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VINER, GEORGE HEATH, only son of Rev. George Barber Peregrine Viner, Rector of Mottingham, Kent, and Charlotte Finden, dau. of Thomas Cope, Cricklewood, Middlesex; b. 6 Aug 1865; adm. 23 Jan 1879 (G); left May 1882; Assistant Secretary, Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society 1905-; FSA 10 Jan 1907; author, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Bookplates of George W. Eve, RE, 1916, and other works; m. 16 Sep 1897 Ella, youngest dau. of John Francis Hunnard, Oxford Gardens, North Kensington, London, accountant; d. 5 Mar 1955.

Viney, Cecil Henry, only son of Cecil Thomas Viney, of Bromley, Kent, by Ada Maude, daugh­ter of G. H. Smith, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex; b. May 24, 1891; adm. Sept. 28, 1905 (G); left 1907; Royal Academy Painting Schools; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. Northants Regt. Aug. 15, 1914; went out to the western front March 1915; killed in action at Fromelles May 9, 1915.

Vosper, Edgar, son of Percy Vosper, M.R.C.S., of London; b. June 5, 1895; adm. April 28, 1910 (G); left Easter 1912; served as 2nd Lieut. Yeomanry (T.F.) in Great War I; d. 28 Oct. 1968.

VYVYAN, SIR COURTENAY BOURCHIER, BART., eldest son of Rev. Sir Vyell Donnithorne Vyvyan, Bart., Trelowarren, Mawgan, Cornwall, and Louisa Mary Frederica, third dau. of Richard Bourchier, Brook Lodge, Dorset; b. 5 Jun 1858; adm. 21 Jan 1870 (G); QS 1873; left Dec 1876; RMC Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut., East Kent Regt., 1 May 1878; Lieut., 6 Jan 1880; Capt., 14 Jan 1886; Maj., 8 May 1897; Brevet Lieut. -Col., 29 Nov 1900; Lieut. -Col., 4 Aug 1902; Brevet Col., 11 Sep 1904; ret. with rank of Col., 4 Aug 1906; re-employed as Assistant Adjutant-Gen., 5 Aug 1914; served in Zulu War 1879 and in operations in South Africa 1896, mentioned in despatches LG 9 Mar 1897; served South African War 1899-1902, second-in-command at Mafeking, mentioned in despatches LG 8 Feb 1901, 29 Jul 1902; served in First World War 1914-9, mentioned in despatches LG 22 Jun 1915, 15 Jun 1916, 11 Dec 1917; CB 29 Jun 1906; CMG 23 Jun 1915; Order of St. Stanislas with swords; succ. father as 10th baronet 27 May 1917; DL JP Cornwall; Vice-Chairman, Cornwall Territorial Force Association 1908; m. 1st, 17 Feb 1887 Eva Catherine Forestier, eldest dau. of Major-Gen. George Edmond Lushington Walker, Royal Engineers, Charlton, Kent; m. 2nd, 21 Nov 1929 Clara Coltman, second dau. of Edward Powys Rogers, Toorilla, Queensland; d. 15 Nov 1941.

WADDILOVE, ALFRED, fourth son of John Waddilove, Thorpe, Yorks., and Hannah (Langley ?) (IGI); b. 27 Jun 1806; adm. 15 Feb 1820 (G); left 1824; Trinity Coll., Oxford, matr. 11 Nov 1824; BA 1838; MA 1839; DCL 1839; adm. Inner Temple 12 Jan 1836, called to bar 23 Nov 1841; adm. advocate, Doctors’ Commons 2 Nov 1839, Steward 1851-6, Treasurer 1856-60; Official, Archdeaconry of Middlesex, from 1863; author, Digest of Cases in the Court of Arches, 1849, and other works; m. 6 Aug 1849 Mary Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Harrison Gordon Codd, Metropolitan Magistrate, Marylebone; d. 8 Jul 1890.

Waddington, John Evelyn Alexander, son of Evelyn Waddington (q.v.); b. July 24, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (G); left July 1913; served in Great War I; temp. Capt. 2nd Batt. Mon­mouth Regt. July 31, 1916; a coal merchant; Lieut., General List May 20, 1940; transferred to R.E. Movement Control Section Nov. 1, 1942; Capt.; m. Feb. 7, 1923, Marjorie Henrietta, daughter of Frederick Spashott, of Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Wakely, Charles Peter, son of Leonard John Dean Wakely (qv); b. 27 Oct. 1939; adm. Sept. 1953 (G); left July 1958; Shell Internat. Petroleum Co. 1958; Deutsche Shell 1966-8; man. dir. Nippon LNG KK Tokyo, Japan 1976-9; Shell Internat. 1979-; m. Jacqueline Margaret, d. of Leonard Hughes, building contractor; d. 24 May 1999.

Wakely, Leonard John Dean, son of Sir Leonard Day Wakely KCIE CB, Dep. Under Sec. of State India Office, and Florence Dean, d. of William Titley; b. 18 June 1909; adm. Sept. 1923 (G); left 1928; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1928, BA 1931 (1st class hons Mod. History), MA 1945; passed into ICS 1932; SOAS Lond. 1932-3; Asst Commr Punjab 1933; Asst Supt Simla Hill States 1935; SDO Rajanpur 1936; Under Sec. Punjab Govt 1937-8; successively Under Sec. Defence Co­ord. and Dep. Sec. Defence and Legislative Depts, Govt of India 1938-47; MBE 1942, OBE 1945; Dominions Office 1947; Sen. Sec. Office of UK High Commr in S. Africa 1950-2; Dep. High Commr Madras 1953-7, Ghana 1957-60; Head of Constitutional Dept CRO 1960-2; Dep. High Commr Canada 1962-5; CMG 1965; HM Ambassador Rangoon 1965-7; 111. 10 Nov. 1938 Margaret Houssemayne, d. of Lieut.-Cdr Charles Wills Tinson OBE RN; d. 24 June 1994.

Wakely, William Hugh Denning, brother of Leonard John Dean Wakely (qv); b. 20 Feb. 1912; adm. Sept. 1925 (G); left July 1930; St John's Coll. Camb., matric. 1932, BA 1934; 2nd Lieut. RE Jan. 1932, Lieut. Jan. 1935, Capt. Jan. 1940; GSO 1 MELF, despatches (Middle East) June 1942; Maj. July 1946; psc; Lieut.-Col. Aug. 1953, Col. 1959, Brig. 1963; retd Apr. 1964; m. 21 Dec. 1937 Diana Mary, d. of Lieut.-Col. Richard Montague Raynsford DSO DL, of Milton Manor, Northants; d. 26 Sept. 1979.

WALCOT, CHARLES, son of John Walcot MP, Walcot, Shropshire, and Mary, dau. of Sir Francis Dashwood, Bart., MP; bapt. 22 Mar 1738; adm. (aged 9) Oct 1748 (Grant's); in school list 1754; Magdalen Coll. Oxford, matr. 6 Mar 1756; MP Weymouth 30 Apr 1763-8; Clerk to Accountant-General, Post Office (occurs 1774-83); Controller of Penny Post, Post Office; of Bitterley Court, Shropshire; High Sheriff, Shropshire 1782; m. 17 Jul 1764 his cousin Anne, sister of Richard Levett (adm. 1740, qv); buried Bitterley, Shropshire 27 Sep 1799.