Cruft, Adrian Francis, brother of John Herbert Cruft (qv); b. 10 Feb. 1921: adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left Dec. 1937; Roy. Coll. of Music, Boult Conductmg School. 1938; 2nd Lieut. RA 1944, transf. Beds & Herts Regt 1945; RWA Frontier Force, W. Afnca and India, 1945-6; Sullivan Comp. Prize RCM 1947; 1st prize Roy. Philh. Soc. open competition 1951; Prof. of Harmony and Counterpoint RCM 1962; ARCM 1964, FRCM 1981; member BBC Symphony Orch. 1948-9, Covent Garden Orch. 1949-53, Philharmonia Orch. 1954-62; chairman Composers' Guild of GB 1966; Freeman City of London 1968; Prof. of Orchestration, Guildhall Sch. of Music 1972- 5; composer of over 90 choral, orchestral, solo and chamber music works, including a setting of the Te Deum for Commem. 1964 in the Abbey; m. 1st Joyce Latham, d. of C. Wentworth Elam of Liverpool; 2nd 26 Apr. 1957 Margaret Pamela, d. of W. W. Peters of Lewisham; 3rd 23 Sept. 1975 Jocelyn, d. of W. Ralph Mather of Bodicote, Oxon.; d. 20 Feb. 1987.

Crook, Thomas Ralph, son of Ralph Crook of Sidcup, Kent, and Kate La Beata, d. of Thomas Wilkins of Swindon, Wilts; b. 24 May 1913; adm. Sept. 1927 (H), KS Sept. 1927; left July 1932; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1932, BA 1937, MA 1964; secretariat Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Calcutta, 1937-42; Madras Regt IA 1942, GSO2 GHQ India; SEAC Burma 1944, GSOI XIV Army; returned Calcutta 1946; Delhi adviser to Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Calcutta, 1963, Sec. Gen. 1967; retd 1970 and returned to England; m. 7 Oct. 1948 Joan Ruby Allum, teacher, d. of Ernest John Allum RN; d. 1 June 1999.

CROCKETT, ARTHUR WALCOTT, son of Edwin Arthur Brassey Crockett, Strathmore Gardens, Kensington, engineer and architect, and Elizabeth Isabel, eldest dau. of Sir Stephen Walcott KCMG, Lansdown Crescent, Notting Hill, London, Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioner; b. 10 Sep 1867; adm. from Derby Sch. (H) 22 Sep 1882; left Apr 1883; at Hereford Cathedral Sch. 1883-4; Non-Coll., Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1888; migrated to Corpus Christi Coll., adm. pens. 12 Jan 1889; BA 1891; MA 1895; Ridley Hall, Cambridge, 1892; ordained deacon 1892, priest 1893 (both Canterbury); held several curacies, including two years at The Old Church, Calcutta, India; Vicar of Compton and Rector of Upper Marden, Sussex 1903-8; Vicar of Bitterne, Hants., 1908-20; Rector of Southfleet, Kent, 1920-6; Rector of St. Ives, Cornwall, 1927-37; Curate, West Camel, Somerset, 1943-4; m. 1st, 22 Jun 1892 Caroline Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Charles George Coombe, Vicar of St. Peter’s, Worthing, Sussex; m. 2nd, 22 May 1912 Gertrude Hayes Katherine, sister of Felix John Sterndale Gardiner (qv).

Creswick, Maurice de Jersey, son of James Paul Creswick, of Shortlands, Kent, by Maude Lavinia, daughter of George Morris, of Keynsham, Somerset; b. May 3, 1894; adm. Jan. 14, 1909 (H); left July 1911; a journalist; temp. 2nd Lieut. in the Buffs Jan. 21, 1915; Lieut. July 1, 1917; served ten months in France, where he was wounded three times, and also in Mesopotamia, India, and the Afghan War; demob. Sept. 1919; Pilot Officer (A. and S. D.) R.A.F.V.R. Oct. 1, 1940; transferred to R.A.F. Regt. Feb. 1, 1942; returned to A. and S. D. Oct. 15, 1942; Flight.-Lieut.

