LANCASTER Charles Gordon Drake D.F.C. of Littleshaw Woldingham Surrey died on or since 14 November 1944 on war service Administration Llandudno 20 November to Wilfrid Drake Lancaster company director. Effects £2108 2s. 9d.

7282 Lander, John Gerald Heath (SH) 1 1926. School Monitor. Crew. Trinity Coll: Camb. Ladies Plate 1927, 1929. Olympics IV 1928. Stewards (Henley) 1929. Second War, Gnr: Hong Kong Vol. k in action 1941.

LANDER John Gerard Heath of St. Paul Hostel Hong Kong died 25 December 1941 on war service Probate London 13 April to Oswald Terry chartered accountant.
Effects £7897 15s. 2d. in England.

LANDER Peter Lockhart of Heathland Flaghead-road Canford Cliffs Bournemouth died 23 August 1941 on war service Administration Llandudno 22 August to Margaret Lockhart Lander widow. Effects £1944 15s. 9d.

Miss Susan Katharine Job, daughter of the Rev. C. D. Job, vicar of Walton-on-Thames, and Mrs. Job, was married at St. Mary's Church, Walton, on Thursday to Sub Lieut. John Robert Langley, R.N.V.R., son. of Mrs. Langley-Kramer, of Cawdor House, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, and the late Mr. John Basil Robert Langley, an R.A.F. officer. The bride is in the W.R.N.S. Her father, assisted by the Rev. P. D. Barton (assistant priest) officiated, and she was given away by her uncle, Mr. Conway B. Job. The only bridesmaid was Miss Alison Ann Job (the bride's only sister), and the' best man was Mr. James Pelmore. The organ was played by Mr. Stanley R. Yeandle, in the absence of Mr. H. Goold. A reception was held at the Vicarage.

LANGLEY John Robert of Sky Amesbury Wiltshire died on or since 27 March 1943 on war service Administration (with Will) Winchester 16 December to Susan Katharine Wexels (wife of Per Wexels). Effects £6037 5s. 9d.
Resworn £6710 14s. 0d.

The engagement is announced between Margaret Constance Hemphill, youngest daugther of the late Rev. Samuel Hemphill, D.D., Litt.D., Archdeacon of Down, and Mrs Hemphill, of Kincora avenue. Strandstown, Belfast, and Maurice Nevins Latter, younger son of the late Alfred Charles Latter and Mrs Latter, of Weald place, Sevenoaks, Kent.

The death is reported, while on active service, of 2nd-Lieut. Maurice Plevius Latter. R.A.. younger son of the late Mr. Alfred C. Latter and Mrs. Latter, of Weald Place. Sevenoaks.

LAURENCE Howard Richard of Tile House Burnham Buckinghamshire died 23 August 1943 on war service Probate Llandudno 8 January to Claud Laurence stockbroker and Audrey Norman married woman. Effects £3271 15s. 2d.

LEACH William Nicholson care of Lloyds Bank Limited The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells died 28 July 1945 on war service Probate Llandudno 20 March to Lloyds Bank Limited.
Effects £107475 7s. 1d.

For The Gold Coast Miss Helen Watford, only daughter of Mr. A. Watford, of Mead End, Heswall, a former member of the Cotton Association, who is to marry Mr. John T. Leacock, only son of Mr. E. E. Leacock, of Madeira, and Mrs. Leacock, the Curzon Club, London, and a relative of Stephen Leacock, the famous American humorist. After the marriage the couple are to reside in the Gold Coast, where Mr. Leacock is with the Elder Dempster Shipping Company.

LEACOCK John Trelawny of Bincombe Over Stowey Somersetshire died on or since 14 July 1941 on war service Administration Llandudno 23 September to Helen Leacock widow.
Effects £171 7s. 1d.

LEAF Edward Derek Walter D.S.C. of Manor House Freckenham Bury St. Edmunds died 15 February 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 12 August to the honourable Catherine Blanche Leaf married woman. Effects £6607 4s 11d.

A memorial service was held at St. Andrews, Freckenham, on Sunday, for Lieut, Derek Leaf, D.S.O., R.N.V.R., who lost his life this month leading what was officially described as “a gallant and successful action against heavy odds.”

