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Berry, Zephaniah Donald, son of Edmonds Augustine Berry, of Westminster, by Violet Evelyn, daughter of William Charles Brown, of Herne Hill, Surrey; b. May 7, 1902; adm. April 29, 1915 (H); migrated up Grant's; left July 1919; an engineer; m. Oct. 20, 1950, Diane Rose, sister of Peter James Stuart Bevan (q.v.).

Bersi-Mangakis, Demosthenes, known at school as Demosthenes Mangakis, son of Michael Mangakis of London and Sophie, d. of Paul Bersi of Athens; b. 22 Feb. 1914; adm. Jan. 1927 (H), KS (non-res.) Sept. 1927; left Dec. 1931; LSE, BSc 1935; FO Political and Intelligence Dept 1943-6; Chatham House 1946-9; export dir. Goya Ltd 1949-55, Colman Prentis & Varley Ltd 1955-9; export man. Yardley Ltd 1959-72; marketing consultant E. Europe 1972-5; changed name by deed poll Jan. 1973; retd 1975 and lived in Greece; m. 23 Dec. 1963 Cecile Vera Cruickshank; d. 16 Dec. 1997

Bindloss, Edward Alexander Morgan, son of the Rev. Edward Bindloss by Maria, daughter of Felix Clarke, of Archangel, Russia; b. Aug. 22, 1875; adm. May 10, 1888 (H); left April, 1892; A.M.I.C.E. Feb. 3, 1903; practised as an electircal engineer in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Birmingham; served in the South African War with the Northumberland Fusiliers; Hon. Lieut. in the Army July 8, 1902; Capt. 5th Batt. Royal Warwickshire Regt. (T. F.) Jan. 1, 1912; temp. Major June 17, 1915; mentioned in despatches Jan. 6, 1919; m. April 29, 1909, Margery Emily, younger daughter of John Rendell, of Newton Abbot, Devon; killed in action June 15, 1918 on the Asiego Plateau.

Binney, Alexander Lindsay, brother of William Max Binney (qv); b. 13 Feb. 1907; adm. Sept. 1920 (H), KS 1921; left July 1925; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1925, BA 1929; asst master at the school 1930-1; at Shrewsbury Sch. 1931-69, housemaster 1948-63; Army Gen. List 1941-5 (Maj., Special Duties); m. 20 Nov. 1943 Heather, d. of Frederick William Gillespie, solicitor, Chair­man Leeds Bench of Magistrates; d. 22 aug. 2001.

Bird, Ashley Hinckes, son of Arthur Hinckes Bird, L. S. A., of Chelsea, by Kate, daughter of John Clark, of the same place; b. April 22, 1893; adm. Sept. 27, 1906 (H); migrated up Rigaud's; left July 1912; Magd. Coll. Oxon. matric. Michaelmas 1912; enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers Sept. 14, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 6th Batt. Lincs. Regt. Nov. 27, 1914; Lieut. July 1, 1917; Capt.; wounded at Gallipoli 1915, on the Somme 1916, and at Arras 1917; M.A. (Oxon.) 1920; entered Wye Coll., Kent, Oct. 1922; Dip. Hort. (Wye) 1924; staff 1924; secy. and bursar 1932-45; m. April 26, 1916, Cicely, daughter of Arthur Hutchinson, of Grantham.

Blackburn, Maurice Cecil Mitford, son of Maj. Maurice Edgar Musgrave Blackburn, Indian Army, and Gladys Marion, d. of Robert Osbaldeston Mitford, of Mitford Castle, Northumberland; b. 17 July 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (H); left July 1941; KCL 1946-8, BSc 1948; flying boat captain, Aquila Airways and Eagle Aviation 1948-59, Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire, Tahiti, 1959-60; Internat. Computers Ltd. 1960-88; m. 1st, 4 Apr. 1957 Yvonne Eileen Hinns; 2nd, 13 June 1975 Sarah, d. of Col. Matthew Dunning DSO MB RAMC; d. 12 Jan. 2015.

Blake, Geoffrey Alan Stanford, son of Henry Edward Blake MRCS, and Gwendoline May, d. of Stanley Stanford of Edgbaston, Warks; b. 18 July 1922; adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left Dec. 1939; RAF (LAC), killed on active service 6 April 1941.

