BAILEY Douglas James of Shepherds-close Upper Woodford Salisbury died 15 May 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 11 November to Joan Sophie Bailey widow.
Effects £25623 13s.

Social

The engagement is announced of Gilfrid Edward Baker Cresswell, R.E., elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Baker Cresswell and grandson of G. G. Baker Cresswell, of Preston Tower, Chathill, and Anne Sylvia, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Charrington, junr., of Broad Oak End, Hertford.

BALFOUR Anthony Melville M.C. of Holton Park Oxfordshire died 8 February 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 29 August to Margaret Mary Balfour (wife of Melville Balfour).
Effects £391 5s. 8d.

BARCLAY William Maurice of Beaches Manor Bruit Pelham Buntingford Hertfordshire died 25 February 1944 on war service Administration Llandudno 11 August to Maurice Edward Barclay retired major H.M. army. Effects £168 6s. 9d.

Second Lieut. Lieut. Patrick Baring, Grenadier Guards, third son of the late Honble. Windham Baring, and of Lady Gweneth Cavendish and stepson of Captain R. H. V. Cavendish, Ightham Court, Kent, was killed in action last month.

BARKER Maurice Stuart of Watchbury Barford Warwickshire died 5 November 1941 on war service Probate Birmingham 7 April to Gordon Kenward Barker major H.M. army and Robert Essington Negus retired lieutenant-colonel H.M. army.
Effects £9025 14s. 2d.

Dr. and Mrs. T. Y. Barkley, of Woodcroft, Weybridge, have received news of the death of their eldest son, Flying Officer Hugh Alastair Yuille Barkley. R.A.F.V.R. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force in 1941 from Cambridge University, where he was a student and gained a degree in economics. After training in America, he took part in several operational flights over enemy territory. He was popular in squash and tennis circles in Weybridge. The funeral took place at Harrogate on Monday.

BARKLEY Hugh Alastair Yuille of Woodcroft Oatlands-avenue Weybridge Surrey died 16 February 1944 at Royal Air Force Station Leconbridge Yorkshire Administration Liverpool 29 October to Thomas Yuille Barkley medical practitioner.
Effects £472 12s. 8d.

BARNARD Robert Hugh of Lower Skyborry Knighton Radnorshire died 16 April 1943 in Burma Administration (with Will) (limited) London 27 July to Eric John Vardon solicitor attorney of Dorothea Rose Barnard. Effects £8032 8s. 8d.

The death has occurred at Hartford, Cheshire, at the age of 29, of Mr. Edmund Arthur Beale, elder son of Mr. E. P. Beale, of Edgbaston, Pro-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, and a nephew of Alderman H. K. Beale.

Mr. Beale was formerly a Flying, Officer in the R.A.F., but was discharged as medically unfit after serving for the first five months of the war. He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, and afterwards started a career as an engineer, specialising in aero engineering. His interests were always in engineering and as an amateur mechanic he had taken an active part in motor-racing, assisting drivers at Shelsley Walsh and at Brooklands. He leaves a widow.

The death has occurred at Hartford, Cheshire, of Mr. Edmund Arthur Beale, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Beale, of Edgbaston. He was twenty-nine years of age.

Mr. Beale was formerly a Flying Officer in the R.A.F., but was discharged as medically unfit after serving for the first five months of the war. He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, and afterwards started a career as an engineer, specialising in aero engineering. His interests were always in engineering and as an amateur mechanic he had taken an active part in motor-racing, assisting drivers at Shelsley Walsh and at Brooklands. He leaves a widow.

BEALE Edmund Arthur of 62 Wellington-road Edgbaston Birmingham died 5 September 1940 at Vale Royal Abbey near Hartford Cheshire Administration (with Will) (limited) Birmingham 1 September to Edmund Phipson Beale solicitor attorney of Margaret Joan Beale widow. Effects £436 5s. 5d.

The death has occurred in action in Burma of Capt. John Otway Hamilton. Beamish, B.A., Royal Artillery, younger son of Rear-Admiral Beamish, M.P., and Mrs. Beamish, of Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath.

BEAMISH John Otway Hamilton of Chelworth Chelwood Gate Haywards Heath Sussex died 31 January 1945 on war service Probate Llandudno 21 April to Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish C.B rear-admiral R.N. Effects £1913 13s. 9d.

