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     Robert Martin Mays-Smith was born on 17 November 1930.² He was the son of Lt.-Col. Robert Shankland Mays-Smith and Brenda Mary Hilda Rickett.^3,2 He married Jennifer Joan Makins, daughter of Captain Eustace Makins, on 22 June 1963.² He married Lady Elizabeth Maria Guinness, daughter of Major Arthur Onslow Edward Guinness, Viscount Elveden and Lady Elizabeth Cecilia Hare, on 7 February 1992.³ He died on 25 April 2014 at age 83.⁴
     He lived at Chaddleworth, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was a banker.³ Robert Martin Mays-Smith usually went by his middle name of Martin.¹

     Laura Clare Gordon Lennox was born on 3 February 1995.¹ She is the daughter of Edward Charles Gordon Lennox and Katharine Elizabeth Mays-Smith.¹

     Ian Alan Douglas Pilkington was born in 1938.² He is the son of Major Thomas Douglas Pilkington and Vivien Mary Baker.^3,2 He married Penelope Butler-Henderson, daughter of Edward Butler-Henderson and Elizabeth Marjorie Dacres Dixon, on 1 May 1962.³

     Geordie Charles Gordon Lennox was born on 11 November 1998.¹ He is the son of Angus Charles Gordon Lennox and Camilla Douglas Pilkington.¹

     Emily Charlotte Gordon Lennox was born on 4 July 1995 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.^1,2 She is the daughter of Angus Charles Gordon Lennox and Camilla Douglas Pilkington.¹

     General Sir William Gurdon Stirling was born on 25 May 1907 at Chelsea, London, England.^2,3 He was the son of Major Charles Stirling and Hon. Amy Harriott Gurdon.² He married Frances Marguerite Wedderburn Wedderburn-Wilson, daughter of John Wedderburn-Wilson and Elisabeth Mary Stephens, on 15 April 1941.² He died in 1973 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.³
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England.² He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, England.² He fought in the Second World War, in North Africa and North-West Europe, and was mentioned in dispatches.² He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1945.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1951.² He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court on 8 April 1952.² He held the office of Military Secretary of State for War between 1961 and 1963.⁴ He was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in 1962.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1964.² He was Aide-de-Camp to HM Queen Elizabeth II between 1964 and 1966.² He was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine.⁴ He retired from the military in 1966, with the rank of General, late of the Royal Artillery.² He was Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State in 1967.² He was awarded the Officer, Legion of Merit U.S.²

     J. Morrison lived at Minster-in-Sheppey, Kent, England^G.¹

     Reverend Thomas William Hudson was born in 1861 at Billingford, Norfolk, England.² He married Alethea Mary Matheson.²
     He was the Rector at Great Shefford, Berkshire, England^G.³ He was the Vicar at Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     George Cecil Collings was born on 23 December 2003.¹ He is the son of Ben Collings and Lady Louisa Gordon-Lennox.¹

     Joan Caldecott is the daughter of Sir Andrew Caldecott and Olive Mary Innes.¹