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APPENDIX: MEMBERS OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY MENTIONED IN THE LETTERS

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DONS

Balliol

Bailey, Cyril (1871–1957), classical scholar; Fellow, Exeter College 1894–1902, Balliol 1902–1939; co-editor, Oxford Latin Dictionary from 1932.

Davis, Henry William Carless (‘Fluffy’) (1874–1928), historian: Fellow, All Souls’ 1895, lecturer, New College 1897, Fellow, Balliol 1902; war service in the War Trade Intelligence Department; editor, Dictionary of National Biography; Professor of Modern History, University of Manchester 1921–1925, Regius Professor of History, Oxford University, and Fellow, Oriel 1925–d.

Gibbon, Henry Hensman (1861–1928), chaplain; in Indian army following Sandhurst; ordained Anglican priest 1891, chaplain, Balliol 1902–1927; war service as army chaplain 1915–1922.

Gibson, Robert (1886–1915); Fellow and Classical Tutor, Balliol 1911; war service in France, killed in action.

Lindsay, Alexander Dunlop (1879–1952), philosopher and educationist; Fellow, Balliol 1906–1922, master, 1924–1949; war service in France; Professor of Moral Philosophy, Glasgow University 1922–1924; principal, University College of North Staffordshire (Keele University) 1949–d; cr. Baron Lindsay of Birker 1945.

Pickard-Cambridge, Arthur Wallace (1873–1952), classical scholar; Fellow, Oriel 1895–1897, Balliol, 1897–1929; Professor of Greek, Edinburgh University 1928–1930, vice chancellor, Sheffield University 1930–1938; knighted 1950.

Smith, Arthur Lionel (1850–1924), historian; Fellow, Balliol 1882, dean 1887, master 1916–d.

Smith, John Alexander (1863–1939), philosopher; Fellow, Balliol 1891–1910, Hon. Fellow 1924, Waynflete Professor of Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy and Fellow, Magdalen 1910–1936.

Strachan-Davidson, James Leigh (1843–1916), classical scholar; Fellow, 1866, Master 1907–d.

Wood, Hugh Mckinnon (1884–1955), jurist; Fellow, Balliol 1908–12; war service in War Trade Intelligence Dept and Ministry of Food; on staff of League of Nations 1920–40; sec. gen., War Crimes Commission 1943–1945; Professor of International Law, London University 1947–1949.

Other Colleges

Benecke, Paul Victor Mendelssohn (1868–1944), classical scholar and theologian; Fellow, Magdalen 1894–d.

Burney, Charles Fox (1868–1925), Hebraist; Fellow, St John's 1899; Oriel Professor of Interpretation of Holy Scripture 1913; Fellow, Oriel 1919.

Carlyle, Alexander James (1861–1943), historian and social reformer; ordained Anglican priest 1888, rector, St Martin and All Saints, Oxford 1895–1919, canon, Worcester Cathedral 1930–1934; Fellow, University College 1893–1895, Hon. Fellow 1935.

Cunningham, Henry Julian (1876–1918), classical scholar; Fellow, Worcester 1905–d.

Dickins, Guy (1881– 1916), classical scholar; at British School at Athens 1904–1909, Fellow, St John's 1909; war service in France, killed at the Somme.

Egerton, Hugh Edward (1855–1927), barrister, civil servant and historian; Beit Professor of Colonial History, Oxford University 1905–1923 and Fellow, All Souls’ 1905–d.

Fisher, Herbert Alfred Laurens (1865–1940), historian, educationalist and politician; Fellow, New College, 1888–1912, warden 1925–d.; vice chancellor, Sheffield University 1912–1916; president, Board of Education 1916–1922; Liberal MP 1916–1926, OM 1937.

Gardner, Percy (1846–1937), archaeologist; Disney Professor of Archaeology, Cambridge University 1880–1887; Lincoln Professor of Archaeology, Oxford University and Fellow, Lincoln 1887–1925.

Goudy, Henry (1848–1921), jurist; Professor of Civil Law, Edinburgh University 1889–1893; Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University 1893– 1917 and Fellow, All Souls’ 1893–d.

Grenfell, Bernard Pyne (1869–1926), Egyptologist; research fellow, Queen's 1894–1908, Professor of Papyrology, Oxford University 1908–1912, hon. professor 1916, joint professor 1919.

Grundy, George Beardoe (1861–1948), classical scholar; Fellow, Corpus Christi 1903–1931, tutor in ancient history, Brasenose 1904–1917.

Hardy, Ernest George (1852–1925), classical scholar; Fellow, Jesus 1896–d., Principal 1921–d.

