Derry, Everard Gover, brother of Douglas Charles Lawford Derry (q.v.); b. March 28, 1898; adm. April 26, 1912 (R); left July 1913; AC. A. 1925, but abandoned practice and became pastor of an undenominational church; m. June 2, 1926, Ruth Mary, daughter of Cyril M. Swannell, of Felixstowe, Suffolk; d. 21 Aug. 1984.
Derry, Oscar Arthur, brother of Douglas Charles Lawford Derry (q.v.); b. Oct. 23, 1894; adm. Jan. 20, 1910 (R); left July 1912; served with the 5th Batt. of the Dorset Regt. 1914-6; 2nd Lieut. Nov. 27, 1914; Lieut. Aug. 23, 1915; wounded and relinquished his commission on account of ill health Nov. 3, 1916; a tobacco planter in S. Rhodesia; returned to England and became a company director; m. 1st July 5, 1924, Alice Elaine, daughter of Cuthbert Vaux, of Sanderstead, Surrey; 2nd Oct. 11, 1931, Mary Beryl, daughter of William Charles Loosemore, of Purley, Surrey; d. 1973.
Devereux, Almeric Clifford Eustace, son of Maj. William Charles Devereux MB of Tewkesbury, Gloucs, and Ethel Mary, d. of Thomas Phillips of Kemerton Court, Tewkesbury; b. 21 Oct. 1905; adm. Sept. 1920 (R); left July 1923; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1931; 2nd Lieut. RA Feb. 1926, Lieut. Feb. 1929, Capt. June 1937, Maj. Feb. 1943, Lieut.-Col. Apr. 1949, Col. Apr. 1952; CRA 49th Armoured Divn (TA) 1951-4; CO 64th AA Bde 1954, Brigadier Apr. 1956; CO Plymouth Garrison 1957; retd Nov. 1957; m. 20 Apr. 1938 Jeanne Evelyn, d. of John Mervvn Dallas Wrench CIE, Indian State Railway Service, of Sherborne St John, Hants; d. 22 Apr. 1980.
Devereux, David William Mervyn, son of Almeric Clifford Eustace Devereux (qv); b. 1 Mar. 1941; adm. Sept. 1954 (R); left July 1959; Selwyn Coll. Camb., matric. 1959, BA 1962; Carnegie-Mellon Univ. USA 1969-72, MSc; man. dir. C. & J. Clark (S. Africa) Ltd. 1972; subsequently man. dir. Clarks Overseas Shoes Ltd.; m. Dec. 1962 Jacqueline Wood; d. 12 Oct. 1988.
DEVEY, ARTHUR CHARLES, youngest son of Charles Hill Devey, and Charlotte Pierrepont, dau. of George Pollard (IGI); b. 11 Nov 1866; adm. from Tonbridge Sch. (R) 26 Jan 1881; left Dec 1882; went to King’s Coll. London; a bleaching engineer; AMIEE; member, Society of Chemical Industry; resident in Paris.
Devis, Paul James, son of Alexandre Georges Devis, steel merchant, of Uccle, Belgium, and Elsie Barbara, d. of James Loft Churchman of Menton, France; b. 20 Feb. 1935; adm. Sept. 1949 (R); left July 1951; d. 1971.
Dewsbery, George Stewart; b. Oct. 31, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (R); left July 1919.
Diack, Philip George Anthony, son of Sir Alexander Henderson Diack KCIE CVO CBE, Financial Commissioner Punjab, and his second wife Mylsie, d. of Robert Alfred Molloy, Indian PWD; b. 20 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1924 (R); left July 1929; LSE, BSc 1933; resident in Australia; dir. of cos associated with Calico Printers Assn Ltd; m. 8 July 1940 Mary, d. of William Henry Barlow of Colne, Lancs.; d. 1990.
Dick, Alexander Walter Henry, son of Alexander Frederick Henry Dick, man. dir. Delta Metal Co., of Blackheath, and Eileen Isabel, sister of Walter William Dolton (qv); b. 29 Feb. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left July 1938; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1938 but joined Delta Metal Co. 1939; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1950; FIM 1956; chief chemist Delta Metal Co. 1946-56; educational staff Diocese of Tanganyika 1957; Principal Alliance Sec. Sch. Dodoma, Tanganyika, 1959-67, Edo Nat. Coll. Iguobazuwa, Nigeria, 1969-71; ord. deacon 1974, priest (Salisbury) 1975; Curate Totnes 1974-7; first Vicar of Estover, Plymouth, 1980-1; Priest-in-charge Kelly, Devon, 1981-6; retd 1986; m. 3 Jan. 1964 Valerie Ann Barton, deaconess, d. of Harold Charles Barton, co. director, of Eastbourne; d. 16 Aug. 2008.
Dickenson, George Augustus Newton, son of Edward Newton Dickenson, and grandson of Edward Newton Dickenson (q.v.); b. Sept. 12, 1894; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 24, 1908 (R); K.S. 1909; left July 1912; served in Great War I with the Canadian contingent in the Engineer Corps.