Creswell, Keppel Archibald Cameron, only son of Keppel Creswell, of Regent's Park, a member of Lloyds, by Margaret, daughter of Thomas Henderson, of Rugby, solicitor; b. Sept. 13, 1879; adm. May 8, 1891 (H); left July 1896; City and Guilds Technical Coll. Finsbury, Mitchell scholar 1897; served in Great War I; Staff Capt. R.A.F. Middle East Jan. 1918; thrice mentioned in despatches; M.B.E. Jan. 1, 1919; Inspector of Monuments, Syria and Palestine, Eastern Area, enemy territory Aug. 4, 1919 May 1920; Hon. A. R. I. B.A.; Professor of Muslim Art and Archaeology, Egyptian University, Cairo, 1931-51; Professor of Muslim Architecture, American Univ., Cairo, 1956; F. S. A. 1927; F. B.A. 1947; Hon. D. Litt. Oxon. 1946 and Princeton 1947; Rockefeller Foundation Fellow 1952-4; C.B.E. June 1955; Sir Percy Sykes Memorial Medal of the Royal Central Asian Society; Triennial Gold Medal of the Royal Asiatic Society; author of A Brief Chronology of the Mohammadan Monuments of Egypt (1919), Early Muslim Architecture (1932), The Muslim Architecture of Egypt (1952-9), A Bibliograph of the Architecture, Arts and Crafts ef Islam (1961), and other works.

COX, WILLIAM SPILLER, son of Edward Webster Cox, Secretary, Land Securities Co. , and chairman and man. dir. The Builder Ltd, and Julia Lamport, elder dau. of William Cook Spiller, Hampstead, Middlesex; b. 7 Sep 1870; adm. as exhibitioner (H) 31 May 1883; QS 12 Jun 1884; left Apr 1888; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 22 Oct 1889; Thanet exhibitioner 1889; BA 1893; MA 1896; Wycliffe Hall, Oxford 1893; ordained 1893; Curate, St. Mary Magdalen, Peckham, Surrey, 1893-6; a CMS missionary in Sierra Leone 1896; d. on his voyage home from West Africa 12 Jun 1897.

Cownie, Ivor Thomas William, son of W. B. Cownie, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex; b. July 29, 1895; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (H); left Dec. 1912; served in the 28th Batt. of the London Regt.; obtained a commission in the R.G.A. July 7, 1916; Lieut. Jan. 7, 1918; 17 May 1980.

COWELL, ALARIC CARLISLE ANTROBUS, brother of Wilfrid Hammerton Antrobus Cowell (qv); b. 4 Apr 1869; adm. (H) 16 Jun 1881, left Dec 1885; d. in West Africa 11 Dec 1905, buried at Sekondi.

Cotter, Hilary James Coughtrie, son of Gerald de Purcell Cotter DSc, superintendent Geologi­cal Survey of India, and Rosalind, d. of James Billington Coughtrie of Hong Kong; b. 20 Mar. 1918; adm. Sept. 1931 (H); left Dec. 1935; Paymaster Cadet RN June 1936, Sub-Lieut. June 1939, Lieut. Feb. 1941; invalided after sinking of HMS lnglefield at Anzio, Nov. 1944; Pemb. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1945, BA 1948, MA 1954; ADC to Gov. of Somaliland 1949-50; a school­ master; m. 22 Apr. 1957 Patricia Mary Esther, d. of James Doyne of Castlerickard, co. Westmeath; 16 May 1997.

COSTER, MARTIN EDWARD LEONARD, only son of Guillaume Frederick Isidore Coster, Park Crescent, Regent’s Park, London (Belgian citizen), and Fanny --- (1881 Census); b. 4 Oct 1867; adm. (H) 16 Jun 1881; left Dec 1884; Merton Coll. Oxford, matr. 20 Jan 1887; migrated to Charsley Hall; BA 1890; stockjobber (1901 Census).