Haverfield, Francis John (1860–1919), historian and archaeologist; Student, Christ Church, 1892–1907, Camden Professor of Ancient History 1907–d.

Joachim, Harold Henry (1868–1938), philosopher; lecturer in moral philosophy, St Andrews University 1892–1894, lecturer in philosophy, Balliol 1894–1897, Fellow, Merton 1897–1919, Wykeham Professor of Logic and Fellow, New College 1919–1935.

Jones, Henry Stuart, see Stuart-Jones.

Joseph, Horace William Brindley (1867–1943), philosopher; Fellow, New College 1891–1932, supernumerary Fellow 1932–d.

Lang, Andrew (1844–1912), anthropologist, classicist and historian; Fellow, Merton 1868–1875, hon. Fellow 1890–d.

Langdon, Stephen Herbert (1876–1937), Assyriologist; deacon in American Episcopal Church; Reader in Assyriology, Oxford University 1908, Professor 1919; war service in Oxford Volunteers.

Mcdougall, William (1871–1938), psychologist; Fellow, St John's, Cambridge 1897–1898; Reader in Experimental Psychology, University College London 1901–1907; Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, Oxford University 1904–1920; war service in RAMC; William James Professor of Psychology, Harvard University 1920–1927, professor of psychology, Duke University N. Carolina 1927–d.

Mackail, John William (1859–1945), classical scholar; Fellow, Balliol 1882–1884; member, education department of privy council (later Board of Education) 1884–1919, asst. secretary 1903–1919; Professor of Poetry, Oxford University 1906–1911; OM 1935.

Marett, Robert Ranulph (1866–1943), philosopher and anthropologist; Fellow, Exeter 1891–d., Rector 1928–d., Reader in Social Anthropology, Oxford University 1910–d.

Marriott, John Arthur Ransome (1859–1945), historian and educationist; lecturer in modern history, New College 1883, Fellow, Worcester 1914; Conservative MP 1917–1929; knighted 1924.

Menardos, Simos (1871–1933), philologist and poet; lecturer in late Greek, Oxford University 1908–1914; Professor of Greek Philology at Athens University and gen. sec. of the Academy of Athens.

Merry, William Walter (1835–1918), clergyman and classical scholar; Fellow, Lincoln 1859–d., Rector 1884–d., vice chancellor, Oxford University 1904–1906.

Murray, (George) Gilbert Aimé (1866–1957), classical scholar; Professor of Greek, Glasgow University 1889–1899; Fellow, New College, 1905–1936, Professor of Greek, Oxford University 1908–1936; worked for League of Nations 1920–1939.

Myres, John Linton (1869–1954), archaeologist and historian; Fellow, Magdalen 1892–1895, Student, Christ Church 1895–1897; Professor of Greek, Liverpool University 1907–1910; Wykeham Professor of Ancient History and Fellow, New College 1910–1939.

Parratt, Sir Walter (1841–1924), organist and composer; organist, St George's Chapel, Windsor 1882–1908; Master of the Queen's (King's) Musick 1893–d.; hon. Fellow, Magdalen 1906; Heather Professor of Music, Oxford University 1908–1918; KCVO 1892.

Rashdall, Hastings (1858–1924), moral philosopher, theologian and historian; Fellow, Hertford 1888–1895, New College 1895–1917, dean of Carlisle 1917–d.

Ross, William David (1877–1971), moral philosopher: Fellow, Oriel 1902, provost 1929–1947; war service in Ministry of Munitions; White's Professor of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University 1923–1928; KBE 1938.

Schiller, Francis Canning Scott (1864–1937), philosopher; Fellow, Corpus Christi 1897–1926, professor of philosophy, University Southern California 1929–1936.

Sidgwick, Arthur (1840–1920), classical scholar; Fellow, Corpus Christi 1882–d., Reader in Greek, Oxford University1894–1906.

Smith, Henry Arthur (1885–1961), jurist; Fellow and lecturer in law, Magdalen 1911–1919; war service in France (wounded); Professor of Jurisprudence, McGill University 1919–1924, of Constitutional Federal Law, 1924–1928; Professor of International Law, London University 1924–1948.

Spooner, William Archibald (1844–1930); Fellow, New College 1867–1924, warden 1903–1924; ordained Anglican priest 1875, hon. canon, Christ Church, Oxford 1899.

Stuart-Jones, Henry (1867–1939), classical scholar and lexicographer; Fellow, Trinity 1894–1903, 1905–19; director, British School at Rome 1903–1905; Camden Professor of Ancient History and Fellow, Brasenose 1919–1927; principal, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 1927–1934; knighted 1933.

