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Corsellis, John, son of Douglas Henry Corsellis, barrister, and Helen Mary, sister of Philip Manley Bendall (qv); b. 14 Jan. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (H), (KS) Sept. 1937; left July 1940; articled clerk Herbert & Gowers Oxf. 1941-9; humanitarian aid worker Friends Ambulance Unit 1942, UNRRA 1945-7; adm. solicitor Mar. 1949; gen. sec., Educational Interchange Council 1949-62; OM (1st class) Fed. Rep. of Germany 1963; registrar, Bell Sch. of Languages 1962-92, subsequently bursar and principal; sec., Bell Educ. Trust 1952-92; registrar Camb. Centre for Languages, Sawston Hall 1982-91; retd. 1991; co-author Slovenia 1945: Memories of death and survival after World War II 2005 and co-researcher The Unassuming Sky: The Life and Poetry of Timothy Corsellis 2012; initiated Timothy Corsellis Prize Competition in memory of elder brother, featuring the World War II War Poets; John Corsellis archive accessible at History Dept., Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich; m. 26 May 1966 Ursula Ann Constance Alder OBE MA SRN SCM JP, author, d. of Haswell Alder, mining engineer, of Burnbridge, Yorks.; d. 18 Nov. 2018.

Lloyd-Jones, Sir Peter Hugh Jefferd, son of Maj. William Lloyd-Jones DSO, Middlesex Regt, Capt. of Invalids Royal Hospital Chelsea, and Norah Leila, d. of Frederick Harris Jefferd of South Brent, Devon; b. 21 Sept. 1922; adm. Sept. 1935 (A, non-res. KS); left July 1940; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1940, Chancellor's Prize for Latin Prose, Ireland and Craven Schols, 1947, BA MA 1947 (1st class hons Litt. Hum.); Fellow of Jesus Coll. Camb. 1948, Corpus Christi Coll. Oxf. 1954; Regius Prof. of Greek, Univ. of Oxford, and Student of Christ Church 1960-89; FBA 1966; Kt 1989; author of The Justice of Zeus 1971, Blood for the Ghosts 1982; m. 1st 30 July 1953 Frances Elisabeth, d. of Rowland Herbert Berthold Hedley of Upper Norwood; 2nd 1982 Mary Lefkowitz, Andrew W. Mellon Prof. in the Humanities, Wellesley Coll. Mass., USA, d. of Har­old Rosenthal of New York; d. 5 Oct. 2009.

Swann, Donald Ibrahim, son of Herbert William Swann MB, of St Petersburg and London, and Naguime-Sultan, d. of Mohammed Piszoff of Askhabad, Transcaspia; b. 30 Sept. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (KS); left July 1941; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1941, BA MA 1948; Friends Ambulance 1942-5 (Middle East), UNRRA Greece 1945-6; a composer, pianist and entertainer; with Michael Flanders (qv) devised and performed a two-man farrago of songs and satirical sketches called At the Drop of a Hat, followed by its sequel At the Drop of Another Hat; in later years has com­posed lyrical songs, song cycles, cantatas, operas, carols and ballads; m. 7 Aug. 1955 Janet Mary, d. of Eric Oxborrow of Ipswich; d. 23 Mar. 1994.

YOUNGER, HENRY, son of Very Rev. John Younger DD, Dean of Salisbury and Prebendary of St. Paul’s, and Henrietta Maria, dau. of Sir Richard Graham, Bart.; b. 3 Jul 1707/8; adm. (aged 9) May 1717; KS 1723; left 1725; St. John’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 6 Mar 1724/5; living 1728.

Young, Sir Roger William, son of Charles Bowden Young, Vice-Principal St Stephen’s Coll. Delhi, India, and Ruth Wilson CBE, d. of William Brown Wilson of Broughty Ferry, Angus; b. 15 Nov. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (KS); Capt. of the Sch. 1941; left July 1942; RNVR 1942-5 (Lieut. ); Ch. Ch. Oxf., elected 1942, matric. 1946, BA 1949, MA 1953; res. tutor St Catharine’s Sch. Foundn. 1949-51; asst. master, Manchester GS 1951-8; Lambeth Palace, STh 1957; Principal, George Watson’s Coll., Edinburgh 1958-85; FRS (Edin. ) 1965; Edinburgh Festival Council 1970-6; Pres. Headmasters’ Assn. of Scotland 1972-4; chmn. Headmasters’ Conference 1976; Hamilton Coll. NY, USA, Hon. LHD 1979; Governor BBC and Nat. Governor for Scotland 1979-84; knighted 1983; a Governor of the Sch. 1986-97; author of Lines of Thought 1958, Everybody’s Business 1968, Everybody’s World 1972; m. 2 Dec. 1950 Caroline Mary, sister of Charles Henry Christie (qv); d. 15 Feb. 2017.

Young, Pierre Harry John, son of David Hunter Young, bank official, of Paris, France, and Bernardine Anselmine Jeanne, d. of Pierre Barus of Paris, France; b. 12 June 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (KS); left July 1943; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1943, Math. Trip. Pt 2 1945; Bristol-Siddeley Engines Ltd. 1949; in charge Concorde Olympus 593 engine programme 1962, engineering dir. 1966-70, tech. dir. 1970-3; dep. tech dir. Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd. 1973-6, later dir. of advanced engineering; FRAeS FIMechE; FRS 1974; m. 17 Dec. 1953 Lilly Irene, d. of Martin Cahn; d. 4 Aug. 1985.

YOUNG, GEORGE, son of George Young, Pimley, Uffington, Shropshire, and Elinor, dau. of George Sotherne, Fitz, Shropshire; bapt. 14 Feb 1615/6; adm.; KS 1630; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1636, adm. pens. 19 May 1636, scholar 1637; BA 1639/40.

Young, Frank, son of Edward Ash Young, of Alford, Lincs, by Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Christopher Stephenson; b. April 3, 1880; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 27, 1894; left July 1899; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Samwaies and Triplett) July 1899 (adm. subsizar Sept. 30, 1899); B.A. 1902; played football (Assoc.) for Camb. 1900 and 1901; an engineer; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. Indian Infantry Dec. 1, 1915; d. Jan. 18, 1951.

YOUNG, BENJAMIN; b.; adm.; KS 1674; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1675, adm. pens. 25 Jun 1675, scholar 1676, matr. 1678; BA 1678/9; ordained; Vicar of Woodbastwick, Norfolk, from 11 Mar 1681/2; m.; d. 7 Sep 1736, aged 81.

YONGE, HENRY, brother of William Yonge (adm. 1721, qv); bapt. 6 Dec 1713; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1723; KS 1728; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1733, matr. 25 May 1733, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1733 – void 3 Aug 1747 (expiry year of grace as V. Great Torrington from 1 Aug 1746); adm. Inner Temple 5 Mar 1732/3; BA 1737; MA 20 Mar 1739/40; ordained; Vicar of Great Torrington, Devon, from 22 Apr 1746; m. 24 Jan 1746 Sarah, dau. of John Wolley, Ludlow, Shropshire; d. 23 Nov 1784.