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Bone, Alexander Drummond, son of Drummond Bone of Buenos Aires and Jane Johnstone, d. of David Hume of Enniskillen, co. Fermanagh; b. 22 Dec. 1914; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left July 1929; re-adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left July 1933; Univ. of Lond., MB BS MRCS LRCP 1939; RNVR 1940-3 (Surg. Lieut.); served in HMS Dorsetshire at the sinking of the Bismarck, torpedoed in HMS Lively; DSC (Med.) Nov. 1942; lost with HMS Dulverton 13 Nov. 1943.

Alexander Drummond Bone was born at Battersea, Surrey on the 22nd of December 1914 the only son of Drummond Bone, a consulting engineer, and Jean Johnston (nee Hume) Bone of 64, Prince of Wales’ Mansions, Battersea, later of 122, Sloane Street in London. He was christened at St Mary’s Church, Wandsworth on the 3rd of March 1917.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from September 1928 to July 1929. He was readmitted in September 1931 when he was up Homeboarders until July 1933. He went on to the St Thomas’ Hospital, University of London from 1933, achieving MB BS MRCS and LRCP in 1939. On the outbreak of war he was working as a House Physician at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. He was commissioned as a Surgeon Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on the 14th of May 1940.
He was serving on board the heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire when she was involved in the sinking of the Bismarck in May 1941. He was serving with the destroyer HMS Lively when she was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the 11th of May 1942. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross: - “For bravery and devotion to duty while serving in HM Ship Lively in the Mediterranean.” which was announced in the London Gazette of the 17th of November 1942.
He was later posted to the destroyer HMS Dulverton (L63).
In October 1943 HMS Dulverton, under the command of Commander Stuart Austen Buss MVO DSC RN, formed part of a force which was supporting the capture the islands of Kos and Leros from the Germans. On the 22nd of October she fired on shore targets at Levitha and she transported troops and stores to Leros on the 27th of October when she came under sustained attack from enemy aircraft and E Boats before she returned to Alexandria.
On the 12th of November HMS Dulverton returned to the area to support the garrison on Leros, which had just been attacked by German paratroopers. At around 1.45am on the 13th of November 1943, she was some five miles off the coast of Kos when she was attacked by Do217 aircraft of KG 100 which were using Hs 293 glider bombs. During the attack she was hit abreast of the bridge by one of the bombs, which blew off her bow section and started a number of fires on board. While the destroyer HMS Echo (H23) began rescuing the survivors, the escort destroyer HMS Belvoir (L32) continued firing on the enemy aircraft. By 3.20am the now abandoned destoyer was burning fiercely and orders were given to HMS Belvoir to scuttle her with a torpedo. HMS Dulverton was hit by the torpedo and sank at 3.33am. Six officers and one hundred and fourteen ratings had been rescued but three officers and seventy five ratings had been lost in the attack. Alexander Bone was among the dead.
He is commemorated on the St Thomas’ Hospital Roll of Honour
He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial Panel 84, Column 2.

Picarda (subsequently Picarda Kemp), Noël Bernard Jacques Peter, brother of Hubert Alistair Paul Picarda (qv); b. 14 Dec. 1937; adm. Sept. 1951 (B); left July 1956; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1958, BA 1963; a TV author and producer 1965-71; adopted surname of Kemp by deed poll 1971; journalist and presenter; city ed. The Spectator 1971-2; contested (Lib. ) S. Northants by-election 1962, (Cons. ) Goole Feb. and Oct. 1974; subsequently a teacher; m. May 1969 (div. 1982) Miranda, d. of Sir Charles Hardie CBE, chartered accountant and co. chmn.; d. 22 July 2003.

Edwards, Roger Nicholas, Baron Crickhowell, brother of David William Wood Edwards (qv); b. 25 Feb. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; 2nd Lieut. 1st Batt. Welch Fusileers 1952-4; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1954, BA 1957, MA 1968; Wm Brandts Sons & Co. Ltd., bankers, 1957-76, dir. 1972-6; member of Lloyd’s 1976, dir. A. L. Sturge 1970-6, PA Internat. & Sturge 1977-9; MP (Cons. ) Pembroke 1970-87; Sec. of State for Wales 1979-87; PC 1979; Hon. Fellow Univ. Coll. Cardiff 1985; created Baron Crickhowell 1987; pres. Univ. of Wales at Cardiff 1988-98; chmn. Nat. Rivers Authority 1989-96, Cameron May 1992-4, ITNET 1995-2004; dir. Welsh National Opera 1988-92; pres. Contemporary Art Soc. for Wales 1988-93; pres. SE Wales Arts Assn. and Contemporary Art Soc. for Wales; Hon. LLD Univ. of Glamorgan 2001; member House of Lords EU Sub-Committees 2000-10, Science and Tech. Committee 2007-10, Constitution Committee 2010-5; m. 26 Jan. 1963 Ankaret, d. of William James Healing, co. dir., of Tewkesbury, Gloucs.; d. 17 Mar. 2018.