BEAUMONT-THOMAS Nigel of Cedar Grange Hethersett Norfolk died 20September 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 25 May to Archibald Ian Scott Debenham wing-commander R.A.F. Pauline Grace Beaumont-Thomas single woman and Thyrza Pelling (wife of Ernest Lionel Pelling) .
Effects £116238 9s. 4d.

Major Robert Langdale Bicker-steth. the Seaforth Highlanders, son of the late R. A. Bickersteth and of Mrs Bickersteth. of Cas-tertor., Kirkby Lansdale, has become engaged to Miss Penelope Watarfield, daughter of Colonel A. and Mrs. Waterfield of Snape, Suffolk.

Major Bickersteth led an expedition to Lapland in 1939 and made a film of Lapland children at play in their winter games of ski-ing, sledging, skating over miles of snow and ice.

BICKERSTETH Robert Langdale of Casterton Hall Kirkby Lonsdale Westmorland died 26 June 1944 on war service Probate Carlisle 14 November to Martins Bank Limited.
Effects £5108 18s. 10d.

BIRCHENOUGH Michael John of 5 Cambridge-square Hyde Park London W.8 died 30 January 1942 at Addis Ababa Abyssinia Administration Chester 4 August to John Taylor Birchenough gentleman. Effects £138 13s. 5d.

BLACKER Ian Frederick Edward of Castle Martin The Curragh Kildare died 22 June 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 14 November to Sheela Maude Blacker widow.
Effects £40129 7s. 9d. in England.

BLUNDELL Charles Sydenham of Topsham Bridge Loddiswell Kingsbridge Devonshire died 9 October 1943 on war service Probate Exeter 2 October to Lloyds Bank Limited.
Effects £20889 17s. 7d.

Philip Archibald Douglas Campbell, seventh Baron of Blythswood, was interred in the family vault at Old Inchinnan Church, Renfrewshire, yesterday.

He was a lieutenant in the Scots Guards, and was involved in a motor accident on Saturday.

Baron Blythswood's mother, Lady Myths-wood; Evelyn Lady Blythswood, an aunt; the Hon. Lawrence Methuen, and 'other relatives attended. A piper and officers from the Scots Guards represented the regiment.

The engagement is announced between Sub -Lieut Samuel John Anson Bosanquet, R.N.V.R., son of his Honour Sir S. R. C. Bosanquet, K.C., and Lady Bosanquet, of Dingestow Court, Monmouth, and 38, Kensington Park-road, W.11. and Muriel Daphne, daughter of Sir Francis Griffith. C.S.I., O.B.E., and Lady Griffith, of The Old Cottage. Little Marlow, Bucks

Wedding Date
Chosen

Sub.-Lieut. Samuel John Anson Bosanquet, R.N.V.R., and Miss Muriel Daphne Griffith, whose engagement was announced earlier this month, have chosen Sunday, August 23, as the date of their wedding. it will take place quietly at Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Lieut. Bosanquet is the son of his Honour Sir Samuel R. C. Bosanquet, K.C., and Lady Bosanquet. of Dingestow Court, Monmouth, and 38 Kensington Park Road, London.

He is a nephew by marriage of Dr Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, whose wife and Lady Bosanquet are sisters.

Sir Samuel Bosanquet, who was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1893, became a K.C. in 1924. He has held several important legal appointments, and has been an Official Referee of the Supreme Court since 1931.

Miss Griffith is the daughter of Sir Francis Griffith, C.S.I., O.B.E., and Lady Griffith, of The Old Cottage, Little Marlow.

Sir Francis Griffith has been Chief Constable, New Scotland Yard, since 1933. He joined the Indian Police in 1898, and served for nine years as a district officer.

From 1919 to 1921 he was Commissioner, Bombay City, and in 1921 became Inspector-General, Bombay Presidency. He held this position until 1932.

The Primate Officiates

As we go to Press comes news of the marriage which was planned for last Sunday (August 23rd)—an unusual day even in these times for marriages—that of Sub-Lieutenant Samuel John Anson Bosanquet, R.N.V.R., and Miss Muriel Daphne Griffith. The ceremony was taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Little Marlow Church, Buckinghamshire, which is quite near the home of Sir Francis Griffith, C.S.I.. O.B.E., Chief Constable at Scotland Yard, and Lady Griffith, of The Old Cottage, Little Marlow, who are the bride's parents.