Geoffrey Alan Stanford Blake was born at Lambeth, South London on the 22nd of April 1922 the only son of Dr Henry Edward Blake MRCS and Gwendoline May (nee Stanford) Blake of Edgbaston in Warwickshire and of 98, Gloucester Place, Hyde Park in London. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Homeboarders from September 1935 to December 1939. He played at goalkeeper for the Football XI in 1939. He was a member of the Officer Training Corps and achieved Certificate A in March 1939.
He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and was posted to No. 5 Service Flying Training School based at RAF Tern Hill for pilot training.
At 3.10am on the 6th of April 1941, Geoffrey Blake took off for a solo night training flight in Master Mk I T8569. At the time he had accumulated a total of 45.55 hours of total solo flying time of which 17 hours were on Master aircraft. As the aircraft lifted off it collided with the roof of a hangar, causing the aircraft to crash and burn out, killing him.
His funeral took place on the 10th of April 1941.
The Elizabethan wrote of him: - “Most members of the School will remember well his consistent cheerfulness and the grace and agility with which he kept goal for the School during his last term.”
He is buried at St Peter’s Church, Stoke-Upon-Tern Row F Grave 212.

BLAKENEY, ROBERT BYRON DRURY, brother of Edward Henry Blakeney (qv); b. 18 Apr 1872; adm. (H) 8 Jun 1882; left Dec 1882; Kingsley Coll., Westward Ho 1883-5, United Services Coll., Westward Ho, 1886-9; 2nd Lieut., Royal Engineers, 24 Jul 1891; Lieut., 24 Jul 1894; Capt., 1 Jul 1902; reserve list, 12 Sep 1907; Maj., 24 Jul 1911; retd. 4 Feb 1914; served in expedition to Dongola 1896 (despatches LG 3 Nov 1896), Nile expeditions of 1897 and 1898 (despatches LG 30 Sep 1898, DSO 15 Nov 1898), South African War 1899-1901; Traffic Manager, Egyptian State Railways, 1902-6, Deputy General Manager, 1906-13; re-employed in Army at outbreak of 1914-18 war; despatches LG 21 Jun and 25 Sep 1916, 6 Jul 1917, 14 Jun 1918, CMG 3 Jun 1918; retd. with hon. rank Brig. -Gen. 1920; General Manager, Egyptian State Railways, 1919-23; President, British Fascisti, 1924; Officer, Legion of Honour; Commander, Order of Crown of Belgium; Order of the Nile, 2nd class; Medjidie, 3rd class 1903, 2nd class 1912, Osmanieh, 3rd class 1905; m. 1st, 6 May 1903, Frances Dorothy, dau. of Maj. Nelson Ellis, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London; m. 2nd, 21 Sep 1921 Clara Isabel, dau. of Dr E. Henderson, Onslow Gardens, South Kensington; d. 13 Feb 1952.

Blaksley, John Owen, son of John Hoffham Blaksley MC TD, of Blandford, Dorset, and Daphne, d. of Edmund Owen FRCS; b. 6 July 1921; adm. Jan. 1934 (H), KS 1935; left July 1940; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1940, BA MA 1946; RAFVR 1941-5 (Sqdn Ldr); a racing driver for Jaguar and MG in the 1950s; sales man. ICI Ltd; m. 1st 9 Oct. 1954 Norah Mary, d. of George Evan Evans of Maidenhead, Berks; 2nd 1 May 1958 Mary Dora Finucane, d. of Col. Tristram Grayson OBE, Irish Guards; d. 22 June 1982.

Blaxland, Athelstan Jasper, son of William Athelstan Blaxland, of West Bournemouth, Hants, by Frances Elizabeth, daughter of William Shears, of Streatham, Surrey; b. Sept. 14, 1880; adm. April 27, 1893 (H); left July 1898; Univ. Coll. Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1904; F.R.C.S. 1908; M.B. (London Univ.) 1904; B. S. 1905; M. S. 1908; in practice at Norwich; Capt. R.A.M.C. (T. F.) March 26, 1915; Major Jan. 4, 1918: served in France March 1915 to March 1919 as Surgeon Specialist to Casualty Clearing Stations; m. Nov. 6. 1912, Anna Marion, daughter of William Andrews, of Chediston, Suffolk; d. 7 December 1963.