Benn, Anthony Neil Wedgwood, brother of Hon. Michael Julius Wedgwood Benn (qv); b. 3 Apr. 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (B); left July 1942; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1942, BA 1946, MA 1949, hon. Fellow 2005; RAFVR 1943-5, RNVR 1945-6; Pres. of Oxford Union 1947; producer BBC N. American Service 1949-50; MP (Lab. ) Bristol South-East Dec. 1950-60 and Aug. 1963-83, Chesterfield Mar. 1984-2001; succ. his father as 2nd Viscount Stansgate 17 Nov. 1960; unsuccessfully attempted to renounce his succession in 1955 and 1960, and after winning a by-election at Bristol South-East in May 1961 was disqualified from taking his seat; later instigated the Peerage Act 1963, and renounced the title for life; chmn. Fabian Soc. 1964; Postmaster-General 1964-6, founding the PO Giro; PC 1964; Min. of Technology 1966-70, assuming responsibility for Aviation in 1967, for Power 1969; hon. LLD Strathclyde Univ. 1969, hon. DTech Bradford Univ. 1969, hon. DSc Aston Univ., 1970; Sec. of State for Industry 1974-5, for Energy 1975-9; member NEC, Lab. Party 1959-60, 1962-93, chmn. 1971-2; pres., Campaign Group of Labour MPs 1987-2001; pres., Stop the War Coalition 2004-14; author of a number of works on political subjects; published nine volumes of his diaries; m. 17 June 1949 Caroline, d. of James Miltonn De Camp of Cincinnati, USA; d. 14 Mar. 2014.

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.

Woolich, John Gevenson, son of Bernard Woolich LDS, and Millicent Woolich; b. 19 Jan. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; KCL 1954-6; Westminster Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP MB BS 1959; DObstRCOG 1962, MRCGP 1975; a gen. med. practitioner in London; m. 6 Mar. 1960 Denise Vivienne, d. of Charles Denbin; d. 2 Feb. 2013.

Woodward, John Owen, son of Sydney Woodward, lace manufacturer, and Catherine Margaret, d. of Thomas Hughes of Llandona, Anglesey; b. 1 June 1921; adm. Jan. 1935 (B); left July 1939; Merton Coll. Oxf., matric. 1939, BA 1943, MA 1946; 2nd Lieut. RASC Dec. 1942; asst Keeper Dept. of Fine Art Ashmolean Museum 1947-56; Keeper Birmingham Art Gallery 1956-65; author of Tudor and Stuart Drawings 1951, A Picture History of British Painting 1962; d. 13 Mar. 1988.

Wilson, Jeremy Michael, son of Clifford Wilson DM FRCP, Prof. of Medicine, Univ. of London, and Kathleen, d. of Harry Hebden, manufacturing chemist, of Halifax, Yorks; b. 4 May 1944; adm. Sept. 1957 (B); left Dec. 1962; Balliol Coll. Oxf., matric. 1963, BA 1966, MA 1971; LSE, MSc 1967; a writer and ed. Ogilvy British Telecom; Eurotunnel 2001-7, co-authored Eurotunnel: The Illustrated Journey 1994; a contemporary historian, biographer and fine-press publisher; authorised biographer of Lawrence of Arabia 1989, and numerous other publications relating to T. E. Lawrence; m. 1 Mar. 1975 Nicole Yvette Helari, ed., d. of Roger Raymond Helari, shipping agent, of Dunkerque, France; d. 2 Apr. 2017.

Wilson, Edward Alec, son of Edward Cecil Wilson, brewer, of Chiswick, and Amy Gwendolen, d. of Henry Ford; b. 5 May 19 19; adm. May 1932 (B); left July 1936; 2nd Lieut. RA (TA) Dec. 1938, Lieut. June 1940; Maritime Regt RA (Capt.), despatches (N. Atlantic) July 1941; member Lond. Stock Exchange 1944; film industry since 1950; producer BBC World Service; d. 1 Aug. 1996.

Wilkins, Chrisopher Charles Benjamin, son of Charles Frederick Wilkins, superintending engineer Indian PWD, and Amy, d. of Edward Handley Warner of Loughborough, Leics; b. 29 Oct. 1919; adm. Sept. 1933 (B); left Dec. 1934 and went to Monmouth School; d. 1982.