Tod, Marcus Niebuhr (1878–1974), ancient historian and epigraphist; Fellow, Oriel 1903–1947, Reader in Greek Epigraphy, Oxford University 1907–1947; war service in France and Salonika.

Walker, Edward Mewburn (1857–1941); classical scholar; Fellow, Queen's 1880–1933, provost 1930–1933; chaplain to the King 1920.

Warren, Thomas Herbert (1853–1930), classical scholar; Fellow, Magdalen 1877–1928, president 1899–1928, vice chancellor, Oxford University 1906–1910, Professor of Poetry 1911–1916.

Waters, Edwin George Ross (1890–1930); Taylorian Lecturer in Modern Languages; war service (Royal West Surrey Regt.); lecturer in French, St Edmund Hall, Taylorian Professor of Romance Languages and Fellow, Trinity 1927–d.

Webster, Erwin Wentworth (1880–1917), classical scholar; Fellow, Wadham 1903–d.; war service in France, killed at Battle of Arras.

Williams, Henry Herbert (1872–1961); clergyman, theologian and philosopher; tutor in philosophy and chaplain, Hertford 1900–1913, principal, St Edmund Hall 1913–1920; bishop of Carlisle 1920–1941.

Wilson, John Cook (1849–1915), philosopher; Fellow, Oriel 1874–1889, Wykeham Professor of Logic 1889–1915 and Fellow, New College 1901–1915.

Zimmern, Alfred Eckard (1879–1957), historian; Fellow, New College 1904–1909; war service in Ministry of Reconstruction and Political Intelligence Dept, Foreign Office; Wilson Professor of International Relations, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth 1919–1921; dep. director, League of Nations’ Institute of Intellectual Co-operation 1926–1930; Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, Oxford University 1936–1944; sec. gen. UNESCO 1945–1947; taught in universities in USA 1947–d.

UNDERGRADUATES

Balliol

Anderson, Albert John Gordon (1885–1941), b. Mauritius, s. of Rev. J.F. Anderson; educ. privately; Balliol 1904–1908; articled as solicitor 1912; war service in London Regiment, transferred to Royal Flying Corps, in RAF reserve 1940, died ‘from illness’ on active service.

Ashton, Edward Deakin (1889–1916), only s. of H.D. Ashton of Darwen, Lancs., mill-owner; educ. Sedbergh; Balliol 1908–1912; war service in France; killed at the Somme.

Barrington-Ward, Robert Mcgowan (1891–1948), s. of Rev. M.J. Barrington-Ward, rector of Duloe, Cornwall; educ. Westminster; Balliol 1909–1913, president of the Union 1912; joined The Times 1913, editorial sec. 1914; war service in France, wounded, MC, DSO; assistant editor, Observer 1919–1927, assistant editor The Times 1927, editor 1941; hon. Fellow, Balliol 1948.

Benson, Reginald Lindsay (‘Rex’) (1889–1968), b. Mayfair, s. of R.H. Benson, banker and art-collector; educ. Eton; Balliol 1908–1909; a.-d.-c. to viceroy of India 1913–1914; active service in France until wounded 1915, MC; partner in family banking firm 1924; military attaché in Washington 1941; resumed chairmanship of bank after Second World War; knighted 1958.

Bernstein, Ludwik (Lewis Bernstein Namier) (1888–1960), b. Wola Okrzejska, Russian Poland, s. of Jόzef Bernstein, advocate and land agent; educ. Lemberg and Lausanne Universities, LSE; Balliol 1908–1912; changed name by deed poll 1910, naturalized British subject 1913; war service in War Propaganda Bureau, Intelligence Bureau, Dept of Information, Political Intelligence Dept, Foreign Office; political sec., Zionist Organization 1929–1931; Professor of Modern History, Manchester University 1931–1953; hon. Fellow, Balliol 1948; knighted 1952.

Black, John Bennett (1883–1964), s. of John Black of Glasgow, tobacco manufacturer; educ. Glasgow University; Balliol 1908–1910; lecturer in history, Glasgow University 1910; war service in France, prisoner; Professor of Modern History, Queen's University, Kingston 1919, Professor of Modern History, Sheffield University 1920, Professor of History, Aberdeen University 1930–1953.

Bourdillon, Robert Benedict (1889–1971), b. Midhurst, Sussex, s. of F.W. Bourdillon, poet and translator; educ. Hazelwood School and privately; Balliol 1908–1912; lecturer in chemistry, Balliol 1912, Fellow, University College 1913–1921; war service in Royal Flying Corps, MC; director of Stoke Mandeville Electro-Medical Research Unit 1946–1954.

