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Mangeot, Fowke Jean André, son of André Louis Mangeot, violinist and musicologist, and Ohve Summerly Rede, d. of Frank Rede Fowke of Chelsea; b. 18 Apr. 1911; adm. Jan. 1925 (H); left July 1927; a chartered accountant, ACA 1934, FCA 1960; Price Waterhouse & Co. 1928-38; consuft. Production Engineering Ltd 1938-47; AIPE APL 1948; chief accountant Dowtv Equipment Ltd 1947-50, dir. in Dowty Group 1950-62; CRAeS 1959; joint man. dir. Elliott Flight Automation Ltd 1962-9; financial dir. GEC Avionics Ltd 1962-76; retd 1976; m. 20 Nov. 1954 Erica June Leslie, d. of Group Capt. Eric Murray DSO RAF; d. 20 Apr. 2006.

Mangeot, Sylvain Edouard, brother of Fowke Jean André Mangeot (qv); b. 5 Nov. 1913; adm. Sept. 1926 (H); left July 1931; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1931, BA 1936, MA 1973; FO lntell. Dept in WW2, asst regional dir. France; Reuters diplomatic correspondent 1944-51; foreign editor Picture Post 1951-5, News Chronicle 1955-9; later a freelance journalist and broadcaster; author of Manchurian Adventure 1975; d. 13 May 1978.

Mango, Anthony Constantine John, son of J. T. Mango, ship broker; b. 11 Dec. 1921; adm. Jan. 1935 (H); left July 1938; PO RAFVR July 1943; killed in action over northern France 29 Feb. 1944.

Anthony Constantine John Mango was born at Paddington, London on the 11th of December 1921 the son of John Anthony Mango, a shipbroker, and Marie John (nee Kararodori) Mango of 71, Portsea Hall, Connaught Square, Knightsbridge in London. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Homeboarders from January 1935 to July 1938.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as a navigator and rose to the rank of Sergeant before being commissioned as a Pilot Officer on the 21st of June 1943. He was promoted to Flying Officer on the 21st of December 1943.
Anthony Mango and his pilot, Flying Officer Robert Wilgar Offler RCAF, took off from RAF Hunsdon at 9.45am on the 29th of February 1944 in Mosquito FB Mk IV LR403 YH-U to attack a V1 rocket “Doodlebug” launch site at Calleville. As the aircraft crossed the French coast it encountered severe snowstorms and heavy icing. It was last seen flying in a snowstorm at 3,000 feet about one and a half miles to the east of Eurville but did not return from its mission.
Theirs was one of two aircraft from the Squadron which were lost during the raid.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial Panel 207.

Mansel-Howe, Arthur Iorwerth, brother of Charles Iorwerth Mansel-Howe (q.v.); b. July 14, 1894; adm. Jan. 17, 1907 (H); left Easter 1913; served in Great War I as Air Mechanic in Royal Flying Corps.

Mansel-Howe, Charles Iorwerth, eldest son of Sidney Iorwerth Mansel-Howe, M.D., M.R.C.S., of Pimlico, barrister-at-law; b. July 18, 1891; adm. Sept. 22, 1904 (H); left July 1910; joined the 28th Batt. the London Regt. (Artists' Rifles) at the outbreak of Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 23rd Batt. the London Regt. July 11, 1916, and became Lieut.; killed in action Aug. 9, 1918.

Manser, Robert William Edward, son of Maj. William Edward Manser RE and Ann Maud, d. of John Dudgeon of Australia; b. 16 Jan. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (H); left Apr. 1931; living in Mel­bourne 1937.

March, Cecil Gow, son of Frederic Henry March, sculptor, of Farnborough, Kent, and Agnes Annie, d. of John Gow, whisky blender, of Kelso, Roburghshire; b. 8 July 1935; adm. May 1949 (H); left July 1952; ACII 1971; called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, 1974; d. 14 June 1986.

Margitai (subsequently Maxwell), Peter Eugene, son of Leo Margitai, journalist, of Hampstead, and Johanna Antonia, d. of Konstantin Reichstaetter of Prague, Czechoslovakia; b. 23 Jan. 1921; adm. Jan. 1939 (H); left July 1939; assumed the name of Maxwell in lieu of Margitai Oct. 1944; 2nd Lieut. Queen’s Roy. Regt Jan. 1945, attd Punjab Regt IA Aug. 1945 (Maj. ); a film dir. and screen writer; latterly resident in Queensland, Australia; m. 8 May 1943 Kathleen Mary, d. of Alfred Harvey Wright of Guildford, Surrey; d. 5 Apr 2013.

Markham, Michael Frank, son of Frank Reynolds Markham of Cape Town and Mary Sarah, d. of Rev. Robert Sheard, Rector of St James, Worcester, Cape Province; b. 15 Feb. 1922; adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left July 1939; Imp. Coll. Lond. 1940-2, BSc; ACGI CEng MIEE; sen. res. engineer Standard Telephones & Cables 1942-6; Prin. Sci. Officer Nat. Physical Lab. 1946-81; hon. sen. lecturer Univ. of Surrey 1981-6; retd 1986; m. 17 Apr. 1948 Marjorie Amy, d. of Isaac Joseph Girling, solicitor; d. 10 Aug. 1990.

Markau, Horst, son of Dr K. E. Markau, physicist; b. 21 June 1918; adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left Dec. 1931.