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Strother-Stewart, Collingwood George Franklin, son of Robert Strother-Stewart, Judge of the Supreme Court, Gold Coast, and Ida Lillie, d. of George Green Taylor of Newcastle-on-Tyne; b. 28 May 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (A), (H) Sept. 1929, (B) Sept. 1931; left July 1933; RMA Woolwich, 2nd Lieut. RA Jan. 1935, Lieut. July 1938, Capt. Jan. 1943, Maj. Jan. 1948; served Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland, despatches (Middle East) Dec. 1941 and Dec. 1942; retd 1958; Reed International 1958; m. 30 Dec. 1950 Marjorie Jean, d. of William F. Webb of Sutton, Surrey, and widow of Capt. J. R. B. Baron RE; d. 31 Jan. 1983.

Strachey, (Sir) Charles (Bart. ), son of Evelyn John St Loe Strachey PC MP, Sec. of State for War, Labour politician, and his second wife Celia, d. of Rev. Arthur Hume Simpson, Rector of St Mary Magdalene, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex; b. 20 June 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (B); left July 1952; Magdalen Coll. Oxf., matric. 1955, BA 1958, MA 1962; res. EMI 1958-62; marketing man. Ford 1962-75; succ. his cousin Edward Strachey, 2nd Baron Strachey, as 6th Bart. 17 May 1973, but did not assume the title; economic development officer Islington Council 1976-93; m. 1973 Janet Megan, d. of Alexander Miller; d. 18 June 2014.

Stevens, Francis Geoffrey, son of Cyril Stanley Geoffrey Stevens and Mary Ada Wingate, d. of Frank Wingate Pearse of St Ninian's, Moffat; b. 12 June 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (B); left Dec. 1934; Faraday House 1935-9; Sub-Lieut (E) RNVR Aug. 1939, transf. executive branch 1942 (Lieut.); an electrical engineer, AMIEE 1946; dir. Hackbridge Hewitt & Co., Hersham, and Eng. Elec­tric Co. to 1970; Chief Electrical Engineer BR Southern Region 1972-4; m. 1st 29 Feb. 1940 Helen Mary, d. of Harold Utterton Gould MB, of Kingston-on-Thames; 2nd 1961 Elizabeth Stevens; d. 25 Sept. 1974.

Stephens, Peter John Treeve, son of Maj. John Alban Treeve Stephens RASC, of Derbs, and Jean, d. of Alfred Robert Sidney-Wilmot of Great Horkesley, Essex; b. 3 Sept. 1941; adm. Apr. 1954 (B), (L) Sept. 1956; left July 1957; McGill Univ. Montreal, Canada, BSc 1961, MD CM 1965; a forensic pathologist Battle Creek, MI, USA, 1970-7, Davenport, IA, USA 1977-; latterly in practice at Burnsville, NC, USA; m. 8 Oct. 1965 Myrna Anne Mannila PhD, audiologist, d. of Charles Theodore Mannila of Esko, MN, USA; d. 2015.

Stedham, Henry Michael Aitken, son of Harry Easton Stedham, chartered surveyor, and Isabella Daphne, d. of Cyril Hamilton Aitken, civil engineer, of Canterbury, Kent; b. 5 Aug. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (B); left July 1941; RN and FAA 1942-5 (Petty Officer); Town Planning Officer LCC 1949-58, City and County of Newcastle-on-Tyne 1958-61; ARICS 1950; UCL, DipTP and DipCE. 1955; AMTPI 1955, FRTPI 1968; Housing and Planning Inspector, Min. of Housing and Local Govt 1961-73; Principal Planning Inspector DOE 1973-87; m. 24 June 1949 Margaret, d. of Sir Alec Paterson MC, HM Commissioner of Prisons; d. 29 Nov. 2013.

