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     Sarah Francesca Gosling was born in June 1951 at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England^G.^2,3 She is the daughter of John Valentine Gosling and Mary Francesca Pearson-Rogers.^4,5 She married Richard Hallifax Weller-Poley, son of Major John Hallifax Weller-Poley and Nancy Buxton, in 1970 at Westminster, London, England.^1,6 She and Richard Hallifax Weller-Poley were divorced in 1991.¹ She married Charles Hubert Courage, son of Richard Hubert Courage and Jean Elizabeth Agnes Watson, in February 1993 at Sudbury, Essex, England^G.^7,3
     Her married name became Courage.³ Her married name became Weller-Poley.³ From 1970, her married name became Weller-Poley.¹

     Major Douglas Wade Reader lived at Halvergate House, Halvergate, Norfolk, England^G.¹

     Isobel Muriel Reader is the daughter of Major Douglas Wade Reader.² She married Richard Hallifax Weller-Poley, son of Major John Hallifax Weller-Poley and Nancy Buxton, in 1992 at Norwich, Norfolk, England.^1,3
     From 1992, her married name became Weller-Poley.¹

     Nicholas Toby Weller-Poley was born on 6 January 1951.¹ He is the son of Major John Hallifax Weller-Poley and Nancy Buxton.² He married P. Sue Bond in 1992 at Kensington, London, England.^1,3
     Nicholas Toby Weller-Poley usually went by his middle name of Toby.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     P. Sue Bond married Nicholas Toby Weller-Poley, son of Major John Hallifax Weller-Poley and Nancy Buxton, in 1992 at Kensington, London, England.^1,2
     From 1992, her married name became Weller-Poley.¹

     Felicity Mary Buxton was born on 22 August 1921.¹ She is the daughter of Ivor Buxton and Phyllis Dorothy Barclay.² She married, firstly, Major John Rew, son of John Rew, in August 1942.¹ She married, secondly, General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker, son of Lt.-Col. Norman Valentine Blacker and Olive Georgina Hope, on 26 February 1947.¹
     From August 1942, her married name became Rew. From 26 February 1947, her married name became Blacker. She lived in 2003 at Cowpasture Farm, Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹

     John Rew lived at Whitchurch House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England^G.¹

     Major John Rew was born in 1914 at St. George Hanover Square, London, England.² He was the son of John Rew.³ He married Felicity Mary Buxton, daughter of Ivor Buxton and Phyllis Dorothy Barclay, in August 1942.¹ He died on 4 March 1943, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 16th/5th Lancers.¹

     Lt.-Col. Norman Valentine Blacker was born in 1889 at Scaftworth, Nottinghamshire, England.² He was the son of Major Frederick Henry Blacker and Anna Constance Bazalgette.^3,2 He married Olive Georgina Hope, daughter of Colonel Lewis Anstruther Hope and Lucy Elizabeth Palmer, on 17 July 1915.¹ He died on 13 May 1958.
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)³ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the East Yorkshire Regiment.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)³ He lived at Fen House, South Walsham, Norfolk, England^G.³

     General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker was the son of Lt.-Col. Norman Valentine Blacker and Olive Georgina Hope.^2,1 He married Felicity Mary Buxton, daughter of Ivor Buxton and Phyllis Dorothy Barclay, on 26 February 1947.¹ He died on 18 October 2002.¹
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of General in the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