Brandt, (Druce) Robert (1887–1915), b. Streatham, s. of Robert Brandt, Russian timber and grain merchant; educ. Harrow; Balliol 1906–1910; Fellow, Brasenose, 1910–1913; worked for Oxford and Bermondsey mission; war service in France and Belgium, killed in action.

Bryce, Roland L'Estrange (1889–1953), b. London, s. of John Annan Bryce, MP; educ. Eton; Balliol 1908–1912; joined Foreign Office; retired 1932 to look after estate purchased by his parents on Garnish Island, Glengarriff, Co. Cork; vice pres., Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland.

Carpenter, Rhys (1889–1980), b. Cotuit, MA, s. of W.H. Carpenter, Professor of German Philology, Columbia University; educ. Columbia University; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1908–1911; instructor, dept of classical archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, PA 1913, Professor 1918–1955; director, American School of Classical Studies at Athens 1927–1932, 1946–1948.

Castlehow, Stanley (1887–1970), s. of Rev. Isaac Castlehow of Brisbane, Methodist minister; educ. Brisbane Grammar School, Sydney University (St Andrew's College); Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1908–1911: associate professor of classics, Queensland University 1915–1957.

Chavasse, (Francis) Bernard (1889–1941), b. Oxford, s. of Francis Chavasse, bishop of Liverpool; educ. Liverpool University; Balliol 1908–1912; war service in Egypt, Gallipoli and France, MC; ophthalmic surgeon and and lecturer in opthalmology, Liverpool University; killed in motoring accident.

Clark, George Norman (‘James’) (1890–1979), b. Halifax, Yorks., s. of J.W. Clark, draper; educ. Bootham School, York, Manchester Grammar School; Balliol 1908–1912; Fellow, All Souls’ 1912; war service in France, prisoner; Fellow, Oriel, 1919, provost 1947–1957; Chichele Professor of Economic History, Oxford University and Fellow, All Souls’ 1931–1938; Regius Professor of History, Cambridge University 1943–7; knighted 1953; hon. Fellow, Balliol and Oriel 1957.

Cole, (George) Douglas Howard (1889–1959), b. Cambridge; s. of George Cole, surveyor; educ. St Paul's School; Balliol 1908–1912; Prize Fellow, Magdalen 1912; conscientious objector in First World War; hon. sec. for research, Labour Research Dept; Reader in Economics, Oxford University and Fellow, University College 1925; member, Economic Advisory Council 1929; Fellow and sub-warden, Nuffield College, Oxford 1941–1944; Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory, Oxford University and Fellow, All Souls’ 1944.

Collier, Laurence (1890–1976), b. Marylebone, s. of Hon. John Collier, portrait painter; educ. Bedales School; Balliol 1908–1912; clerk, Foreign Office 1913, in War Dept 1914–1919, 2nd sec., British embassy in Tokyo 1919–1921, 1st sec., Foreign Office 1923, counsellor 1932, head of northern section 1932–1941; ambassador to Norway 1942–1950; KCMG 1944.

Dyer, Charles Volney (1890–1957), b. Oxford, s. of Louis M. Dyer (d. 1908), archaeologist and lecturer at Balliol; 2nd cousin of Arthur Macmillan (q.v.); educ. privately; Balliol 1909–1910.

Finlay, Edward Norman Alison (1889–1916), s. of J.F. Finlay of Guildford, Surrey, retired Indian civil servant; educ. Eton; Balliol 1908–1912; civil servant (Home Office); war service in France, killed in action.

Gibson, Robert (1886–1915), b. Glasgow, s. of James Gibson, headmaster; educ. Glasgow High School, Glasgow University; Balliol 1907–1910, Fellow 1911; war service in France, killed in the Battle of Hill 60.

Griffith, (Frank) Kingsley (1889–1962), b. Upper Norwood, Surrey, s. of Col. Frank Griffith; educ. Marlborough; Balliol 1908–1912, president of the Union 1912; war service in France, MC; barrister; Liberal MP 1928–1940, parliamentary private sec. to Sir Herbert Samuel as Home Secretary 1931–1932; county court judge 1940–1957.

Griffiths, Farnham Pond (1884–1958), b. Alturas, CA, s. of Griffith Griffiths of Oakland, CA, congregationalist minister; educ. University of California, Berkeley; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1907–1910; lecturer in law, University of California, Berkeley 1913, Regents’ Professor of Law 1954.

Guedalla, Philip (1889–1944), b. Maida Vale, s. of David Guedalla, almond broker; educ. Rugby; Balliol 1908–1912, president of the Union 1911; barrister; during First World War legal adviser to War Office and Ministry of Munitions; unsuccessful parliamentary candidate (Liberal) five times 1922–1931; essayist and popular historian; died of illness contracted while temporary squadron leader, RAF.

