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Watrous, Seward Eliot, son of Francis Melzar Watrous, US Bar, of Newhaven, Conn., and Veronica Theresa, d. of Thomas Seward of Johannesburg; b. 11 Aug. 1921; adm. Jan. 1933 (H); left Apr. 1938; RA 1940-5 (Maj.), GSO3 Malta 1942-3, GSO2 Force 266 1943-4; political adviser BMM Albania 1944; joined External Service BBC 1945, programme organiser Albanian and Bulgarian Services; seconded Colonial Office 1950, head of Emergency Information Services Malaya 1951; asst head BBC Asian Services 1955-6, Arabic Services 1956, head of Afri­can, Caribbean and Colonial Services 1958; chief asst BBC talks and features 1968-70, head of Overseas Regional Services 1970-3; man. dir. Watrous & Co. 1973; m. 19 Apr. 1952 Bridget, d. of Lieut.-Col. Clifford W. Cronin of Tiverton, Devon; d. 21 May 1984.

WATKIN-WILLIAMS, ROBERT THESIGER, eldest son of Sir Charles James Watkin-Williams, Kt, Judge of the Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice, and his second wife Charlotte, sister of Sir Herbert William Lush-Wilson (qv); b. 7 Jan 1867; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (H); left May 1884; adm. solicitor Nov 1889; Master in Chancery Division, Supreme Court; JP Devon 1917; m. 22 May 1897 Mary, third dau. of George Thornton Skilbeck, St. Issy, Cornwall.

WATKIN-WILLIAMS, PENROSE LANYON, brother of Robert Thesiger Watkin-Williams (qv); b. 29 Dec 1867; adm. 26 Jan 1882 (H); left Dec 1883; Middlesex Hospital; MRCS and LRCP 1894; FRCS (Edinburgh ) 1910; medical practitioner at Padstow, Cornwall; served in 1914-8 War; temp. Capt., RAMC 17 May 1916; Maj., 21 Jul 1919; wounded at battle of the Somme Jul 1916; mentioned in despatches; DSO 19 Aug 1916; m. 6 Aug 1896 Ellen Margaret, second dau. of George Thornton Skilbeck, St. Issy, Cornwall [drug merchant ?]; d. 5 Aug 1947.

Watford, Ernest Francis Brooke, son of William Daniel Watford, of Chelsea; b. Oct. 21, 1898; adm. Sept. 26, 1912 (H); K.S. (non-resident) 1913; left April 1916.

Waterfield, Alan Bernard, son of Charles Alan Waterfield, clerk in Bank of England, of Blackheath and Blanche, d. of George James Newbury of Broxbourne, Herts; grandson of Edward Waterfield (qv); b. 4 Sept. 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (H); left Dec. 1923; Univ. of Lond., BA; a chartered accountant, ACA 1930, FCA 1960; Univ. accountant, Univ. of London; m. 1st 14 Jan. 1936 Grace Marjorie, d. of George Richardson of Mauritius; 2nd 21 May 1949 Brenda Blanche, d. of Matthew Henry Judges of Edgware, Middx; d. 18 Nov. 1983.

Warwick, Francis Alister, son of Harry Sidney Warwick, of Norwood, Surrey, by Sarah, daughter of William Bennett, of Bolsover, co. Derby; b. Dec. 21, 1902; adm. Jan. 17, 1918 (H); left Easter 1920; an author and playwright; Queen's Westminster Regt. K.R.R.G. 1939; Royal West African Frontier Force 1941; 2nd Lieut. Intelligence Corps Aug. 21, 1942; Capt. 1943; mentioned in despatches (Mediterranean) L.G. May 23, 1946; d. 1975.

WARNER, HARRY ERNEST, son of Powell Warner, Albion Road, Hampstead, Middlesex, solicitor, and Anne F. --- (1881 Census); b. 10 May 1866; adm. 22 Sep 1881 (H); left Aug 1883; adm. solicitor May 1892; practised in London; d. 14 Mar 1929.

Warburton, Hewitt Bailey, son of. Joseph Roberts Warburton, of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, by Frances Alice, daughter of James Bailey, of Bath, Somerset; b. Jan. 14, 1904; adm. May 2, 1917 (H); left Aug. 1922; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1922; B.A. 1926; managing director of Radio Rentals, Melbourne, Australia; m. June 1942, Nance Margaret Michael, of Melbourne; d. 18 July 1998.

Walther, William Wernher, son of F. W. Walther of Hampstead, and Anna Dorothea, d. of Theodor Holzapfel of Lippe, Germany; b. 10 June 1906; adm. Jan. 1921 (H); left July 1923; Univ. Coll. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1931, MB BS 1934; Dir. of Pathology Queen Mary's Hosp. 1935; FRCPath 1964; hon. consult. pathologist Whipps Cross Hosp. Leytonstone; m. 1st 12 Jan. 1935 Winifred Amelia, d. of Henry James Skeen; 2nd 1 Dec. 1936 Luba, d. of Arkady Stolisky of Kaunas, Lithuania; d. 21 Mar. 1989.

Walpole, Robert Henry, second son of the Rt. Rev. George Henry Somerset Walpole, D.D., Bishop of Edinburgh, by Mildred Helen, daughter of Charles Foster Barham, M.D., of Truro, Cornwall; b. Jan. 18, 1892; adm. from Durham School Jan. 14, 1904 (H); left July 1911; Magd. Coll. Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1911; B.A. 1914; Professor of English, St. Paul's Coll., Calcutta, Aug. 1914-Oct. 1916; enlisted in Nov. 1916; Lieut. Rifle Brigade May 30, 1917; served in France, where he was wounded at Cambrai Dec. 1, 1917, and at Lens May 14, 1918; at Salonika Nov. 1918 - Feb. 1919; demob. April 1919; an asst. master at preparatory schools in England 1919-26; at King Edward VI School, Stratford-on­ Avon, 1927-49; retired July 1949; d. May 6, 1963.