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Oakley, Geoffrey Edward Say, son of Edward Woodall Oakley, of Blackheath, Kent; b. April 9, 1898; adm. Jan. 16, 1913 (H); left Dec. 1914; Air-Mechanic R.F.C. March 2, 1916; served in France May - Nov. 1917; gassed at Ploegsteert Wood June 7, 1917.

Oates, Richard Emery, son of F. Harman Oates, of West Brompton; b. Sept. 16, 1899; adm. Jan. 15, 1914 (H); left Dec. 1915; d. 1971.

O'Brien, John Richard, son of Richard Alfred O'Brien CBE MD, bacteriologist, of Beckenham, Kent, and Nora McKay, violinist, d. of Benjamin Thomas McKay, engineer, of Maryborough, Queensland, Australia; b. 6 Nov. 1915; adm. Apr. 1929 (H), KS Sept. 1930; left July 1934; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1934, BA 1938, MA 1947; St Barth. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP BM 1940; MD 1950, FRCPath 1964, MRCP 1970, FRCP 1975; practised at Saltash, Cornwall, and Ports­mouth; pathologist Plymouth 1947-53; consult. haematologist Portsmouth Gen. Hosp. 1953- 74; Reader in Haematology Univ. of Southampton 1974-; m. 1st 22 June 1939 Sybil Margaret, d. of Alfred Simeon Boyes of Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2nd 11 July 1958 Marie Vollam, d. of Joseph Vollam Morton of Carshalton, Surrey; d. 27 Oct. 2002.

Olivier, Gerard Cornelis Hordern, son of Okert John Olivier, barrister-at-law, of Graff-Reinet, Cape Province, S. Africa; b. 10 June 1909; adm. Jan. 1923 (H); left July 1926; 2nd Lieut. RA July 1942; d. Feb. 2002.

Ormiston, Philip Herbert, son of Philip L. Ormiston, of Richmond, Surrey; b. Oct. 21, 1884; adm. as (non-resident) Q.S. Sept. 30, 1897 (H); left July 1902; gold and silver wire drawer, firm, Ormiston and Sons; m. July 22, 1912, Dorothy Frances, fourth daughter of W. Slade Nicholas, of Hampstead; d. Jan. 31, 1923.

Ormond, Guillaume Francis, son of Francis Ormond, of Chelsea; b. Jan. 26, 1896; adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (H); left July 1912; Exeter Coll. Oxon. (Organ scholar), matric. Michaelmas 1915; d. 1971.

Orpen, Ronald Charles, brother of Horace David Clive (q.v.); b. June 25, 1886; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 22, 1898 (H); left July 1903; qualified chartered accountant 1909; ad­mitted a member of the London Stock Exchange 1910; assumed the surname of Orpen in lieu of Oppenheimer Feb. 8, 1916; 1st Batt. H.A.C. Aug. 1914; B.E.F. Sept. 1914; Lieut 3rd Batt. Cheshire Regt. June 11, 1916; served in France Sept. 1914 -July 1915 and May 1917 - Sept. 1918; employed at the War Office; Lieut. Pioneer Corps July 29, 1940; Major; retired Feb. 1944; member of L.C.C. 1952-5; Mayor of St. Marylebone 1954-5; m. 1917, Eileen Mary, daughter of Edward Douglas-White, of Kensington; d. 1975.

Orriss, Walter Gerald, only son of Walter Felix Orriss, of St. Johns Wood, by Amelia, daughter of Joseph Powell, of Liverpool; b. March 19, 1889; adm. Jan. 14, 1904 (H); left July 1905; Lieut. 5th (Res.) Batt. Grenadier Guards July 15, 1915; served in France in 3rd Batt., where he was twice wounded; went out for the third time March 8, 1918; d. in hospital at Doullens March 29, 1918, of wounds received at Arras the previous day; unm.

O'Sullivan, Curtis Dion, son of Cornelius Denis O'Sullivan, of Notting Hill, by Elisabeth, daughter of James Marvin Curtis, of San Francisco, California; b. Oct. 29, 1894; adm. Sept. 24, 1908 (H); left Easter 1912; California Univ., matric. 1912; B.A. 1915; M.A. 1916; served in Great War I; Capt. 13th Div. U.S.A. Infantry May 3, 1917-Oct. 1919; engaged in estate management in San Francisco between 1919 and 1926; president of Mills Estate 1926-42; Trustee, Phelan Foundation since 1942; served in Great War II as Col. 184th U.S. Infantry 1941-6; Adj. General of California 1946-51; Cmdg. General 49th Inf. Div. 1950-4; retired Maj.-General 1954; Bronze Star with cluster; Legion of Merit for leadership of his Regt. at Kwajalein Island; Combat Inf. Badge; three Battle Stars and Arrowhead; East Asiatic Pacific Medal, California Medal of Merit with two clusters; m. Dec. 29, 1917, Helen, daughter of Joseph George Hooper, of San Francisco; d. 1967.

Overweg, Charles, son of Charles Overweg, of Clapham, Surrey; b. Oct. 12, 1876; adm. Jan. 15, 1891 (H); left July 1892.