Hannay, Alexander Howard (1889–1955), s. of (Alexander) Arnold Hannay of Hampstead, London, solicitor and art-collector; educ.Winchester; Balliol 1908–1911; Admiralty civil servant until 1932 when appointed senior principal executive officer at New Scotland Yard; art critic, London Mercury 1920–1934; secretary, Aristotelian Society 1924–d.

Hancox, Stanley Ewart (1890–aft. 1962), s. of Rev. E. Hancox of Nottingham, Methodist minister; educ. Loughborough Grammar School; Balliol 1908–1913; war service in Royal Flying Corps (naval wing); in civil service, Ceylon, where he settled.

Harvey, John Wilfred (1889–1967), s. of William Harvey of Leeds, merchant and Quaker; educ. Bootham School, York, Rugby; Balliol 1907–1911; war service in France and Corsica as orderly in Friends Ambulance Unit; lecturer in philosophy, Birmingham University 1912, Professor of Philosophy, Newcastle University, Leeds University 1932–1954.

Higgins, Mervyn Bournes (1887–1916), b. Melbourne, s. of Henry Bournes Higgins, judge; educ. Melbourne University (Ormond College); Balliol 1906–1910; began a law career; war service in Australian forces at Gallipoli and in Egypt, where killed in action.

Huxley, Julian Sorell (1887–1975), s. of Leonard Huxley, editor Cornhill Magazine; educ. Eton; Balliol 1906–1909; lecturer in biology, Balliol 1910–1912; professor of biology, Rice University, Texas 1913–1916; war service in Army Service Corps intelligence unit; Fellow, New College, Oxford 1919, Professor of Zoology, King's College, London 1925–1927; author and radio broadcaster; sec., Zoological Society 1935–1942; director gen., UNESCO 1946–1948; knighted 1958.

Huxley, Noel Trevenen (1889–1914), s. of Leonard Huxley and bro. of Julian Sorell Huxley (q.v.); educ. Eton; Balliol 1908–1913; joined civil service; committed suicide after suffering from depression.

Isaacs, Hon. Gerald Rufus (1889–1960), s. of Rufus Isaacs, lord chief justice, viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary, whom he succeeded as 2nd marquess of Reading; educ. Rugby; Balliol 1907–1911; barrister; war service in France, MC; joint parliamentary under-sec. of state for foreign affairs 1951–1953, minister of state for foreign affairs 1953–1957.

Jenness, Diamond (1886–1969), b. Wellington, New Zealand, s. of George Jenness, watchmaker; educ. Victoria University College; Balliol 1908–1911; anthropological studies in Papua New Guinea 1911–1912, and with Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913–1916; war service in France; chief of anthropology, National Museum of Canada 1926–1948; dep. director of special intelligence, Royal Canadian Air Force 1941–1944; Companion of the Order of Canada 1968; designated ‘A Person of National Historic Significance’ by government of Canada 1973.

Jones, Lawrence Evelyn (1885–1969), b. Marylebone, s. of Sir Lawrence Jones of Cranmer, Norfolk, whom he succeeded as 5th Bt; educ. Eton; Balliol 1904–1908; barrister, then merchant banker; war service in France, MC, wounded and taken prisoner; in later life author and memoirist.

Keen, William Allan (1889–1918), s. of W.B. Keen of London, chartered accountant; educ. Highgate School; Balliol 1908–1912; barrister; war service in France, died of wounds; uncle of M.H. Keen, Fellow of Balliol 1961–2000.

Ker, Edwin (b. 1890), s. of Charles Ker of Easterton, Milngarvie, Glasgow, chartered accountant; educ. Rugby; Balliol 1909–1913; war service in Highland Light Infantry.

Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott (1888–1957), b. Kibworth, Leics., s. of Edward Knox, bishop of Manchester; educ. Eton; Balliol 1906–1910, president of the Union 1909; Fellow, Trinity 1910; Anglican priest, converted and ordained in Roman Catholic church; Catholic chaplain at Oxford University; theologian, author and poet; hon. Fellow, Balliol 1953.

Leveson-Gower, Lord Alistair (1890–1921), s. of 4th duke of Sutherland; educ. Eton; Balliol 1908–1909; lieut., Royal Horse Guards 1910, war service in France, MC; died of malaria while big-game hunting in Rhodesia.

Lister, Hon. Charles Alfred (1887–1915), b. Grosvenor Sq., London, s. of 4th Lord Ribblesdale; educ. Eton; Balliol 1906–1909; joined diplomatic service and served in British Embassy in Rome 1911–1913 and Constantinople 1913–1914; war service in Egypt and Gallipoli, where died of wounds.

