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Merson, Christopher Browse, son of Frank Merson, barrister and admin. civil servant, and Dorothy, d. of Frederick John Browse of Bishop’s Hatfield, Herts; b. 9 Feb. 1931; adm. Sept. 1945 (R); left July 1948; a cost accountant; chief accountant Globe Elastic Thread Co. Ltd. 1964-82; Open Univ., BA 1978; FAI 1980; trustee Coldharbour Mill Working Wool Museum, Tiverton, Devon; m. 11 Apr. 1959 Dianne Patricia, d. of George Ketley of Hull, Yorks; d. 28 May 1996.

Mercer, Raymond Vaudrey Farquharson, son of Raymond Gingell Morton Mercer, engineer, of Thornbury, Gloucs, and Marjory, d. of Peter Farquharson of Aberdeen; b. 4 Sept. 1905; adm. May 1919 (R); left July 1923; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1930; St Barth. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP BChir 1932; MB 1937; practised at Cookham, Berks; m. 1933 Vivian Stuart, d. of William Price of Wanstead, Essex; d. Feb. 1993.

Mercer, John Wray, son of John Thomas Mercer, M.R.C.S., of Brixton; b. April 30, 1874; adm. Jan. 17, 1889 (R); left Dec. 1891; Clare Coll. Camb., matric. Oct. 1892; B.A. 1895; a student at St. George's Hospital; d. Oct. 31, 1902.

Melville, George Alexander Easson, son of Sir Eugene Melville KCMG, UK Ambassador to UN, and Elizabeth Maxwell, d. of Charles Maxwell Strachan OBE, chartered accountant, of Hull, Yorks; b. 15 Apr. 1944; adm. Sept. 1957 (R); left July 1962; adm. solicitor June 1970; partner successively Franks Charlesley & Co., Kingsley Wood & Co., Tucker Turner Kingsley Wood & Co; m. 1st, 26 Oct. 1969 Jenny Scott, d. of Forbes Somerville, antique dealer, of Saxmundham, Suffolk; 2nd, 29 Oct. 1983 Lorna Mary, d. of Neil Jordan, solicitor, of Dewsbury, Yorks; d. 22 Oct. 2011.

Mellows, Hugh Geikie, son of Frederick George Mellows, of Regents Park, solicitor; b. May 7, 1886; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (R); left Dec. 1902; d. Nov. 14, 1910.

Mellor, William Whitmore, son of Capt. William Mellor DSO RN, of Blundellsands, Liverpool, and Emily Constance, d. of John Whitmore of Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin, Ireland; b. 9 Apr. 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (R); left July 1944; Lincoln Coll. Oxf., matric. 1944, BA 1948, BPhil 1950; asst. Dept of Logic Univ. of Aberdeen 1950-4; lecturer in Philosophy Univ. of Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1954-5, Univ. of Sheffield 1959-82; retd. 1982; d. 18 Nov. 1990.

Meigh, Edward, son of Edward Meigh of Ealing and Elsie Elizabeth, d. of John Edward Draper of Anfield, Liverpool; b. 6 June 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (R); left July 1944; a co. sec.; m. 1 Oct. 1966 Caroline Mary Louise, d. of Lieut. -Col. J. K. Arthur; d. 2016

Meeson, Edward Hickman Tucker, only son of Frederick Meeson, of Eastbourne, by his first wife, Emily, daughter of Frederic Andrews, of Binsted, Rants; b. Dec. 20, 1877; adm. April 24, 1890 (R); left April 1891; Asst. Eng. R.N. July 1, 1900; Eng.-Lieut. June 1, 1904; Eng.-Lieut.-Com. June 1, 1912; Eng.-Com. May 28, 1915; present at the action in the Heligo­land Bight Aug. 28, 1914; D.S.O. Jan. 1, 1915; m. Dec. 28, 1908 Gladys May, elder daughter of George Robert Gordon Joy, of Kingston Hill, Surrey; killed in action at the battle of Horn Reef, off Jutland, May 31, 1916.

McQuown, Frederic Richard, son of Frederic Charles McQuown and Dorothy Mabel, d. of James Alfred Billett; b. 4 Jan. 1907; adm. Jan. 1921 (R); left July 1925; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1925, BA 1928, MA 1933; called to the Bar (Gray's Inn) Nov. 1931; practised on South-Eastern circuit; PO (A & SD) RAFVR June 1940, transf. Tech. Branch Feb. 1941 (Flt Lieut.); author of several important books on gardening; d. 18 Mar. 1989.

McNeil, Ian, brother of Charles McNeil (qv); b. 8 Apr. 1920; adm. May 1933 (R); left July 1937; Jesus Coll. Camb., matric. 1937, BA 1940, MA 1944; RE 1939-42 (Lieut.), resigned commn Oct. 1942 after being injured on active service; a hydraulic engineer and consult. for Japanese trade; m. 2 June 1951 Cicely, d. of Ernest Eugene Herga MC MD, of South Woodford, Essex; d. Dec. 1997.