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Eastell, Roger Graham, son of Eric Lewis Eastell, electrical engineer, of Beckenham, and Margery May, d. of William Henry Webber; b. 14 Mar. 1933; adm. Sept. 1946 (B); left July 1949; a documentary film dir. and cameraman East Africa 1957-63; subsequently freelance, specialising in sport; m. 1 Mar. 1966 Carol Anne, d. of Joseph Vernon Turner of Hythe, Kent; d. 7 Mar. 2016.

Dyer, Paul Geoffrey, son of George Dyer, Southern Rly official, and Alberta Gladys, d. of Edward Pritchard Cooke of Leominster, Heref; b. 12 Dec. 1930; adm. Jan. 1945 (B); left July 1946; dir. A. G. Noble Ltd., Chelsea; m. 2 July 1955 Aoife Maire Seosainhin Deamhneat, d. of Cicoran o’Conaill of Boyerstown, Co. Meath, Ireland; d. 24 Sept. 1969.

Duncan, Michael Vernon Anson, brother of Ronald Hamilton Anson Duncan (qv); b. 1 Jan. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1939; RAFVR 1942-57 (Flt. Lieut. ); an official of the Bank of England; Freeman, City of Lond. Jan. 1981; m. 5 June 1948 Renee Felicia Sybil, d. of Harry Claude Nash of Ealing; d. 10 Oct. 1999.

Dulanty, Brian Hutton, son of John Whelan Dulanty CB CBE, Ambassador of Eire to the Court of St James, and Ann, d. of George Hutton of Oxford; b. 19 Aug. 1910; adm. Sept. 1924 (H), (B) May 1926; left July 1928; adm. a solicitor Feb. 1934; practised in London; RAFVR (A & SD) 1943-5 (FO); m. 17 Aug. 1937 Violet Margaret, d. of Hugh Douglas Catty of Stamford, Conn., USA; d. 10 July 1974.

Duke, John James Darbey, son of Joseph Duke, solicitor, of llminster, Somerset, and Stephanie Alphonsine Rose Edouard Desirée, d. of Commandant Edouard Eugène Auguste Polsenaere, Chevalier de l'Ordre de Leopold, of Ghent; b. 25 May 1912; adm. Apr. 1926 (B); left Dec. 1930; adm. a solicitor June 1936; practised at Ilminster; Somerset LI (TA) 1931-42 (Capt.); RE (Movement Control) 1942-5 (Maj.), despatches (N. Africa) Sept. 1944, (Italy) July 1945; TD and clasp 1946, ERO 1958, clasp 1964; Lieut.-Col. RE (AER) Feb. 1960, Brevet Col. (RARO) Feb. 1965; m. 25 Sept. 1937 Ruth Ellen, d. of Bertram Wilfred Bartlett, bank manager, of Seaton, Devon; d. 14 Feb. 1988.

Duke, Jeffery Stephan Edward, brother of John James Darbey Duke (qv); b. 10 Nov. 1920; adm. Sept. 1934 (B); left July 1939; RAF 1940-6; adm. a solicitor July 1950; practised in family firm at llminster, Somerset; m. 9 Feb. 1952 Hilary Marmont Lee, art teacher, d. of Alfred Ridgway Lee, wool manufacturer, of Woodchester, Gloucs; d. 25 Apr. 1990.

Duff-Miller, William John, son of William Duff-Miller MB ChB, of Kensington, and Muriel, d. of A. K. Wallace of Dulwich; b. 2 May 1933; adm. Apr. 1947 (B); left Dec. 1949; Sorbonne Univ. Paris 1952; Principal London Tutors 1970-4; d. 27 May 1974.

Dormer, Richard Geoffrey Patrick Egerton, son of Richard Dormer, HM the Railway Sch., Dehra Dun, India; b. 17 Sept. 1917; adm. Apr. 1931 (B); left Dec. 1935; d. 1960.

Dobrée, Peter George James, brother of William Bonamy Dennis Dobrée (qv); b. 15 July 1913; adm. Jan. 1927 (B); left July 1930; Univ. of Reading; Agricultural Service Fed. Malay States; dur­ing Japanese invasion served in SS Volunteer Artillery, escaping from Singapore in small boat; IA (3rd Gurkhas) 1942-6 (Lieut.-Col.); OBE Apr. 1946; later a nursery gardener at Wellington, Somerset; m. 1st 12 Apr. 1950 Denise Jill, d. of Dennis Charles Rennie MRCS, of Fawley, Hants; 2nd 6 Aug. 1963 Patricia Mary, d. of Walter Honnibal of Taunton, Somerset; d. 21 Oct. 2004.

Dickinson, Peter Allgood Rastall, son of Eric Carr Dickinson, Lond. Stock Exchange, and Marjory Beryl Birch-Crisp; b. 21 Oct. 1925; adm. May 1939 (B); left July 1942; Architectural Assoc. Sch. of Architecture; Grenadier Guards in WW2 (Lieut. ); ARIBA 1949; emigrated to Canada 1950; practised Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, firm Peter Dickinson Associates; a pioneer in introducing modernist architecture to Canada; m. 3 Mar. 1950 Vera Klausner; d. 15 Oct. 1961.