Lobel, Edgar (1888–1982), b. Jassy, Romania, s. of Arthur Lobel, ship-owner; educ. Manchester Grammar School; Balliol 1907–1911; war service in military intelligence; sub-librarian, Bodleian Lib. 1919, Keeper of Western Manuscripts 1931–1938, Reader in Papyrology, Oxford University and Senior Research Fellow, Queen's 1938–1959; hon. Fellow, Balliol and Queen's 1959.

Macalpine, Bernard Ireland (1886–1948), b. Manchester, s. of Rev. C.S. Macalpine, Baptist minister; educ. Manchester Grammar School, Glasgow University; Balliol 1908–1912; became Quaker and worked in France for Friends War Victims’ Relief Committee 1914–17 until invalided home.

MacCallum, Mungo Lorenz (1884–1933), b. Sydney, s. of Professor M.W. MacCallum; educ. Sydney Grammar School, Sydney University; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1906–1909; barrister; war service in Military Intelligence Corps; returned to Australia and practised at Sydney bar; leader-writer, Sydney Morning Herald, 1919–1932.

Macdonnell, Norman Scarth (1886–1938), s. of D.J. Macdonnell of Toronto, presbyterian minister; educ. Upper Canada College, Toronto, Queen's University Kingston; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1907–1910; called to bar, Ontario; war service in France and Palestine; judge of appeal, Ontario 1933.

Maclehose, Norman Crawford (1889–1915), b. London, s. of N.M. Maclehose of Berkhamsted, Herts., opthalmic surgeon; educ. Rugby; Balliol 1908–1911; member of staff, ‘Umpire's Office’ (Insurance Act); resided at Toynbee Hall until 1914; war service in France, killed in 2nd Battle of Artois.

Macmillan, Arthur Tarleton (1889–1968), b. Chelsea, s. of M.C. Macmillan, publisher; educ. Summerfields, Oxford; Balliol 1907–1910; Chancery barrister and Anglo-Catholic author and translator.

Monson, George Louis Esme John (1888–1969), s. of Sir Edmund Monson, 1st Bt, British ambassador to Paris, whom he eventually succeded as 4th Bt; educ. Paris and Eton; Balliol 1907–1909.

Montefiore, Leonard Nathaniel Goldsmid (1889–1961), b. London, s. of Claude Montefiore, scholar and philanthropist; educ. Clifton College; Balliol 1908–1911; war service in India and Russia 1914–1919; president, Anglo-Jewish Association 1926–1939; president, Reformed Synagogues’ Association 1941.

Paton, Herbert James (‘Hamish’) (1887–1969), b. Abernethy, Perthshire, s. of W.M. Paton, Free Church minister; educ. Glasgow University; Balliol 1908–1911; Fellow, Queen's 1911–1914, 1917–1927; war service in Admiralty Intelligence; Professor of Logic and Rhetoric, Glasgow University 1927–1937, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy, Oxford University and Fellow, Corpus Christi 1937–1952.

Poole, Edward Humphrey Lane (1888–1961), s. of Reginald Lane Poole, lecturer in diplomatic, Oxford University; educ. Rugby, Magdalen College School; Balliol 1908–1912, diploma in anthropology; colonial civil service in Northern Rhodesia and Barotseland; war work in Home Office 1939–1945; author of ethnographic and historical works on central Africa.

Poulton, Ronald William (1889–1915), b. Oxford, s. of E.B. Poulton, Professor of Zoology, Oxford University; educ. Rugby; Balliol 1908–1911; joined uncle, Hon. George Palmer, in Huntley and Palmer Biscuit Co., moved to Liverpool to study engineering; inherited on the death of George Palmer 1912, and changed surname to Palmer; represented England at rugby 1909–1914 (capt. 1914); war service in France, killed in 2nd Battle of Ypres.

Radcliffe, John Douglas Henderson (1885–1915), b. Kensington, s. of Alexander Radcliffe, solicitor; educ. Eton; Balliol 1904–1908; Fellow, All Souls’ 1911; solicitor; war service in France, killed in Battle of Hooge.

Randolph, George Algernon (1890–1977), s. of G.W. Randolph of Sheen House, Yorks.; educ. Clifton College; Balliol 1908–1912; war service in Royal Flying Corps; Anglican priest.

Rashid, Mohammed Abdul Khan (1886–1969), 3rd s. of Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, barrister and deputy commissioner, Punjab; educ. Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligharh, Uttar Pradesh; Balliol 1907–1910; commission in British Indian army; after independence lt.-col. in army of Pakistan.