Lieut. Leaf, who was well known in Cambridge, was born at Camberley in 1918, and educated at St. Peters Court, Broadstairs, and Marlborough College, where he gained a mathematical scholarship in 1931. In 1937 he took part in a scientific expedition to the Artic, led by James Wordie, wh0 had been with Capt. Scott in the Antartic. On his return he came up to Trinity College, Cambridge, and was given a war degree in geography.

His interested included modern languages, archaeology, shooting and photography; he was also a skilled draughtsman and a keen chess-player.

LIFE INTEREST IN SAILING

Having been interested in sailing boats from childhood, in 1936 he was runner-up in the Public Schools sailing. Championship, and in 1938 was one of the crew which won for England the European 24-square-metres championship on the Wannsee, near Berlin.

When the war broke out Lieut. Leaf, already. a member of the R.N.V.S.R., was taking, part in an expedition to survey Bay Islands, Honduras, but returned home and joined a ship. During the winter of 1939-40 he was on Contraband Duty, whence he transferred to .M.G.B.s in 1940. In the course of his four years’ service in M.G.B.s he was twice wounded, was awarded the D.S.C. in 1941, and was later mentioned in despatches.

A tribute from a naval officer speaks of him as “one o the most outstandingly brave, efficient and intrepid young commanding officers of the Coastal Forces.”

His father, Lieut. Charles Leaf, is Commodore of the Cam Sailing Club.

Among those present at the naval funeral were: Mrs. Derek Leaf (widow), Lieut. Charles Leaf, Royal Marines (father), the Hon. Mrs. Leaf (mother). Miss Froydis Leaf., 2nd officer A.T.A. (sister), Mrs. Orr (mother-in-law), Capt. Gordon Orr, R.A.S.C. (brother-in-law),The Senior Officers of the naval base, members of the W.R.N.S., and a large number of his brother officers and men. Among numerous friends present were; Sir Thomas Jackson, .BArt., D.S.O., M V.O. and Lady Jackson; Capt. Feit, R.N., representing Lord and Lady SomerIeyton.

The Rev. L. Sowden conducted the memorial service, and among those present were: Hon. Mrs. Leaf (mother), Miss Freydis Leaf (sister), Mrs. Douglas West (aunt), the Freckenham branch of the Home Guard and British Legion, Mrs. Harold Shann, O.B.E., representing the Suffolk branch of the B.R.C.S., members of the B.R.C.S. Detachment, Suffolk 40, and of the Cadet Unit attached to Suffolk 40, members of the National. Fire Service, Admiral Sir Herbert end Lady Richmond, the Rev. J. G. and Mrs. Perdue, Mrs. Hyde 'Smith, 'Major and Mrs. Grimshaw, the Lady Hyde, Mrs. Sowden, Mrs. R. Warde (from Chippenham), Mrs. Cor Visser.

MR AND MRS E. H. LEWIS, Dun-a-Bhuilg, have been informed that their second son, Lieut. (A) John Hugh Lewis, was killed on active service, He was born at Carluke, Lanarkshire, in 1918, and was educated at Aysgarth School, Charterhouse, and Trinity College, Cambridge. Just before his last term at Cambridge, he joined the Fleet Air Arm, and qualified as an observer. While based on Malta in 1941, his ’plane had a forced landing near Tripoli, and he spent 15 months as a prisoner of war in Italy. Exchanged in March 1943 he reached home abont three month later in poor health, but was not content until he had got back to a Squadron, Two of his brothers and two of his sisters are serving in the Navy

LEWIS John Hugh of Sunnybank Pitstone near Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire died 21 June 1944 on war service Administration Llandudno 7 February to Edwin Hugh Lewis managing director. Effects £1614 4s. 7d.

The wedding of Miss Mary McLintock. youngest daughter of Sir William and Lady McLintock, of Wimbledon. and Mr Malcolm George Lillingston, younger son of Canon A. B. G. Lillingston and the late Mrs Lillingston, of Durham. wilt take place at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. London, on Thursday.

Recently Engaged.

Mr. Malcolm George Lillingston, the younger son of the Rev. Canon A. B. G. Lillingston, and the late Mrs. Lillingston, of The College, Durham, and Miss Mary McLintock, the youngest daughter of Sir William McLintock, Bt., and Lady McLintock, of Tudor Lodge, Parkside, Wimbledon.

