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Hamburger, Michael Peter Leopold, son of Prof. Richard Hamburger MD, consult. paediatrician, Berlin, Germany, and Lili Martha, d. of Bertrand Hamburg of Bournemouth, Dorset; b. 22 Mar. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1941; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1941, BA MA 1949; a freelance writer 1948-52; asst. lecturer UCL 1952-5; lecturer in German, later Reader, Univ. of Reading 1955-64; visiting Prof. State Univ. of New York, USA 1969-71, Univ. of South Carolina, USA 1973, Univ. of Boston, USA 1975-7; member Acad. of Arts Berlin; Arts Council of GB translation prize 1967; Goethe Medal of Fed. German Republic 1986; State Prize for literary translation Austria 1988; hon. LittD Univ. of East Anglia 1988; OBE 1992; author of many books, incl. Collected Poems 1984 and 1985; m. 28 July 1951 Anne Ellen, d. of Leigh Richmond File of Reading, Berks; d. 7 July 2007.

Halse-Hearne, William Edward, son of William Frederick Halse-Hearne, RN stores officer, and Esther, d. of James Alexander Crofton; b. 22 July 1917; adm. Apr. 1931 (A), (B) Jan. 1933; left Dec. 1933; Drummond's Bank; 2nd Lieut. Wilts Regt 1943, transf. Commandos (Capt.); m. 18 June 1940 Margaret Horner; d. of wounds (Burma) Nov. 1944.

William Edward Halse-Hearne was born in North London on the 22nd of July 1917 the only son of William Frederick Halse-Hearne RN, a naval stores officer, and Esther (nee Crofton) Halse-Hearne of 17, King’s Road, Wimbledon in Surrey. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Ashburnham from April 1931 and up Busby’s from January 1933 to December 1933.
He joined the staff of Drummonds Bank in London in 1934 where he worked as a clerk. He enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company in 1938 where he served with B Battery and he was mobilised for war service in September 1939.
He was married in Surrey on the 18th of June 1940 to Margaret Gertrude (nee Horner).
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment on the 4th of June 1943 and was later attached to No. 1 Commando where he was appointed to the command of No. 4 Troop.
In November 1944, No 1 Commando was based at Teknaf in the Maungdaw Hills of Burma from where they were carrying out patrols against Japanese troops in the area. On the 11th of November 1944, No. 4 Troop, No. 1 Commando was briefed for a patrol to investigate a report of the presence of Japanese troops in the area of the village of Ywathitke. The patrol was to consist of eighteen other ranks, commanded by William Halse-Hearne, accompanied by Lieutenant Paterson and by an Intelligence Officer. It was to take a route on the outward journey of Nurutlapara –Chiradan West - Ywathitke to Thavengonbaung and return by the same route. The patrol set out at midday and was due to return at 6pm.
They advanced down the main road to a river crossing where they received updated information that enemy troops were in Thavengonbaung and in a another village to the north of it. On receiving this information they split into two groups, one under Lieutenant Paterson and the other under William Halse-Hearne, with one advancing towards through the villages towards Thavengonbaung and the other continuing down the main track where the two groups were to rendezvous. Both groups reached the rendezvous point without incident where they were informed by a native boy that the Japanese were in the village where they were commandeering millet from the locals. They continued their advance towards the village in open order with C Section, under Lieutenant Paterson, on the left and with D Section, under William Halse-Hearne, on the right. They reached the south end of the village where they found the approach to it was across 100 yards of scrub with a further 100 yards of forward slope and then 800 yards of open paddy fields beyond. Having covered the 200 yards to the village they came under fire from an enemy light machine gun and from rifle fire from their right and from snipers on their left. The two sections took cover but William Halse-Hearne had been wounded and was lying on the open ground. He was brought in by his men under heavy fire who were then forced to fall back when they were brought under 2 inch mortar fire. C Section also withdrew having kileld three enemy snipers. William Halse-Hearne was carried to Thavengonbaung and then taken on an improvised stretcher to Chiradan West. He died from his wounds during the journey when the party was approximately a mile from Thavengonbaung.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at the Royal Bank of Scotland branch at 36, Andrew Square, Edinburgh
He is buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery Plot 3, Row G, Grave 4.

Hadwick, Dennis Rhodes, son of Sir William Hadwick, chief gen. manager Nat. Prov. Bank, and Nellie, d. of Walter Rhodes of Morecambe, Lancs; b. 5 Apr. 1922; adm. Jan. 1936 (B); left July 1940; Merton Coll. Oxf., matric. 1940, BA MA 1947; RM 1941 (Capt.), seconded Sudan Defence Force 1942 (Bimbashi), returned RM 1944; Lond. Stock Exchange 1948-60; an under­writing member of Lloyd's 1961; m. 20 Apr. 1955 Marjory, d. of A. Mac Phail; d. 11 Oct. 1985.

Hadfield, Gordon, brother of Ian Hadfield (qv); b. 31 Aug. 1924; adm. Apr. 1938 (B); left July 1940; King’s Coll. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1947; FRCS 1955; house appts. 1947-8, RAMC 1948-50 (Capt. ); consult. orthopaedic surgeon Rowley Bristow Hosp., Pyrford, Surrey, and St Peter’s Hosp. Chertsey, Surrey; m. 5 July 1947 Eileen Culy Dexter SRN, d. of Wilfred Richard Dexter, Customs & Excise.; d. 22 Aug. 2008.

