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     William Thomas Coventry was born on 1 July 1911.¹ He was the son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward.¹ He married, firstly, Gwendolyn V. Burton in 1940.¹ He married, secondly, Irene Murial Shay on 13 October 1950.¹ He died in 1993.¹
     He was educated at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Canadian naval Volunteer Reserve.¹

     Major Robert Frances Ruck Keene was the son of Maj.-Gen. John Edward Ruck Keene.¹ He married Dorothy Mary Chester, daughter of Reverend John Greville Chester and Amy Hughes, on 8 February 1916.¹ He died on 2 February 1918.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.¹

     Irene Murial Shay married William Thomas Coventry, son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward, on 13 October 1950.¹
     She lived at Nova Scotia, Canada^G.¹ Her married name became Coventry.

     F/Lt. Robert George Coventry was born on 9 April 1913.¹ He was the son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward.¹ He married Olga Warhurst, daughter of John Henry Warhurst, in 1936.¹ He died on 21 September 1940 at age 27, killed in action.¹
     He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Olga Warhurst was the daughter of John Henry Warhurst.¹ She married F/Lt. Robert George Coventry, son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward, in 1936.¹ She died in 1985.¹
     Her married name became Coventry.

     Monica Anne Coventry was born in 1939.¹ She is the daughter of F/Lt. Robert George Coventry and Olga Warhurst.¹ She married James Stuart Underhill, son of H. S. Underhill, on 4 January 1967.¹
     From 4 January 1967, her married name became Underhill.¹

     W/Cdr. Henry Reginald Coventry was born on 10 February 1915.¹ He was the son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward.¹ He died on 12 October 1943 at age 28, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ Wing Commander.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.)¹

     Gerald Victor Coventry was born on 4 October 1917.¹ He was the son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward.¹ He married Constance Hilda Green, daughter of Henry Edward Green, on 12 June 1943.¹ He died on 18 June 2003 at age 85.²
     He fought in the Second World War in 1939, with the Candadian Amry.¹ He was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (C.D.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant (Quarter Master) in 1961 in the Canadian Militia.¹ He was Appraiser of Customs-Excise (Federal Government) at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 1739-148 A Street, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹

     Constance Hilda Green is the daughter of Henry Edward Green.¹ She married Gerald Victor Coventry, son of Hon. Thomas George Coventry and Alice Ward, on 12 June 1943.¹
     Her married name became Coventry.