Reynell, (Walter) Rupert (1885–1948), b. Payneham, South Australia; educ. St Peter's College, Adelaide; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1906–1910; Guy's Hospital 1910, MB, BCh 1913; war service in France in RAMC; later specialized in neuropsychiatry.

Sadler (Sadleir), Michael Thomas Harvey (1888–1957), b. Oxford, s. of Sir Michael Sadler, vice chancellor, Leeds University; educ. Rugby; Balliol 1908–1912; adopted variant of surname to distinguish himself from his father; joined Constable and Co., publishers 1912, director 1920, chairman 1954; War Trade Intelligence Dept 1915–18, delegate to Paris Peace Conference 1919, worked in secretariat of League of Nations; writer on modern art, bibliographer, and novelist.

Sage, Walter Noble (1888–1963), b. London, Ontario, s. of Rev. George Bloomfield Sage, rector of St George's, London, Ontario; educ. University of Toronto; Balliol 1910–1913; lecturer in history, Queen's University, Kingston; asst professor of history, University of British Columbia 1918–1921, assoc. professor 1921–1928, Professor of History, 1928–1953.

Shaw, Donald Patrick (1888–1924), b. Weymouth, Dorset, s. of A.E. Shaw, headmaster, Lord Williams’ Grammar School, Thame, Oxon.; educ. Lord Williams’ Grammar School; Balliol 1907–1910; taught at Weymouth College 1910–12, Westminster School 1912–1914; war service in France, DSO; died of wounds.

Shaw Stewart, Patrick Houston (1888–1917), b. Aber Artro Hall, Wales, s. of Major General J.H.M. Shaw Stewart; educ. Eton; Balliol 1907–1910; Fellow, All Souls’ 1910; banker; war service in Greece and France, killed in action.

Singh, Kanwar Jusbir (1889–1942), s. of Raja Harnam Singh (president, All-India Conference of Indian Christians); educ. privately; Balliol 1908–1909; Lincoln's Inn 1909; returned to India.

Smith, George Malcolm (1888–1947), b. Calgary, Alberta, s. of Robert Bartley Smith, manager of Gray Carriage Works, Calgary; educ. University of Toronto; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1909–1912; war service in France 1915–1919, MC; assoc. professor of history, University of Toronto; stockbroker 1929–1930; Professor of History, University of Alberta 1930–1945; service in intelligence during Second World War.

Toynbee, Arnold Joseph (1889–1975), b. London, s. of H.V. Toynbee, charity administrator; educ. Winchester; Balliol 1907–1911, Fellow 1912–1915; war service in War Propaganda Bureau and Intelligence Bureau, Dept of Information, Political Intelligence Dept, Foreign Office; Professor of Greek and Byzantine History, King's College London 1919–1924, Professor of International History, London University 1925, director of studies, Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1926–1955, director, Foreign Research and Press Service 1939–1943, research dept, Foreign Office 1943–1946; CH 1956.

Vlieland, (Charles) Archibald (1890–1974); b. Exeter, s. of C.J. Vlieland, MD; educ. Exeter School; Balliol 1908–11; Malayan civil service 1915, sec. for defence, Malaya 1938–1941.

Waddy, Richard Granville (1885–1974), b. Morpeth, New South Wales, s. of P.R. Waddy, bank manager; educ. King's School, Paramatta, Sydney University; Rhodes Scholar at Balliol 1909–1912; war service with RAMC; consultant ophthalmic surgeon, lecturer in ophthalmology, Sydney University

Walker, Norman Macdonald Lockhart (1889–aft. 1963), s. of Norman Walker of Edinburgh, MD; educ. Edinburgh Academy, St Andrew's University; Balliol 1908–1912; read law at Glasgow University; war service in Royal Scots; lawyer and writer on legal subjects; sheriff, Glasgow until 1963.

Wan Waithayakon, Mom Chow (1891–1976), Prince Vanna Vaidhayakara, the Prince Naradhip Bongsprabandh, b. Bangkok, s. of Prince Naradhip of Siam; educ. King's College, Bangkok, Marlborough; Balliol 1910–1914; entered diplomatic service of Siam 1917, sec. Paris legation 1919, first sec., Foreign Office 1924, minister to London, Brussels and The Hague 1926–1930, ambassador to Washington 1947, minister of foreign affairs 1952–1957, 1958, dep. prime minister 1959; pres., United Nations Assembly 1956.

Williams, Eric Tregear (1890–1972), s. of Eric Williams of Redruth, Cornwall; educ. Blundell's School; Balliol 1908–1913; Malayan civil service 1913, acting resident councillor, Penang 1941, Malayan government agent in Australia.