THE STORY OF AN EAST LONDON CURATE WHO BECAME A MAJOR IN THE WELSH' GUARDS, WAS AWARDED THE M.C., AND LATER WAS KILLED IN ACTION LEADING HIS MEN IN BATTLE, IS RE. CALLED BY THE WILL, PUBLISHED YESTERDAY, OF MAJOR THE REV. HUGH EVELYN JACKSON LISTER.

He was aged 38, and he left £17,000.

After leaving Trinity College Cambridge, Major Lister was for a time a member of the G.W.R. engineers' staff, a post he gave up in 1929 to become a curate at All Saints', Poplar.

He was a great success and did much to better the conditions of his parishioners.

In order to become one of them he was erected chairman of the Hackney branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union.

But in 1939, he resigned his curacy and insisted on going to the war as a fighting man. He joined the Welsh Guards and sailed for France with the B.E.F., eventually returning with his men from the beaches of Dunkirk.

Refused Safe Job

Later he was sent to America on important production work, but he insisted on coming back for D-Day, and refused promotion and a safe job in the Ordnance Corps so as to go to Normandy.

He was killed on September 10 during an attack on a German machine-gun nest.

Major Lister remembered his friends and parishioners in his will. He left a house at Hackney Wick to Henry Sander, the tenant; £100 to Pte. James Smith, Royal Berks Regt., and £30 to Pte. George Sutliff. Royal Sussex Regt., both described as “Prisoners of war in Germany “

To Guardsman William E. James he left £100, £75 to Guardsman Ronald Williams, and £25 to Lce.-Corpl. Hugh E. Jones.

A sum of £500 is left to Lieut.-Colonel Kenneth R. Johnstone and £100 to the Lieut.-Colonel's Fund, Welsh Guards.

To the Eton College Mission and his old church he left £50 each.

The residue goes to his sisters Mary and Susanna.

LISTER Hugh Evelyn Jackson of The Old Rectory House Purley near Reading died 9 September 1944 on war service Probate Llandudno 20 April to Arthur Trelawny Cairns Roberts solicitor. Effects £17007 9s.

LISTER Hugh Evelyn Jackson of Old Rectory House Purley near Reading died 9 September 1944 on war service Probate London 18 November to Arthur Lister opthalmic surgeon.
Effects £11760 10s. Former Grant P.R. 20 April 1945.

Two officers and a sergeant air-gunner, who have been engaged in night flying, are among four airmen who are recipients of R.A.F. awards announced to-day.

Flying Officer James Joseph O'Meara, No. 91 Squadron, receives a bar to the D.F.C., and the D.F.C. is awarded to Squadron Leader James Hayward Little, No. 219 Squadron, and Flying Officer John Waddingham, No. 141 Squadron'. Sergeant Alfred Bernard Cumbers, R.A.F.V.R., No. 141 Squadron, is the recipient of the D.F.M.

Flying Officer O'Meara, who was born at Barnsley, says the announcement, has performed excellent work as a fig4iter pilot in many and varied missions. He has destroyed at least 11 enemy aircraft.

Squadron Leader Little is an American by birth. He has carried out numerous operational flights by night, and on one occasion shot down a Dornier 17.

Flying Officer Waddingham and Sergeant Cumbers have been employed as pilot and air gunner respectively on numerous operational sorties at night. One night they destroyed a Heinkel 111, and another is believed to have been shot down into the sea.

LITTLE James Hayward of Ethandune Meols-drive Hoylake Cheshire died 12 June 1943 on war service Administration Liverpool 29 December to Sheila Jeanne Agatha Little widow and John Douglas Little cotton broker.
Effects £16633 18s. 3d.

The following Auxiliary Air Force announcements are gazetted

No. 610 (County of Chester Squadron). Pilot Officer Peter Gilbert Lamb is promoted to the rank of Flying Officer, October 25.

No. 611 (West Lancashire Squadron). The following pilot officers are promoted to the rank of flying officers, September 21: Thomas Donald Little, Douglas Herbert Watkins.

