry Gluckman, pharmacologist.