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     Bernard Mervyn Drake lived at Copyhold, Cuckfield, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Robert Hamlyn Mervyn Drake is the son of Bernard Mervyn Drake.² He married Betty Violet Mary Leese, daughter of Sir William Hargreaves Leese, 2nd Bt. and Violet Mary Sandeman, on 27 October 1925.¹

     Vernon Francis Leese was born on 20 February 1870.¹ He was the son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves.² He married Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson, daughter of Charles Frederick Stevenson, on 31 October 1900.¹ He died on 3 August 1927 at age 57.¹
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.¹

     Charles Frederick Stevenson lived at Exmouth, Devon, England^G.¹

     Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson was the daughter of Charles Frederick Stevenson.² She married Vernon Francis Leese, son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves, on 31 October 1900.¹ She died on 15 October 1929.¹
     From 31 October 1900, her married name became Leese.

     John Henry Vernon Leese was born on 7 August 1901.¹ He was the son of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson.² He died before 1979, unmarried.¹

     Frederick Joseph Leese was born on 13 January 1914.¹ He is the son of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson.²

     Margaret Gwendoline Leese was born on 2 February 1907 at Hursley, Hampshire, England.^1,2 She was the daughter of Vernon Francis Leese and Edythe Gwendoline Stevenson.³ She married Francis Carrington Le Grew Harrison on 28 October 1930 at Sudan.⁴ She died on 26 November 1934 at age 27 at Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.²
     From 28 October 1930, her married name became Le Grew Harrison.⁴

     Lt.-Col. Neville Leese was born on 23 March 1872.¹ He was the son of Sir Joseph Francis Leese, 1st Bt. and Mary Constance Hargreaves.² He married Matildau Saunders, daughter of J. Saunders, in 1893.¹ He died in 1948.¹
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.¹