Standring, Guy Lewis, son of Thomas Standring MD, MOH Woolwich, and Sybil Mary Priscilla, d. of Penry Arthur Lewis of Cardiff, Glamorgan; b. 24 Sept. 1944; adm. Jan. 1958 (B); left July 1962; Guy’s Hosp. Med. & Dental Sch., BDS LDS 1969; DDPH 1975; a dental surgeon practising in Thamesmead and at the Lond. Hosp.; area dental officer Greenwich & Bexley HA 1978, district dental officer Bexley HA 1982; HAC July 1966, 2nd Lieut. RCT (TAVR) Oct. 1975, TD 1983; m. 11 Apr. 1970 Susan Margaret Standring, Prof. Anatomy, KCL, d. of William Harvey Hall of Penzance, Cornwall; d. 17 Nov 2014.

Southworth, Vincent Reginald Woodburn, son of Reginald Edward Southworth, advertisement man. Odhams Press Ltd, and Dorothy Alice Mary, d. of Walter Dillam of Saskatchewan; b. 28 Feb. 1925; adm. Jan. 1939 (B); left July 1942; Sergt RAFVR; killed in a flying accident 17 May 1945.

Vincent Reginald Woodburn “Reggie” Southworth was born on the 28th of February 1925 the son of Reginald Edward Southworth, an advertising executive for Odhams Press Ltd, and Dorothy Alice Mary (nee Dillam) Southworth of Gable End, Bushey Heath in Hertfordshire. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Busby’s from January 1939 to July 1942. While he was at the school he produced one of the house plays. On leaving school he worked at the Gainsborough Film Studios until he was old enough to join the armed forces. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as an air gunner and rose to the rank of Sergeant. He took part in operations on Berchtesgaden and on the Skoda Works at Pilsen.
Vincent Southworth and his crew took off from RAF East Kirkby on the 17th of May 1945 in Lancaster Mk I RF124 LE-S for a training exercise. The crew had recently joined 630 Squadron. The aircraft was flying over Wednesfield near Wolverhampton when it experienced engine trouble. It was seen descending rapidly with smoke coming from its engines and it is thought that the pilot was attempting a forced landing in a large field to avoid some houses. As the aircraft approached the field it struck overhead high voltage cables and crashed onto Lichfield Road, Wednesfield at 5.15pm where it exploded violently, causing a five foot crater and scattering the wreckage over a large area. All on board were killed.
The crew was: -
Flying Officer Bernard Hall (Pilot)
Flying Officer Victor Francis Dobell Meade (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Ronald James O’Donnell (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Gordon Leonard Rabbetts (Wireless Operator)
Sergeant Vincent Reginald Woodburn Southworth (Mid Upper Gunner)
Sergeant John Alfred Sills (Rear Gunner)
Sergeant Reginald Harry Smith (Navigator)
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Bushey.
He is buried at Watford North Cemetery Section A, Cons. Grave 1213.

Smith, Keith Gordon, brother of Graham Rex Smith (qv); b. 7 Nov. 1932; adm. May 1946 (B); left July 1950; a children’s portrait painter; d. 25 Feb. 1972.

Smith, Frank Halliburton, son of Frank Adams Smith, of Hampstead, by Mary Roberts, daughter of Thomas Halliburton, of Upper Norwood; b. Aug. 30, 1901; adm. Jan. 14, 1915 (B); left March 1918; an architect; A.R.I.B.A. 1926; F.R.I.B.A. 1937; master of the Worshipful Co. of Carpenters 1962-3; m. Jan. 29, 1927, Prudence Latham, daughter of Sir Alexander Dingwall Bateson, a Justice of the High Court; d. 15 Dec. 1975.

Sleightholm, Michael Tennant, brother of Peter Sleightholm (qv); b. 7 Dec. 1927; adm. Sept. 1941 (B); left July 1945; a public librarian East Sussex, Kensington and Huddersfield 1950-61, Shropshire County Library 1961; AIL 1948, ALA 1956; librarian (IT), Stafford Coll of Technology; m. 1st, 26 July 1952 Anne Patricia Newton, d. of William Newton Evans of New York, USA; 2nd, 30 Dec. 1961 Anne Elizabeth, d. of George Gree; d. 12 May 1997.