Ranalow, Frederick Baring, only son of Joseph George Miles Parker Ranalow, music master at the school, by Ellen Frances, daughter of Francis Baring Atkinson, of Morland Hall, Westmorland; b. Nov. 7, 1873; adm. May IO, 1888 (H); left Dec. 1890; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music 1906; appointed a Lay Vicar of Westminster Abbey Aug. 1, 1900; resigned Dec. 1908; Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music; for many years leading baritone of the Beecham Opera Company; played the part of Macbeth in the revival of The Beggar's Opera in 1920, which ran for 1,000 performances; m. Jan. 21, 1909, Lilian Mary, elder daughter of William Edward Oates, of Gestingthorpe Hall, Essex; d. Dec. 8, 1953.
Rankin, William Sewell de Guibe, son of Richard Henry Rankin, attorney, of Newark, NJ, USA; b. 4 May 1905; adm. Sept. 1919 (H, non-res. KS); left July 1924; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1924, Boden Sanskrit schol. 1927, BA 1928, MA 1952; education officer Nigerian Civil Service 1928-51, retd Nov. 1951; worked for UNESCO Liberia 1952, Ethiopia 1956-7; taught in Scotland 1958-67; m. 15 Sept. 1938 Elizabeth Louisa, d. of Edward Hope Waterfield (qv); d. Jan. 1987.
Rasquin, André, son of Georges Rasquin, of Liege, Belgium, advocate, by Nelly, daughter of Auguste Hock, of Namur, Belgium; b. May 3, 1903; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (H); left Dec. 1918; Liège Univ.; an electrical and chemical engineer; under manager of S. A. Engrais et Produits Chimiques de la Meuse, Tilleur, Belgium.
Rattenbury, Robert Mantle, son of the Rev. John Ernest Rattenbury, D.D., Wesleyan minister, by Edith Mary, daughter of Robert Scampton Mantle, of Leicester; b. Dec. 9, 1901; adm. as (non-resident) K.S. Sept. 23, 1915 (H); elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies) July 1920, matric. Michaelmas 1920; open exhibition at Trin. Coll. 1920; senior scholar 1922; 1st class Classical Tripos, pt. 1, 1921; Stewart of Rannoch Scholar, Greek and Latin, 1922; 1st class Classical Tripos, pt. 2, 1923; George Charles Winter Warr Scholar 1923; B.A. 1923; M.A. 1927; Fellow 1926; assist. lecturer in Classics, Leeds Univ., Oct. 1924-7; lecturer in Classics, Trin. Coll. Camb., 1930-52; tutor 1945, senior tutor 1946-52; Univ. lecturer in classics 1932-52; Registrary of Cambridge Univ. since Jan. 1953; a Governor of the School 1951; m. July 14, 1934, Monica Mary Miller, elder daughter of Frank W. Jones, of Headingley, Leeds; d. 1970.
Ravenscroft, Edward Gildon Strode, brother of Herbert Valentine Ravenscroft (q.v.); b. Oct. 25, 1881; adm. Sept. 28, 1893 (H); Q.S. 1896; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1900, matric. Michaelmas 1900; B.A. 1905; a preparatory school master 1905-16; entered the Customs Service 1916, and was subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture; retired 1946; d. 1966.
Rawnsley, David Willingham, son of Noel Rawnsley of Sevenoaks, Kent, and Violet Cutbill, poet, of Sidcup, Kent; b. 25 June 1909; adm. Sept. 1922 (H); left July 1924; ARIBA; art director and production designer for film industry, sculptor, painter and ceramicist; m. 28 Dec. 1966 Phyllis Mary, d. of Lieut.-Cdr John Lionel May RNVR, master mariner; d. 18 Nov. 1977.
Rayner, Herbert, brother of William Vernon Rayner (q.v.); b. May 1, 1882; adm. Jan. 16, 1896 (H); left July 1898; an engineer; enlisted in the Univ. and P.S. Corps in 1914 and served in his capacity as engineer in war work at home; m.
Rayner, William Vernon, son of William Rayner, M.R.C.S., of London, by Julia, daughter of William Dentith, of Manchester; b. July 17, 1880; adm. Sept. 27, 1894 (H); left July 1898; adm. a solicitor Dec. 1904; practised in Smith Square, Westminster; was living at Buenos Ayres in Aug. 1914 and on the declaration of war returned to England and enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, and became a Lance-Corporal; served in France, and was sent home wounded March 1916, returned to the front in June 1916, and reported 'missing' three weeks later, when the advance was made near Bethune; presumed killed in action July 23, 1916; unm.
Read, Geoffrey Ernest, son of Ernest James Read, quantity surveyor, of Upper Norwood, and Jessie Leonore, d. of James Bullpitt of South Norwood; b. 28 Apr. 1903; adm. Sept. 1916 (H); left Apr. 1920; an architect, ARIBA 1925, FRIBA 1946; m. 5 Apr. 1940 Josephine, d. of Arthur Bailey Proudman of Loughborough, Leics.; d. 1 Apr. 1993
Reed, Hugh Atkin, brother of Henry Potter Reed (q.v.); b. Aug. 29, 1879; adm. Jan. 19, 1893 (H); left April 1894.