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NARES, GEORGE STRANGE, second son of Sir George Nares, Kt, a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and Mary, third dau. of Sir John Strange MP, Master of the Rolls; b. 29 Apr 1759; adm. 27 Jun 1768; KS 1772; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1776, matr. 5 Jun 1776, Westminster Student 20 Dec 1776 – void 27 Jun 1780 (leave of absence from 2 Apr 1778); Ensign, 70th Foot 9 Jun 1778; Lieut., 24 May 1779; Capt., 31 Dec 1781; took part in capture of Martinique 16 Mar 1794; m. --- Heard, Ireland; d. of fever at Martinique, West Indies 20 Apr 1794.

Nadin, Richard Eric Dorning, son of Eric Dorning Nadin of Lymm, Cheshire, and Agnes Rob­erts Georgina. d. of John Richard Spaven of Levenshulme, Manchester; b. 7 Sept. 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (KS); left July 1931; a bank clerk; London Scottish in WW2, transf. Army Air Corps and trained as glider pilot; killed in a flying accident 13 Oct. 1942.

Richard Eric Dorning Nadin was born at Bucklow, Cheshire on the 7th of September 1914 the son of Eric Dorning Nadin and Agnes Roberta Georgina (nee Spaven) Nadin.
He was educated at Stoneygate School, Leicester and at Westminster School where he was a King’s Scholar from September 1928 to July 1931. On leaving school he worked as a bank clerk. His parents were divorced in 1921 and his mother was later remarried to Richard T. Berry. He lived with them at 30, Porchester Road, Bournemouth in Hampshire.
Following the outbreak of war he enlisted as a Private in the London Scottish Regiment before later transferring to the Glider Pilot Regiment. He was posted to No. 21 Elementary Flying School for pilot training.
On the 13th of October 1942, Richard Nadin took off in Tiger Moth Mk II T6444 for a training flight with his flying instructor Sergeant Harold Owen Thomas. During the flight the aircraft struck high tension overhead cables causing the aircraft to crash at Dock Farm, Meadle near Princes Risborough, killing both men. The cause of the accident was attributed to the instructor flying below the authorised height for the exercise.
He is buried at Wimbourne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth Section T.2, Grave 6.5.

MYLLYS, NICHOLAS; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1544 (Chapter Muniments).

MYLLYS, ---; b.; adm.; KS; left 1549 (Chapter Muniments).

MYLLES, RICHARD, of Hampshire; b.; adm.; KS in 1613; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1616, matr. 19 Jun 1618, aged 19, Westminster Student to death; BA 1620; MA 1633; d. unm. 1633.

MYLLES, JOHN; b. ; adm. ; KS 1542-4 (Chapter Muniments).

MYLLES, JOHN, fourth son of Francis Mylles, Bitterne, Hampshire, Clerk of the Privy Seal, and Alice, dau. of Richard James, Newport, Isle of Wight; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1620, matr. 12 Oct 1621, aged 17, Westminster Student to 1644; BA 6 Feb 1623/4; MA 1626; BCL 1631; DCL 5 Jan 1648/9; adm. Middle Temple 19 Mar 1640/1; Judge Advocate-Gen. of Parliamentary Army 1644-51 and Jan – Dec 1660; one of Parliamentary Commissioners for surrender of Oxford 1646; a Parliamentary Visitor of University of Oxford 1 May 1647; one of the twenty Delegates appointed by the Proctors 19 May 1648; Canon of Christ Church (although not in holy orders) 12 Apr 1648 – ejection Jan 1650/1, for refusing to take the Engagement; restored to Canonry by Parliament 13 Mar 1659/60, but deprived by King’s Delegates Jul 1660; advocate, Doctors’ Commons 3 Jul 1650; MP Oxford University 1659-60; Chancellor, Diocese of Norwich, from 1661; d. Mar 1676.

MYLLES, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS 1542-3 (Chapter Muniments).

Myers, Wilfrid Hermann, brother of Gilbert Percival Louis Myers (q.v.); b. May 23, 1884; adm. as (non-resident) Q.S. Jan. 21, 1897 (R); left July 1900; R.M.A. Woolwich 1900; 2nd Lieut. R.A. Dec. 21, 1901; Lieut. Nov. 23, 1904; retired 1907; a journalist on the staffs of the Standard and the Globe newspapers; rejoined as Lieut. 12th (Serv.) Batt. the King's (Liverpool) Regt. Oct. 1, 1914; Capt. Dec. 30, 1914; invalided Feb. 1916 on account of wounds received on active service; d. at Millbank Military Hospital from the effects of his wounds April 10, 1916.

MUSGRAVE, SIR WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, BART., second son of Sir James Musgrave, Bart., and Clarissa, dau. of Thomas Blackall, Ewelme, Oxfordshire; b. 1792; adm.; KS 1805; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1809, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 17 May 1809; BA 1813; MA 1815; ordained deacon 1814, priest 1815 (both Gloucester); Rector of Chinnor, Oxfordshire, from 16 Jun 1816; Rector of Emmington, Oxfordshire 1827-72; succ. brother as 10th baronet 6 Dec 1858; JP Oxfordshire; d. unm. 30 Sep 1875.