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Whitehead, Edwin Francis Romilly, son of James Whitehead KC, barrister, and his second wife Elsie Heyden, d. of James Thomas Wakelam of Birmingham; b. 19 May 1924; adm. Apr. 1938 (G); left July 1942; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1942, BA 1947; 2nd Lieut. RA Dec. 1944; called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn June 1949, Bencher 1976; m. 17 Dec. 1960 Diana Elizabeth, d. of Archibald Ernest Bacon, master printer, of Shorne, Gravesend, Kent; d. Dec. 2014.

Whitley, Edward, son of Edward Whitley of Oxford and Gladys Cicely, d. of Rev. Edward Francis Neep, Vicar of St James Bristol; b. 20 Jan. 1906; adm. Apr. 1920 (G); left July 1924; Jesus Coll. Camb., matric. 1924, rowed in Trial Eights 1924, BA 1928, MA 1931; dir. Greenall Whitley & Co., brewers, of Warrington, Lancs; m. 6 Nov. 1930 Sheila, d. of Benjamin Moore DSc FRS, Prof. of Biochemistry Univ. of Oxford; d. 29 Dec. 1973.

WHITLOCK, ASTON LEGH, eldest son of Rev. George Stewart Whitlock, Vicar of Christ Church, Chelsea, London, and Frances, younger dau. of William Clowes, Middle Temple, barrister; b. 24 Jan 1858; adm. 22 Sep 1870 (G); elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1876, matr. 13 Oct 1876; BA 1880; BCL and MA 1883; ordained deacon 1882 (Dover), priest 1883 (Canterbury); Curate, St. James, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1882-6, Windsor, Berks., 1887-94; Rector of Sidlow Bridge, Surrey, from 1894; m. 1891 Edith Trevor, dau. of Charles Trevor Wheler; d. 20 Dec 1927.

Whitmore, Dennett Hersee, elder son of Frederick John Whitmore (q.v.); b. Jan. 13, 1883; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (G); left April 1901; in Colonial Govt. service with Nigerian Railways; Colour-Sergt. Nigerian Regt. July 21, 1917; served in East Africa July 1917 - March 1918; returned to England and was for some years in the Home Civil Service; m. Feb. 26, 1921, Gertrude Mary, widow of Capt. Richard Leahy, R.G.A., and daughter of Richard Chambers; d. May 21, 1956.

Whitmore, Hugh Frederick, younger son of Frederick John Whitmore (q.v.); b. Nov. 20, 1892; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (G); left July 1910; enlisted in the H.A.C. 1915; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. Manchester Regt. Aug. 7, 1915; Lieut. Manchester Regt. Nov. 7, 1917; Capt. Feb. 4, 1925; served in Belgium, France, Egypt, Palestine, and Syria 1915-8; wounded; m. March 1, 1927, Amy Dorothea Mansfield, youngest daughter of the Rev. Herbert Court Sturges, Vicar of Bodenham, co. Hereford; d. in Jamaica March 2, 1935.

Whitton, John Newton Goldsmith, son of N. C. Whitton; b. 18 Feb. 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (G); left Mar. 1929; d. 1958.

Wickham, William Giles, son of William Noel Wickham, solicitor, of Alton, Hants, and Edith Mary, d. of Rev. Montagu John Burrows, incumbent of St Peter’s Colombo, Sri Lanka; b. 18 Jan. 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (G); left July 1941; and went to Farnham GS; RE 1944-7; a chartered survevor, AAI 1954, ARICS 1960; m. 24 Sept. 1960 Geraldine Mary, d. of Gavin Hamilton Glass of Edinburgh; d. 1 June 1993.

WILBE, RICHARD HAYDOCK WIFFIN, son of Richard Haydock Wilbe MD MRCS LSA, Queen’s Road, St. John’s Wood, and Elizabeth --- (1881 Census); b. 18 Jun 1865; adm. 23 Jan 1879 (G); left May 1881; St. Bartholomew’s Hospital; MRCS 1886; LRCP 1887; MB Durham 1887; MD 1889; medical practitioner in London (still in Medical Directory 1899).

Wilde, David Scott, son of Sidney Algernon Wilde, chartered survevor, and lris Scott, d. of Wal­ter Scott-Thomson; b. 17 June 1923; adm. Sept. 1935 (G); left Dec. 1939; Ordinary Seaman RNVR; killed in action in HMS Coventry 14 Sept. 1942.

David Scott Wilde was born at Radlett, Hertfordshire on the 17th of June 1923 the son of Sidney Algernon Wilde, a chartered surveyor, and Iris Scott (nee Thomas) Wilde of 78, Carlisle Mansions, Westminster in London and of “Crowtrees”, 49, Watford Road, Radlett in Hertfordshire. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from September 1935 to December 1939.
He enlisted in the Royal Navy and was posted to the light cruiser HMS Coventry (D43).
On the 14th of September 1942, HMS Coventry, under the command of Captain Ronald John Robert Dendy RN, was taking part in Operation Agreement, a commando attack on the harbour at Tobruk. At 11.40am she was sailing to the north of Marsa Matruh as part of “Force D” with her escorts, the destroyers HMS Belvoir, HMS Dulverton, HMS Hursley and HMS Croome, when the group was attacked by enemy aircraft. The enemy formation consisted of 16 Junker 88 aircraft each of which was armed with one 500lb bomb and three 250lb bombs. In the ensuing attack HMS Coventry was the focus of the enemy’s attack with four direct hits being scored on her. Three of the bombs fell in the ship’s engineering area while one wrecked the bow. She was set on fire and came to a dead stop in the water. The survivors were taken off and she was scuttled by the destroyer HMS Zulu at 3.15pm. Sixty three of her crew had been killed during the attacks with David Wilde being among the dead. HMS Zulu was also later in the day and the survivors were transferred to HMS Croome. HMS Zulu was taken under tow by HMS Hursley but sank at 7pm.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Radlett.
His brother, Pilot Officer Sidney John Scott Wilde, 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force, was killed in action on the 3rd of August 1940.
He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial Panel 66, Column 2.

Wilding, Roger Fenwick, son of Longworth Allen Wilding, schoolmaster, of Oxford, and Elizabeth Olga Fenwick, d. of Rev. William Fenwick Stokes, asst. master Rugby Sch.; b. 13 Feb. 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (G); left July 1952; dir. Wilding and Son Ltd., Shrewsbury 1958-66; man. accountant Nuffield Press Ltd., Oxford 1966-87; m. 1st, 20 Aug. 1960 Edith Margaret, d. of William James Dunn MD, consult. physician, of Burnley, Lancs; 2nd, 7 Aug. 1981 Jennifer Mary Sheppard; d. 20 May 2012.