Griswold, Frank Martin, son of Demetrius Wilbur Griswold, electrical engineer, of New Orleans, USA, and Maud Harriet, d. of Martin John Abernethy, Batavia, IL, USA; b. 3 Jan. 1925; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1939; Sacramento State Coll., USA, MA; social planning and applied anthropology; m.; d. 26 Apr. 1987.

Griffiths, Robert John, son of Edgar Jones Griffiths, tinplate manufacturer, of Porthcawl, Glam., and Beatrice Lillie Griffiths, d. of Robert Ray of Briton Ferry, Glam.; b. 9 Feb. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left Mar. 1931; King's Coll. Lond., BSc 1935; 2nd Lieut. Manchester Regt Jan. 1935, Lieut. Jan. 1938, Capt. Jan. 1943, Maj. Jan. 1948, temp. Lieut.-Col. Feb. 1955; served Palestine 1936-9; Armaments Design Dept. Min of Supply in WW2; retd 1960 as hon. Lieut.-Col.; m. 16 Mar. 1947 Audrey Veronica, d. of R.E. Izzard; d. 31 Oct. 1986.

Griffiths, Brian Pinckstone, son of William Edward Bertram Griffiths CBE, dir. of Aviation Safety, Ministry of Aviation, of Blackheath, and Emily Pinckstone, d. of Walter Williams of Plymouth, Devon; b. 1 June 1935; adm. Sept. 1948 (B); left July 1953; Bank of England 1955-; m. 1st, 23 June 1962 Caroline Alexandra, d. of Leslie Bilsby, property developer, of Blackheath; 2nd, 5 June 1985 Alison Jane, d. of Peter Lawson Marshall, chief press officer, Home Office; d. Aug. 1995.

Greenland, Francis Laffan, son of George A. Greenland, and Catherine May, d. of Henry Ward of Brancaster, Norfolk; b. 29 Apr. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1942; SOAS, Univ. of Lond., 1942-4; Intell. Corps 1944-5 (Capt. ); Queens’ Coll. Camb., matric. 1947 (Col. Service course); HM Colonial Admin. Service 1947-50, Colonial Office 1950-61; Dept. of Tech. Co-operation 1961-4, Min. of Overseas Development 1964-71; d. 26 Aug. 2001.

Gray, Stephen Marius, son of Basil Gray CB CBE FBA, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum, and Nicolette Gray, art historian and lettering expert, d. of Laurence Binyon CH, poet and Keeper of Prints & Drawings, British Museum; b. 3 Aug. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1955, BA 1958; a chartered accountant, ACA 1962, FCA; partner Dixon Wilson 1967, sen. partner 1981-98; dir., Abingworth Plc 1973-2001, chmn. 1994-2001; dir., Associated Newspaper Holdings 1983-2009, Daily Mail and General Trust 1985-2009; dir., British Biotech Plc 1982-99; Tower Hamlets Health Authority 1982-; chmn., London Hosp. Special trustees 1974-2000; governor, London Hosp. Med. Coll. 1984-9; chmn., management committee, The King’s Fund 1985-98; CVO June 2011; m. 2 Sept. 1961 Clare Anthony, d. of Sir Anthony Horace Milward Kt. CBE, chmn. British European Airways; d. 29 Jan. 2013.

Graham-Little, Esmond Birch, son of Sir Ernest Gordon Graham-Little MD MP and Sarah Helen, d. of Maurice Kendall; b. 9 Apr. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left July 1933; Corpus Christi Coll. Camb., matric. 1933, BA 1936; called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) May 1938; RAFVR 1940-1 (FO); killed on active service 10 June 1942.

Esmond Birch “Bep” Graham-Little was born at Marylebone, London on the 9th of April 1915 the only son of Sir Ernest Gordon Graham-Little MD, FRCP, MRCS MP and Lady Sarah Helen (nee Kendall) Graham–Little of 19, Upper Wimpole Street, Marylebone and of 1, St George’s Gardens, Lynwood Road, Epsom in Surrey. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from September 1928 to July 1933. He was awarded the Goodenough Medal for Modern Languages in 1933. He matriculated for Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1933 where he read Engineering and graduated with a BA in 1936. He later trained as a barrister and was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn in May 1938.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in May 1939 where he trained as a pilot and rose to the rank of Sergeant (754494) before being commissioned as a Pilot Officer on the 7th of September 1940. He was promoted to Flying Officer on the 7th of September 1941.
On the 10th of June 1942, Esmond Graham-Little took off from RAF Castle Camps in Mosquito NF Mk IIF DD603 with his observer, Warrant Officer Wilfrid Arthur Clement Walters, for a night flying exercise. The aircraft had been undertaking Air Indication exercises at around 10,000 feet and when the exercise was completed it turned and went into a shallow dive down through cloud towards the base. The cloud was 10/10ths with tops at between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. It was flying over Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex when it disintegrated in mid air and crashed at Bentfield Bury near Bishops Stortford at 5.05pm, killing both men.
The wreckage was spread over a large area with the aircrafts forward section and starboard engine both catching fire and burning out on the ground.
His funeral took place on the 13th of June 1942.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Grays Inn and on the memorial at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
He is buried at Saffron Walden Cemetery Compt 39, Grave 10.