The Primate took this wedding because he is uncle by marriage of the bride, for His Honour Judge Sir Samuel Bosanquet, the groom's father, and Dr. Temple married sisters, the daughters of Mr. Frederick Henry Anson, of St. George's Square, S.W.

It was a quiet affair, and virtually a Service wedding, for the bridegroom is, as indicated, in the Navy and on short leave, and the bride, although not in one of the uniformed women's services, is employed at the War Office. They met, actually, only a few months ago.

The bridegroom, whose father is now a County Court judge and was formerly an official referee of the Supreme Court, is a representative of one of the oldest and most distinguished French families now settled in this country. His earliest ancestor who came here was a Huguenot refugee, one of whose descendants made eventually the county of Monmouthshire his home, and Dingestow Court has been their seat there for something like two centuries.

BOSANQUET Samuel John Anson of Dingestow Court Dingestow near Monmouth died 25 October 1944 at The Royal Naval Hospital Stonehouse Plymouth Probate Llandudno 25 May to Muriel Daphne Bosanquet widow. Effects £1448 4s. 11d.

BRANT Ronald Vickers of 56 Beaulieu-road Portsmouth died 1 August 1945 in Thailand Administration Winchester 13 April to Emma Brant widow. Effects £4713 18s. 10d.

BRITTON Allan Walter Naylor of 80 Rullerton-road Wallasey Cheshire died 12 December 1940 on war service Administration Liverpool 25 November to Jenny Seller Britton (wife of Noel Edward Britton). Effects £201 10s. 1d.

BROOKE Paul Rigby Sinclair of Firtrees Frant Sussex died 6 April 1942 on war service Administration Llandudno 18 June to Violet Honor Brooke spinster. Effects £6532 3s. 7d.

BRUCE Robert Julian Thomas of The Red House Sherbourne Dorsetshire died 15 April 1945 on war service Administration (with Will) Ipswich 16 February to Maurice Wyndham Bruce captain H.M. army. Effects £2857 18s. 4d.

BUCHANAN Arthur Geoffrey of Ascot Lodge Wing Buckinghamshire died 17 March 1943 on war service Administration Llandudno 10 August to John Nevill Buchanan director of public companies. Effects £1942 1s. 3d.

Major Richard Henry Bull, M.C. Scots Guards, of Upper House, West Burton, Pulborough, who died in January, 1944, son of the late Major H. Bull, R.A. left £19,518 11s 11d gross, with net personalty £19, 397 18s 7d.

A second death has occurred as a result of the Hangman's Stone, near Northleach, accident, in which a truck full of Marines returning to camp were involved in a collision with a civilian lorry.

Musician Charles Walter Montgomery, aged 19, died in Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, on Tuesday.

The other victim, also aged 19, was Musician Paul Lidgett Bunting.

Four of their comrades who were injured in the crash are still in Cheltenham General Hospital, and a fifth is in the Gloucester Royal Infirmary. All were stationed at the Royal Naval School of Music near Burford.

SCENE OF' CRASH

At the Inquest on the two men who died, which was opened at Northleach on Tuesday evening, Dr. Edward Bowen-Jones, of Northleach, stated that he was called to the scene of the crash on the main road about a mile from Northleach on the Cheltenham side of the town.

Musician Bunting was already dead, the cause of death being a fracture of the floor of the skull.

Evidence of identification was given by Lieut. James Ernest Marx, of the RN. School of Music, Burford, who stated that Musician Bunting's age was 19, and his home address 33, Kingsway, London, N.2.

In the case of the second victim, Charles Walter Montgomery, who died on Tuesday morning in the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, evidence of identification was given by his father, Mr. John Montgomery, of 11, Oswald House, Oswald-street, Holborn, W.C.1.

Inquests on both the dead musicians were adjourned for one week, the North Gloucestershire Coroner, Mr. J. D. Lane, stating that there would almost certainly have to be another adjournment as it was unlikely that the injured witnesses would be sufficiently recovered to give evidence.

He expressed his sympathy with the families of the dead men.

BUNTING Paul Lidgett of Northleach near Cheltenham died 5 July 1948 Administration London 1 February to Christopher Evelyn Bunting musician. Effects £471 11s. 9d.

