Harley, Robert d'Arcy Conington, son of Col. Sir Robert William Harley, K.C.M.G., C. B., by Annie, daughter of Henry Francis Conington, of Ranby Hall, Lincs; b. Jan. 4, 1870; adm. Sept. 25, 1884 (R); left April 1887.
Harley, John Ralph Henry, second son of Robert William Daker Harley (q.v.); b. Oct. 5, 1888; adm. April 21, 1904 (R); left July 1907; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. Highland Light Infantry Oct. 16, 1914; Lieut. Dec. 12, 1915; Capt. Jan. 1, 1917; served in France, Mesopotamia, and Persia; mentioned in despatches L. G. March 12, 1918; a member of the Herefordshire County Council 1923; High Sheriff 1928; Master of the Teme Valley Foxhounds 1933-45; D. L. Herefordshire 1915; served in Great War II as Major, Royal Welch Fusiliers; m. Dec. 4, 1915, Rachel Mary, daughter of Charles James Paul Gwyer, of Eywood Tidey, co. Hereford; d. Jan. 18, 1960.
Hansen, Eric Norman, brother of Albert Edward Hansen (q.v.); b. Sept. 20, 1904; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (R); left March 1923; a provision importer; served in Great War II as Lieut. R.E.; m. Dec. 7, 1933, Audrey, youngest daughter of Edmund Ivens, of Worthing, Sussex.
Ham, Francis Dillon, son of Arthur E. Ham of Bristol; b. 24 Oct. 1902; adm. Sept. 1917 (R); left July 1921; d. 1 Mar. 1989.
Hall-Patch, Anthony, son of Joseph Sebastian Philip Hall-Patch, chartered sec., of High Wycombe, and Kathleen Jenny, d. of Thomas Christopher John Williams of Bourne End, Lincs; b. 21 Nov. 1925; adm. Sept. 1939 (R); left July 1943; Univ. of Birmingham, BSc 1954; MIMechE AMIMarE; prod. dir. Brit. Polar Engines Ltd., Glasgow, 1962-7; man. Dorman Diesels Ltd., Stafford, 1967-72, man. dir. Iran 1972-6; chief exec. Nobal Trade, Iran, 1978; sen. curator Rail Transport Science Museum; retd.; d. 6 July 2013.
Hallett, Denys Bouhier Imbert, brother of Hugh Imbert Periam Hallett (q.v.); b. Oct. 8, 1887; adm. from King's Coll. School May 6, 1897 (R); left July 1906; Univ. Coll. Oxon., matric. Lent 1907; B.A. 1910; M.A., B. M., and B. Ch. 1913; St. Thomas's Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1912; served as temp. Capt. and acting Major in R.A.M.C. 1915-9; practised at Lee, Kent, and afterwards at Richmond, Surrey; m. 1st Dec. 30, 1914, Amelia Olive Annie, second daughter of the Rev. James Strother Smith, of Boyle, Eire; 2nd April 4, 1953, Queenie Gladys, daughter of James Oliver Poulton, of Teddington, Middx.; d. 3 May 1969.
Halahan, Guy Frederick Crosby, son of Air Vice-Marshal Frederick Crosby Halahan CMG CBE MVO DSO and Muriel, d. of James Grimble Groves DL of Oldfield Hall, Cheshire; b. 21 Feb. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (R); left July 1936; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1936, BA 1939, MA 1963; RAFVR (A & SD) 1940-5 (Flt Lieut.); a composer of operas; d. 14 Feb. 1983.
Groves, Philip Lawrence Leslie Peer, son of William Peer Groves, author and explorer, and Margery, d. of Thomas Walker, barrister-at-law; b. 20 Apr. 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (R); left Dec. 1931; RA in WW2; d. 5 Apr. 1967.
Groves, Louis Grimble, son of Keith Grimble Groves, barrister-at-law, and Dorothy, d. of Louis Herbert Moore; b. 1 Apr. 1921; adm. Jan. 1935 (R); left Dec. 1938; Univ. of Glasgow; RAF in WW2 (Serg. Met. Air Observer); killed on operational duties 10 Sept. 1945.
Louis Grimble Groves was born at Chelsea, London on the 1st of April 1921 the only child of Major Keith Grimble Groves, a barrister at law, and Dorothy (nee Moore) Groves of 4, York House, Kensington in London, later of “The Varrey”, Kirk Maughold on the Isle of Man. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from January 1935 to December 1938. He went on to the University of Liverpool where he was studying naval architecture when the war broke out.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, trained in Canada and rose to the rank of Sergeant. On his return to the UK he was based at the Metrological Office at RAF Brawdy.
Louis Groves and his crew took off from RAF Brawdy on the 10th of September 1945 in Halifax B (Met) Mk III RG380 X9-N on an “Epicure” sortie, to gather information on the weather over the North Atlantic. On their return to base, they were diverted to RAF Weston Zoyland due to bad weather. There was fog over Weston Zoyland when they arrived there and the aircraft was seen to pass over the airfield but, due to radio interference, communications were poor and it turned away. The aircraft was flying at a height of 1,000 feet when it crashed in dense fog into an escarpment in the Quantock Hills above Crowcombe Hall, to the south west of Williton in Somerset at 7.54pm, killing all on board.
The crew was: -
Pilot Officer Keith Gordon Proverbs (Pilot)
Flying Officer John Joseph Frederick Hobden
Flying Officer Lindsay George McMillan
Flying Officer Patrick Alfred Bee
Warrant Officer Roy Donald Cartwright
Flight Sergeant Dennis Norman Everett
Sergeant Louis Grimble Groves (Metrological Observer)
Sergeant John Macilrick Bryce Gordon (Metrological Observer)
Flight Sergeant Robert William Vinton
His funeral took place on the 15th of September 1945.
A Correspondent wrote of him: - “Louis Grimble Groves was a fine young man, a fine sportsman and extremely popular with all who knew him. He spent all his holidays in the Isle of Man and his many friends here and elsewhere will deeply regret his untimely death.”
The L. G. Groves Award was established in his memory by his parents in September 1946. The award is made to recognise those who work to improve safety in the aviation industry. A memorial was placed at the crash site in 2016.
He is buried at St Maughold’s Church.
Grove, Anthony Alleyne, son of Henry Montgomery Grove CBE, HM Consul-General Reval, Estonia, and Lilian Mabel, d. of Rev. Alleyne Hall Hall, Rector of Chevening, Kent, and hon. Canon of Chelmsford; b. 15 Nov. 1908; adm. Sept. 1922 (R); left July 1926; Roy. Trust Co. Montreal 1930; RCAMC in WW2; asst man. Roy. Trust Co.; m. 31 Aug. 1951 Barbara Gordon, d. of George F. Pike of Toronto; d. 1 Apr. 1977.