LITTLE Thomas Donald of Ethandune Meols-drive Hoylake Cheshire died 2 June 1940 on war service Administration Liverpool 15 December to Mary June Herron Little widow and John Douglas Little cotton broker.
Effects £2441 8s. 11d.

LIVERSIDGE Harold of Flat 3 John Adam-street Adelphi London W.C.1 died 30 June 1942 on war service Administration Wakefield 30 December to Joan Liversidge widow.
Effects £684 15s. 10d.

The marriage arranged between Captain Wilfred George Lucas, 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (late Royal Fusiliers), and Catherine Béchet de Balan will take place on Wednesday, the 27th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Cadogan-street, at two o'clock.

LUCAS Wilfred George of 50 Burton-court Chelsea London S.W.3 died 17 April 1941 Probate Llandudno 13 October to Catherine Josephine Louise Lucas widow. Effects £2692 6s. 5d.

LUXMOORE.—In June, 1940, killed in action with the B.E.F., Coryndon (Cory) Luxmoore, younger son of the Right Hon. Lord Justice and Lady Luxmoore, of Billington Priory, near Ashford, Kent, aged 20 years.

LUXMOORE Coryndon of Bilsington Priory near Ashford Kent died 11 June 1940 on war service Administration Llandudno 30 December to the right honourable sir Arthur Fairfax Charles Coryndon Luxmoore lord justice of appeal.
Effects £209 1s. 9d.

Nine bridesmaids wearing picture gowns of ice blue moire attended Miss Anne Lavender Lee Warner, daughter of Major and Mrs. E. H. Lee Warner, of Denton House, Harleston, Norfolk, and Wimpole Lodge, Cambridgeshire, at her wedding at the private chapel, Bromley College, Kent, to Second-Lieutenant Michael Luxmoore, R.A., younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Luxmoore, of Burnhopeside Hall, Lanchester. County Durham.

Bishop M. Linton Smith, assisted by the Rev. H. J. Raymer, chaplain of Bromley College, officiated at the choral service.

The bride is a nursing auxiliary at an emergency hospital in Cambridgeshire. A guard of honour was formed by Red Cross nurses. The bridegroom, who is attached to an Anti-Aircraft Battery, was in uniform.

Given away by her father, the bride wore a picture gown of white velvet with a veil and train of Brussels lace (lent by Lady Rotherham). She carried a bouquet of pink roses.

Distinguished Guests

The grown-up bridesmaids, the Misses Joanne Lee Warner, Grizel Strang Steel, Mary Ryder, Ruth Ezra, Katharine Somers Cocks, Anne Ockleston and Vivienne Petherick, wore full skirted gowns in ice blue, with wine coloured carnations in their hair to match their bouquets and wine coloured sandals. The two small attendants, Miss Mary Rose Lee Warner and Miss Mabel Cochran, wore similar dresses and flower wreaths in their hair. The best man was Mr. Stephen Ryder.

Guests included the Dowager Lady Cornwallis, the Hon. Lady Strang Steel, the Hon. Mrs. Henry Cecil, the Hon. Mrs. Petherick, Mary, the Marchioness of Abergavently, the Hon. Mrs. Douglas Hamilton, Lady Spens, the Hon. Mrs. de Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Luxmoore, Lt.-Col. Edlemann, Mr. and Mrs. Marsham-Towneshend, Col. and Mrs. Packe, Miss Gladys Lee Warner, Mr. Arthur CornwalIis (grandfather of the bride), Mrs. H. Lawrie, Mrs. Cowan, Mrs. H. Cross, Mr and Mrs. Penry Edwards, .Mrs. Browne, Mr. and. Mrs. Ezra, Mrs. Tansley Luddington. Captain and Mrs. Ockleston, the Lady Rotherham, Mr. T. Eastwood, Miss Barre-Goldie (matron of .County Infirmary, Cambridge). Mr. and Mrs. Somers Cocks, Commander and Mrs. Scott, Lady Boyle, Mrs. Dary, and Mr. J. Somers Cocks.

LUXMOORE Michael of Burnhopeside Hall Lanchester Durham died 30 May 1940 on war service Administration Peterborough 27 March to National Provincial Bank Limited.
Effects £4551 6s. 5d.