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Geidt, Mervyn Bernard, son of Capt. Edward Wollaston Geidt, Bombay Pioneers, of Oxford, and Anna Dorothy Margaret, d. of William Reginald Partridge of Starcross, Devon; b. 9 June 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (B); left July 1944; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1944, BA 1950; called to the Bar, Middle Temple June 1953; legal asst., Min. of Housing and Local Govt.; clerk to Torbay Justices; m. 10 July 1954 Diana Cecil, d. of Alastair J. MacKenzie OBE DSC, Provost of Stornoway, I. of Lewis; d. 9 Feb. 1991.

Gayer, Houston Courtenay, son of Ernest Conway Gayer, civil engineer, and Margery, d. of William Milford Norsworthy of Teignmouth, Devon; b. 20 Feb. 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (B); left July 1944; FCMA 1967; man. dir. Joseph Gardner & Sons (Holdings) Ltd. 1967-83; m. 6 Jan. 1951 Pamela June Edna, d. of Charles Thomas Reach, civil servant, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex; d. 5 June 2001.

Gardiner, Guy Clavell Inge, son of Charles Herbert Inge Gardiner (qv); b. 18 July 1916; adm. Sept. 1929 (B); left July 1933; an aircraft designer; De Havilland Aircraft Co, tech. school 1936- 8, designer/draughtsman 1938-45; De Havilland Propeller Co., chief designer 1945-7, chief engineer 1947-52, tech. dir. 1952-61; Hawker-Siddeley Aviation, tech. dir. (guided weapons) 1961-3; Hawker-Siddeley Dynamics, dir. and gen. man. 1963-7, man. dir. 1967-71; FRAeS 1956, FIMechE 1968; CBE 1 Jan. 1961; m. 9 Sept. 1939 Louise Mabelle, d. of Walter Clerk Randolph-Rose, HM Consular Service; d. 1 Aug. 1996.

Gane, Charles Aldis, son of Laurence Charles Gane MC, timber merchant, of Potters Bar, Middlesex, and Joan Aldis, d. of Harry Hooton of Blandford, Dorset; b. 26 Sept. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; Trin. Hall Camb., matric. 1954, BA 1957, MA 1970; adm. solicitor June 1962; partner Ashurst Morris Crisp & Co; retd. 1985; m. 1st, 31 Dec. 1960 Rachel Mary Rosalind, d. of Leo Kingsley Baker of Hampstead; 2nd, 1975 Leonora Elizabeth, d. of Charles Moser of Chelsea; d. 17 Oct. 2000.

Freeman, S. John, son of Cyril Freeman, co. dir., of Hampstead, and Antonia Violet, d. of Bertram Shrier; b. 26 Jan. 1933; adm. Sept. 1946 (B); left Dec. 1951; a co. dir.; m. 25 Sept. 1965 Jennifer Anne, d. of Stanley Edward Goddard of Brentford; d. 2016.

Freeman, John Horace, son of Horace Freeman, barrister-at-law, and Beatrice Mary, d. of Albert Craddock, merchant; b. 19 Feb. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B), non-res. KS 1929; left July 1933; BNC Oxf., matric. 1933, BA 1937, MA 1967, hon. Fellow 1967; an advertising copywriter and dir. Ashley Courtenay Ltd 1937-40; Coldstream Guards 1940-5 (Maj.); served Middle East, N. Africa, Italy and NW Europe; MBE (Mil.) Nov. 1943, Croix de Guerre 1944; MP (Lab.) Watford 1945-55; PPS to Sec. of State for War 1945-6; Financial Sec. War Office 1946, Parly Under Sec. of State 1947; Parly Sec. Min. of Supply 1947-51; a journalist and broadcaste 1951-65; asst Editor New Statesman 1951-58, dep. Editor 1958-60, Editor 1961-5; HM Diplo­matic Service 1965-71; British High Commissioner to India 1965-8; PC 1966; HM Ambassa­dor to USA 1969-71; chairman LWT 1971-84, LWT (Holdings) plc and subsidiaries including Hutchinson Ltd, publishers, 1976-84; chairman ITN 1976-81; governor Brit. Film Inst. 1976- 82, chairman 1976-8; trustee Reuters 1984-8; visiting Prof. of lnternational Relations Univ. of California, Davis, USA, 1985-; m. 1st 6 Aug. 1938 Elizabeth Allen, d. of Douglas Johnston of Woking; 2nd 1948 Margaret Ista Mabel Abbott; 3rd 1962 Catherine, d. of Harold Dove Carroll; 4th 1976 Judith, d. of Denis Holden Mitchell, film producer; d. 20 Dec. 2014.

Fowler, William Edward Anthony, son of Cyril William Fowler (qv); b. 21 Oct. 1924; adm. Sept. 1938 (B); left Dec. 1941; RAF in WW2; dir. firm of manufacturing stationers; m. 14 Aug. 1948 Jocelyn Margaret, d. of Thomas Wynne-Williams of Ruthin, Denbighshire; d. 12 Sept. 1991.

Fouracre, John Leighton, son of John Leighton Fouracre FRIBA, of Plymouth, and Cecilia Juliet Mary Fouracre; b. 5 Mar. 1912; adm. Sept. 1925 (B); left Apr. 1930; 2nd Lieut. The Manchester Regt Mar. 1933, Lieut. May 1936, Capt. Mar. 1941, Maj. July 1946; Instructor Staff Coll. Camberley 1948-50; OC 1 Battn The Manchester Regt 1956-8; retd 1959; Principal, War Office, Jan. 1960, Min. of Defence to 1974; m. 9 Mar. 1945 Elizabeth Helen Sydney, d. of Perci­val Clement Ford of Sao Paulo, Brazil; d. 29 Nov. 1982.

Ford, John, son of Elias Ford OBE, goods manager GWR, and Maud, d. of William Miners of Stoke, Devonport; b. 29 Mar. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left Apr. 1932; Lincoln Theol. Coll. 1938-40; ord. deacon 1940, priest 1941 (Bristol); Curate Stoke Bishop, Gloucs, 1940-4, Cirencester 1942-3, Tewkesbury 1943-4; Rector of Wolverton, Warks, 1944-5; Vicar of Seathwaite, Lancs, 1945-50; of Wigton, Cumberland, 1950-6; Rector of Wootton Courtenay with Luccombe, Somerset, 1957-61; Vicar of Brampton, Cumbria, 1961-7; Rector of Aikton, Cumbria, 1967-72; Curate-in-charge St John the Evangelist, Waterloo Rd, Lond., 1972-6; retd 1976; m. 9 Nov. 1936 Jean, d. of Sydney Adams Winstanley of Urmston, Lancs.; d. 1996.

Fior (subsequently Florescu), Michael Jessel Herman, son of Lucien Fior, solicitor, of Harefield, Middlesex, and Olga, d. of Harold Samuel; b. 30 Apr. 1931; adm. Sept. 1944 (B); left July 1946; Trin. Coll. Dublin, Ireland, BA 1952; a writer, antique dealer and chef; settled in USA, latterly living at Avoca, WI, USA; assumed surname of Florescu in lieu of Fior; m. 1st; 2nd, 1988 Serafina Kent Bathrick, d. of Sherman Kent, CIA official; d. 25 Sept. 2011.