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Carless, Hugh Dobbie, 1897-1917

  • GB-2014-WSA-04466
  • Person
  • 1897-1917

Carless, Hugh Dobbie, younger son of Albert Carless, M.B., F.R.C.S., of London, Professor of Surgery at King's Coll., London, and temp. Lieut.-Col. R.A.M.C., by Ada Bridger, daughter of General George Staple Dobbie, of the Madras Army; b. May 13, 1897 adm. Sept. 22, 1910 (A); exhibitioner 1911; non-resident K.S. 1912; left Dec. 1914; Trin. Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. Michaelmas 1916); enlisted in the 14th Batt. the London Regt. (London Scottish) in Nov. 1914; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. (Reserve) the Gordon Highlanders June 26, 1915; was attached to the 2nd Batt. and went out to the western front May 29, 1916; wounded at High Wood in the battle of the Somme July 21, 1916; returned to the front after his recovery Jan. 10, 1917, and was attached to the 7th Batt.; d. April 24, 1917, of wounds received in action on the Scarpe the previous day; unm.

Carless, Henry Alfred, 1894-1976

  • GB-2014-WSA-04465
  • Person
  • 1894-1976

Carless, Henry Alfred, eldest son of Thomas Carless, of Richmond, Surrey, by Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of John Kingden, of Notting Hill, b. Sept. 26, 1894; adm. Sept. 26, 1907 (A); non-resident K.S. 1909; left July 1914; Trin. Hall, Camb., scholar, matric. Lent 1922; played lawn tennis against Oxford 1923, and hockey against Oxford 1924; 1st class Oriental Languages Trip., part 1, 1923; 2nd class, div. 2, Law Trip., part 2, 1924; B.A. and LL. B. 1924; Indian Police Service from 1914; A.D.C. to the Governor of the United Provinces 1917-8, served with 120th Rajputana Rifles July - Dec. 1918; transferred to Political Department for service with Khorasan Levy Corps, Meshed, Persia, 1919-20; Inspector-General of Police, Ajmer-Merwana, and Police Adviser to the Resident of Rajputana 1946; a Principal, Colonial Office 1949; C. l. E. Jan. 1, 1947; m. July 12, 1924, Gwendolen Mary, younger daughter of James Durie Pattullo, of Albury Heath, Surrey; d. 1976.

Cardew, Christopher George, 1894-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-04446
  • Person
  • 1894-?

Cardew, Christopher George, son of Arthur Cardew, of Wimbledon, barrister-at-law, by Alexandra Rhoda, daughter of the Very Rev. George W. Kitchin, Dean of Durham; b. Oct. 24, 1894; adm. as non-resident K.S. Sept. 24, 1908 (A); left July 1913; R.M.A. Woolwich; 2nd Lieut. Royal Engineers Nov. 17, 1914; Lieut. Jan. 30, 1916; Capt. June 26, 1917; Major April 23, 1930; Lieut.-Col. June 7, 1938; m. Jan. 26, 1937, Joan, only daughter of William George Lupton, of Bredenbury, nr. Bromyard, Worcs.

Capon, Herbert Vawdrey, 1886-1929

  • GB-2014-WSA-04435
  • Person
  • 1886-1929

Capon, Herbert Vawdrey, son of Herbert James Capon, M. D., M.R.C.S., of London; b. Aug. 22, 1886; adm. May 3, 1900 (A); left July 1903; St. Bartholomew's Hospital; L. M. S. S. A. (London) 1913; Lieut. R.A.M.C. Nov. 2, 1914, attached 2nd East Anglian Brigade R. F. A.; Capt. April 1, 1915; practised in London; d. in New York Aug. 1, 1929.

Cane, Roger, 1919-1963

  • GB-2014-WSA-04417
  • Person
  • 1919-1963

Cane, Roger, son of William James Roy Cane, bank manager, of Ealing, and Hilda Caroline, d. of Charles Edwin Child of Kew, Surrey; b. 27 Aug. 1919; adm. May 1933 (A); left Dec. 1936; Inst. of Marine Engineers; went to live in Kenya; d. 27 Jan. 1963.

