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     John Forster-Cooper is the son of Sir Clive Forster-Cooper.² He married Barbara Wyndham, daughter of Captain John Wyndham and Maud Colville, on 23 August 1943.¹
     He had a son and daughter.¹

     Lorna Marion Wyndham was born on 28 May 1919.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Wyndham and Maud Colville.²

     Stella Margaret Wyndham was born on 28 May 1919.¹ She is the daughter of Captain John Wyndham and Maud Colville.²

     Margaret Wallace Colville was the daughter of Archibald Colville and Jane Millar.² She married Major Thomas Vernon Booth-Jones, son of Thomas Booth Jones and Gertrude Mabel Southey, on 26 March 1924.¹ She died on 28 April 1984.³
     From 1 March 1925, her married name became Booth-Jones.¹ She lived at Arundells, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.³ She wrote the book The Church of St. Mary, Hale, published 1971.³

     Thomas Booth Jones was born on 20 March 1872.¹ He was the son of William Jones and Mary Gertrude Booth.¹ He married Gertrude Mabel Southey, daughter of Albert James Southey and Lydia Gibbon, on 16 May 1895.¹ He died in January 1902 at age 29.¹
     He was educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He lived at Park House, Whitefield, Lancashire, England^G.²

     Major Thomas Vernon Booth-Jones was born on 11 March 1896.² He was the son of Thomas Booth Jones and Gertrude Mabel Southey.^3,2 He married Margaret Wallace Colville, daughter of Archibald Colville and Jane Millar, on 26 March 1924.¹ He died on 13 March 1966 at age 70.¹
     He was given the name of Thomas Vernon Jones at birth.² He fought in the First World War.² He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Berkshire Regiment.² On 1 March 1925 his name was legally changed to Thomas Vernon Booth-Jones by Sign Manual.² He fought in the Second World War.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.² He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire.² He lived at Hale Park, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England^G.²

     Edith Colville is the daughter of Archibald Colville and Jane Millar.² She married Lt.-Col. Ralph George Snead Cox, son of Colonel Richard Charles Clement Snead Cox, on 11 November 1920.¹
     From 11 November 1920, her married name became Cox.

     Colonel Richard Charles Clement Snead Cox gained the rank of Colonel in the 27th Regiment.¹

     Lt.-Col. Ralph George Snead Cox was born on 26 November 1894.² He was the son of Colonel Richard Charles Clement Snead Cox.³ He married Edith Colville, daughter of Archibald Colville and Jane Millar, on 11 November 1920.¹ He died on 9 April 1942 at age 47 at Burma^G, killed in action.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and was mentioned in despatches.² He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on 24 January 1914 in the Inniskilling Fusiliers.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant on 23 October 1914.² He gained the rank of Captain on 24 July 1916.² He gained the rank of Brevet Major on 3 June 1919.² He gained the rank of Major on 22 June 1934.² He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 23 September 1940 in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.^1,2 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹

     Major Geoffrey Richard Cox was born on 29 April 1927.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Ralph George Snead Cox and Edith Colville.² He married Ann Nina Marion Ovens, daughter of Lt.-Col. Thomas Leslie Ovens and Christina Mary Cahill, on 15 February 1962.¹
     Major Geoffrey Richard Cox usually went by his middle name of Richard.² He was educated at Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Malayan Campaign.² He fought in the Kenyan Campaign.² He gained the rank of officer in 1957 in the 2nd Parachute Regiment.² He lived at Slaney Cottage, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Cyprus Campaign in 1964, with the U.N. Peacekeeping Force.² He retired from the military in 1964, with the rank of Major, late of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.¹