It is with deep regret that the “Echo” announces the death, as the result of the Nazi bombing of a hospital in the South West on Saturday, of Wing-Commander Harry St. George Burke, who was widely known and universally popular in flying circles in the town, where his brother, Mr. Peter W. Burke, who lives at 40, Cambray Court, is a well known aeronautical engineer.

Wing-Commander Burke, who was 33 years of age, joined the R.A.F. on leaving Cambridge about 10 years ago, having been a member of the Universities Air Squadron. On the outbreak of war, he went to France with the Advanced Air Striking Force, and saw much active service in R.A.F. bombers.

Later, he was transferred to act as Ministry of Air¬craft Production Overseer to the Bristol Aircraft Co., and for a time to Rotol, work which often brought him to the town, where he soon made a great number of friends.

FRIEND OF “GERRY”
SAYER

He also served as a test pilot at Farnborough some time ago, when he did a great deal of valuable work in the testing and development of Hurricanes and Spitfires. He had for many years been a close friend of “Gerry” Sayer, the famous test pilot of the Gloster Aircraft Co. who lost his life last week.

A keen Rugby footballer, Wing-Commander Burke received back injuries while playing for an R.A.F. XV., and it was the recurrence of trouble caused by this old injury that took him to the hospital, where he was convalescent at the time that the Nazi barbarians destroyed it with their bombs on Saturday.

Wing-Commander Burke was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Redmond St. George Burke, of The Auberries, Sudbury, Suffolk. He leaves a widow and one young daughter, to whom much sympathy will be extended.

BURY Francis James Lindsay of The Old Laundry Millichope Park Craven Arms Salop died 11 LlandudnoJuly 1944 on war service Probate (save and except settled land) 15 June to Diana Mary Bury widow. Effects £l2440 4s 9d. Further Grant 15 November 1946.

BURY Francis James Lindsay of The Old Laundry Millichope Park Craven Arms Shropshire died 11 July 1944 on war service Probate (limited to settled land) London 15 November to Lindsay Edward Bury retired official of the Soudanese Government Rollo Samuel Barrett mining engineer and Eric Gerard Lumley Temple solicitor. Effects £121231 13s. 10d.
Former Grant P.R. 15 June 1945.

Another London Wedding.

Mr. Francis James Lindsay Bury, the only son of Mr. L. E. Bury, of Millichope Park, Craven Arms, was married last week in London, at St. Clement Dane's Church, Strand, to Miss Diana Moinet, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Moinet, of Orchard House, Copthorne, Sussex. The bride wore gold lame and a halo of golden leaves on her head, and had a veil of old Irish lace. In her bouquet were carnations of a lovely golden colour, to go with the gold of her dress. Mr. Frank Bury is the brother of Miss Nancy Bury, who married Mr. David Haig-Thomas, the athlete, explorer, orinthologist, writer. He is very musical. It will be remembered what an important part he took in the musical arrangements for the Ludlow pageant. ColonelWindsor-Clive was among the many guests at the wedding—one of those who came from Shropshire. The reception after the ceremony was held at 23, Knightsbridge.

Ethiopia Again

PERHAPS the most interesting man in this large group, because of the present situation in his field, is Mr. Alfred Barclay Buxton, who has already had twenty years' experience in Ethiopia, both before and during the war. He is returning with four additions to the seventeen Cambridge and Oxford men already out there.

Dr. Daniel Barnett. the white-haired secretary of the Society, said to me when I met him yestirday “The Italians have realised the good work that is being accomplished out there and have given full permission for its continuance at Addis Ababa and elsewhere.

‘At 7.50 pm on the night of 14 October 1940 a high explosive bomb fell upon the inner edge of the Dean’s Yard block of buildings, demolishing rooms on the fifth and fourth floors and exploding on the third floor. It wrecked part of the Club premises and made a breach about thirty yards in length in the circular wall of the Assembly Hall. The Hall’s ornamental ceiling and its furniture were destroyed, the lantern and the copper roof were broken and the place was filled with debris. The remainder of the building was largely undamaged, owing to its steel framework construction, and three hundred people sheltering below in the basement were uninjured, but tragically six people in the building above were killed by falling masonry. In January 1941 the Censor released the names of those who had been killed. These included two members of the Council, Lionel Hichens and Murray Buxton, also the latter’s brother, the missionary Alfred Buxton, and the recently appointed Assistant Secretary of the Church House, Henry Hall. A bronze memorial plaque, designed by the architect, was later placed in the vestibule to the Chapel.’