Campbell-Johnson, Keith, 1945-1970

  • GB-2014-WSA-04408
  • Person
  • 1945-1970

Campbell-Johnson, Keith, son of Alan Campbell-Johnson (qv); b. 28 Sept. 1945; adm. Sept. 1958 (A); left Mar. 1964; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1964, BA 1968; articled to a firm of solicitors; d. in a road accident 15 Feb. 1970.

Campbell-Johnson, Alan, 1913-1998

  • GB-2014-WSA-04407
  • Person
  • 1913-1998

Campbell-Johnson, Alan, son of Lieut.-Col. James Alexander Campbell-Johnson and Gladys Susanna, d. of Robert Geering of Ruislip, Middx; b. 16 July 1913; adm. Sept. 1926 (A); left July 1932; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1932, BA 1935, MA 1956; political sec. to Rt Hon. Sir Archibald Sinclair 1937-40; RAFVR 1941-6 (Wing Cdr); staff of Lord Louis Mountbatten 1942-6; press attaché to Viceroy of India 1947-8; OBE (SE Asia) 1946, CIE 1947, US Legion of Merit 1947; contested (L) Salisbury 1945 and 1950; a PR consultant, pres. Inst. of Pub. Relations 1956-7, dir. Hill & Knowlton (UK) Ltd 1976-; hon. DLitt Southampton Univ. 1990; author of Anthony Eden (biog.) 1938, Viscount Halifax (biog.) 1941, Mission with Mountbatten 1951; m. 8 Oct. 1938 Imogen Fay de la Tour, d. of Ernest Alexander Dunlap of Jacksonville, Ill., USA; d. 25 Jan. 1998

Campbell, Ronald Henderson Stewart, 1900-?

  • GB-2014-WSA-04404
  • Person
  • 1900-?

Campbell, Ronald Henderson Stewart, son of Colin Wallace Campbell, of Notting Hill, by Margaret Joyce, daughter of Joseph Rider, of Barcelona, Spain; b. Feb. 5, 1900; adm. as a non-resident K.S. Sept. 25, 1913 (A); left Dec. 1917; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1918; 2nd Lieut. K. O. S. B. (Reserve) Dec. 20, 1918; a bank clerk in Buenos Aires; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. May 13, 1943; Flying Officer Jan. 13, 1943; m. May 4, 1946, Dora May Driscoll.

Campbell, Robert Ronald, 1874-1961

  • GB-2014-WSA-04403
  • Person
  • 1874-1961

Campbell, Robert Ronald, second son of James Duncan Campbell, C.M.G., of London, sometime Commissioner of Chinese Customs, by Ellen Mary, daughter of T. R. Lewis; b. Nov. 6, 1874; adm. May w, 1888 (A); elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1893, matric. Oct. 1893; B.A. 1897; M.A. 1900; assist. master at the school May 1900 -July 1901; Certificate of Honour, Council of Legal Education, Hilary Term 1902; called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn Jan. 27, 1902; Board of Education, temporary barrister 1903, junior examiner 1905-12; senior examiner 1912-21; assist. secretary 1921; m. July 21, 1914, Ilse Mary Lee, daughter of Richard Edward Mitcheson, of Roquebrune, Alpes Maritimes, France; d. Sept. 28, 1961.

Campbell, James Lawrence, 1914-1998

  • GB-2014-WSA-04396
  • Person
  • 1914-1998

Campbell, James Lawrence, son of James Lawrence Campbell, author and playwright, of Bed­ford, Va., USA, and Alice Campbell, author and playwright, d. of James Ormond, business­man, of Florida; b. 21 May 1914; adm. May 1928 (A); left July 1931; Lond. Central Sch. of Arts & Crafts; Academie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris; US Army Counter-intelligence Corps in WW2, special agent in Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Iran; editorial staff Art News magazine, New York, 1949-76; art dept. Brooklyn Coll. New York, instructor 1954, assist. Prof. 1964, assoc. Prof. 1968, Prof. 1970, emeritus 1982; visiting Prof. of Art History, Pratt Institute, 1967-; m. 1st Joan Malkenson PhD; 2nd Jan. 1958 Audrey Holtzmann, musician and singer, d. of Sholem Holtzmann, manufacturer; d. 1 June 1998

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