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Osgood, Hamilton, 1907-1997
GB-2014-WSA-13300 · Person · 1907-1997

Osgood, Hamilton, son of George L. Osgood of Cambridge, Mass., USA, and June, d. of Horace O. Bright of Cambridge, Mass.; b. 4 Sept. 1907; adm. Apr. 1921 (R); left Apr. 1925; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1925; man. dir. Raleigh Industries of America; Maj. USAF in WW2, liaison officer with French Air Force; m. 12 July 1928 Helga Diana, d. of Edward Francis Gray, HM Consul­ General Boston, Mass.; d. 1 July 1997.

GB-2014-WSA-13318 · Person · 1835-1868

OUSELEY, WILLIAM WHELER JASPER, son of Col. Joseph Walker Jasper Ouseley, EICS Bengal, Oriental Professor at Fort William Coll., Calcutta, and Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. William Palmer, Chaplain EICS Bengal; b. 8 Mar 1835; adm. 14 Feb 1849 (Rigaud's); junior officer, Merchant Service; Cadet, EICS Bengal 1854; Ensign, 28 Jun 1854; 22nd Native Infantry, 16 Jan 1855; Lieut., 1 Dec 1855-7; a sheep farmer in New Zealand; d. 1868.

Owen, William, 1837-1886
GB-2014-WSA-13348 · Person · 1837-1886

OWEN, WILLIAM, only son of Sir Richard Owen KCB FRS FRCS, Hunterian Professor, Royal Coll. of Surgeons, and Caroline Amelia, only dau. of William Clift FRS, Hampstead Road, Middlesex, Curator of Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, and naturalist; b. 6 Oct 1837; adm. 25 Sep 1847 (Rigaud's); QS 1852; left 1852; Clerk, Foreign Office, from Dec 1854; m. 5 Jan 1867 Sarah Emily Fretwell, eldest dau. of Richard R. Frecheville; drowned at Kingston, Surrey 14 Mar 1886.

GB-2014-WSA-13351 · Person · 1914-1990

Oxley, Geoffrey Harold, son of Harold Oxley, stockbroker, of Sewardstonebury, Essex, and Lillian Tracey Butler; b. 29 Mar. 1914; adm. Jan. 1928 (R); left Dec. 1929; a stockbroker 1944-52; investment man. Wm Brandt Sons & Co. 1952, dir. 1969, retd from board 1975; a consultant and private co. director 1975-; m. 1st 14 Feb. 1942 Mary Beatrice, d. of John E. Foreman, med. practitioner, of Southbourne, Hants; 2nd 3 Sept. 1960 Gillian Iris Judd, d. of Capt. Gerald A. G. Young, of I. of Wight; d. 14 Sept. 1990.

Page, Charles Max, 1882-1963
GB-2014-WSA-13376 · Person · 1882-1963

Page, Sir Charles Max, son of Charles Page, of Rye, Sussex, by Mary, daughter of George Sager, of Edinburgh; b. Sept. 2, 1882; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (R); left July 1901; Lond. Univ.; M.B. and B.S. 1906; M.S. 1908; St. Thomas's Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1906; Bristowe Medal 1907; F.R.C.S. 1908; M.A. 1945; surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital; served in France 1914-9, acting Lieut.-Col. R.A.M.C. March 26, 1918; mentioned in despatches L.G. June 22, 1915, May 25 and Dec. 30, 1918; D.S.O. Jan. 1, 1919; author of a Medical Field Service Handbook (1918), and The Treatment of Fractures and Dislocations (1924); Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons, 1934; Col. R.A.M.C. Sept. 1946; consulting surgeon to the army; Major-General; K.B.E. Jan 1, 1946; C.B. Jan 1, 1944; Officer of the Legion of Honour 1948; Robert Jones Lecturer, Royal College of Surgeons 1951; a Busby Trustee 1955; Master of the O.W.W. Masonic Lodge, 1921; m. April 5, 1913, Helen Alicia, only daughter of Sir Thomas William Holderness, Bart., G.C.B., K.C.S.I.; d. Aug. 3, 1963.

GB-2014-WSA-13433 · Person · 1905-1983

Palmer, John Whicher, son of Percy Allan Palmer, M.R.C.S., of Battersea, by Agnes Charlotte, daughter of Patrick Ronald McAllister, of Skerries, Ireland; b. June 30, 1905; adm. Sept. 26. 1918 (R); left July 1923; Lond. Univ.; B.Sc. 1926; an industrial engineer; Lieut. (O.M.E.) Indian Army Sept. 21, 1940 with seniority from Sept. 9, 1935; Major Indian Army Ordnance Corps; d. 18 Dec. 1983.

GB-2014-WSA-13447 · Person · 1902-1973

Pantin, William Abel, son of Herbert Pantin, of Blackheath, Kent, by Emilia Juanita, daughter of Charles Denton Abel, of Blackheath; b. May 1, 1902; adm. May 2, 1917 (R); left Easter 1920; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1920; 1st class Modern History 1923; B.A. 1923, M.A. 1928; Alexander Prize of the Royal Historical Society 1927; Bishop Frazer Lecturer in Ecclesiastical History, Manchester Univ. 1929; Lecturer in History, Oriel Coll. Oxon. 1933; Bryce Research Student 1934; Fellow 1935; University Lecturer in Ecclesiastical Institutions since 1937; F.S.A. 1933; F.B.A. 1948; Keeper of the Archives, Oxford Univ. since 1946; author of Canterbury College, Oxford (1947); d. 10 Nov. 1973.

GB-2014-WSA-13453 · Person · 1916-1944

Pardoe, George Patrick Lefroy, brother of Stephen Walter Lefroy Pardoe (qv); b. 25 June 1916; adm. May 1930 (R); left July 1934; Aeronautical Engineering Coll. Chelsea, AFRAeS 1937; Vickers (Aviation) Ltd and Follando Aircraft Co.; Fleet Air Arm 1941-4 (Lieut. (A) RNVR), served Fighter Command UK and FAA Salerno; killed on active service 25 Jan. 1944.

George Patrick Lefroy “Pat” Pardoe was born at Purley, Surrey on the 25th of June 1916 the youngest son of Stephen George Pardoe, a newspaper manager, and Mabel Gertrude (nee Lefroy) Pardoe of 36, Foxley Lane, Purley in Surrey. He was christened at St James’ Church, Riddlesdown on the 22nd of October 1916. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from May 1930 to July 1934. He went on to the Aeronautical Engineering College, Chelsea and qualified AFRAc.S in 1937. He joined the staff of Vickers (Aviation) Ltd as an aeronautical technician, and later joined the Follando Aircraft Company. He was awarded a Royal Aero Club Certificate (No. 14607) at Brooklands Flying Club on the 18th of November 1936 while flying a DH Moth aircraft. He was elected as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in October 1941.
He enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1941 and was commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant (A) on the 30th of July 1942. He joined 879 Naval Air Squadron on the 22nd of March 1943. He served for a time with Fighter Command before joining the Fleet Air Arm. He saw action during the landings at Salerno on board the escort carrier HMS Attacker (D02).
On the 29th of January 1944 Pat Pardoe was flying Seafire Mk IIC LR761 and was leading a formation of other aircraft on a low flying photo reconnaissance exercise when his aircraft crashed into a hillside at Glenarm near Larne in County Antrim, at 11.15am killing him.
His mother received the following telegram: - “From Admiralty. Deeply regret to inform you that your son Sub Lieutenant (A) G. P. L. Pardoe RNVR has been killed in an aircraft accident.”
He was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant (A) on the 17th of March 1944.
He is buried at Larne New Cemetery Section 10, Block F, Grave 899.

GB-2014-WSA-13454 · Person · 1914-1998

Pardoe, John George Magrath, brother of Stephen Walter Lefroy Pardoe (qv); b. 2 Apr. 1914; adm. Sept. 1927 (R); left July 1932; Aeronautical Engineering Coll. Chelsea, RAeS 1937; FRAeS 1956; aircraft design industry 1935-42; accidents investigation branch Air Min. 1942-5 (hon. Sqdn Ldr RAF); Air Registration Board 1945, chief techn. officer 1969; Dir.-Gen. of Airworthiness CAA 1972-9; retd 1979; CBE 1975, Wakefield Gold Medal 1978, French Médaille de l'aeronautique 1979; m. 18 Sept. 1942 Mary Fischer, Princess Mary's nursing sister RAF, d. of Bernard Fischer, DO Burma Civil Service, of Kingskerswell, Devon; d. Jan. 1998.

GB-2014-WSA-13455 · Person · 1911-1988

Pardoe, Stephen Walter Lefroy, son of Stephen George Pardoe, man. Canada Newspaper Co., and Mabel Gertrude, d. of Capt. Benjamin Langlois Lefroy RN, of Littlehampton, Sussex; b. 10 May 1911; adm. Sept. 1926 (R); left July 1930; Univ. of Lond., BSc 1933; AMICE 1938; public works contractors 1933-43; civil engineer Min. of Works S. Wales 1943-6; production engineer Min. of Fuel Newcastle-on-Tyne 1946-9, opencast dir. NW Region 1949-52; regional opencast gen. man. NCB 1952-61, transf. Newcastle 1962, retd 1976; MBE 1976; m. 18 Apr. 1947 Marjorie, d. of Joe Preston Wood FCA, of Burnley, Lancs.; d. 30 Aug. 1988.