Wingate, Ronald Evelyn Leslie (1889–1978), b. Kensington, s. of Sir Reginald Wingate, 1st Bt, whom he succeeded as 2nd Bt; educ. Bradfield; Balliol 1908–1913; Indian civil service 1912; war service as political officer in Mesopotamia 1917; consul at Oman 1923; returned to India 1924 until retirement 1939; Second World War service in Intelligence Corps; British delegate at Inter-Allied Reparations Agency 1947–1951; CMG 1952, CB 1959.

Ziman, Solomon Netheim (1886–1947), 2nd s. of Jacob Ziman of Auckland, New Zealand, jeweller and president of Auckland Hebrew Congregation; educ. University College, Auckland; Rhodes scholar at Balliol 1908–1911; Indian civil service, sec. to government in Bombay; retired to farm in New Zealand 1925.

Other Colleges

Baggallay, Frederick Wilson (1886–1951), s. of Rev. Frederick Baggallay, rector of Pulborough, Sussex; educ. Rugby School; Exeter 1905–1910; Anglican priest, war service as army chaplain; vicar of Bickley, Kent, and rector of St Swithun, London Stone.

Brink, John Voklen (‘Jack’) (c.1886–1971), s. of Stephen Brink of Stellenbosch, Cape Colony; educ. Boys High School Stellenbosch, Victoria College, Stellenbosch; Rhodes Scholar at University College 1906–1909; barrister in Johannesburg, KC, advocate of Supreme Court of South Africa 1911–1919; part-time lecturer in law, Witwatersrand University 1913–1930.

Broome, Francis Napier (‘Frank’) (1891–1980); b. Natal, s. of William Broome, judge; educ. Hilton College, Natal; Rhodes Scholar at Oriel 1909–1912; war service in South-West Africa and France, MC; barrister in Natal, KC, judge, Natal 1939–1950, judge president, Natal Division, South African Supreme Court 1950.

Cockburn, Archibald William (‘Archie’) (1887–1969), s. of Henry Cockburn, actuary; educ. Eton; New College 1908–11; war service in France; barrister, KC, recorder of Oxford 1936–1938.

Cecil, see Gascoyne-Cecil.

Creswick, Henry Forbes (‘Harry’) (1886–1935), b. Brighton, Victoria, s. of Alexander Creswick, pastoralist; educ. Melbourne Grammar School; St John's 1906–1909; returned to Australia to help with family business; war service in France; resided on sheep-station in Liehwah, New South Wales, then Melbourne; killed in road accident.

Cruttwell, Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser (1887–1941), b. Denton, Norfolk, s. of Rev. Charles Thomas Cruttwell, rector of St James’ church, Denton; educ. Rugby; Queen's 1906–1908; Fellow, All Souls 1911, lecturer in history, Hertford 1912; war service, wounded; dean, Hertford 1919, principal 1930–1939 (resigned because of mental illness).

Dodd, Percy William (1889–1931), b. Wrexham, s. of Charles Dodd, headmaster; educ. Grove Park School, Wrexham; Jesus 1907–1911; lecturer in classics, Leeds University 1911–1914; war service in France; Fellow and tutor in philosophy, Jesus 1919–d.

East, (Arthur) Gerard (1890–1969), b. Oxford, s. of Rev. Arthur East, vicar of South Leigh; educ. St Edward's School, Oxford; St John's College 1909–1912; ophthalmologist.

Gascoyne-Cecil, Randle William (1889–1917), 1st s. of Lord William Cecil, bishop of Exeter; educ. Westminster; University College 1908–1909 (sent down); worked as secretary, journalist and actor, then in Canada as car repair assistant on Canadian Pacific Railway; war service in France, killed in action.

Gilbert, Humphrey Adam (‘Barmy’) (1886–1960), b. Malabar Hill, Bombay, s. of Reginald Gilbert, barrister; educ. Charterhouse; Christ Church 1906–1909; barrister in India; war service overseas; ornithologist and bird photographer; played county cricket for Worcs.

Hattingh, Gerhardus Arnoldus (b. 1885), s. of Abraham C. Hattingh (d. 1904) of East Rand, Johannesburg; educ. Boys High School Stellenbosch, University of Cape of Good Hope; Rhodes Scholar at Worcester 1908–1910; returned to Johannesburg, where may have practised law.

Hawkins, Frank Ernest (‘Harry’) (1886–1965), 1st s. of Ernest Hawkins of Ottawa. educ. Ottawa Collegiate Institution, Quebec High School, McGill University; Rhodes Scholar at University College 1908–1910; practised law in Saskatchewan and Alberta 1915–1920, schoolmaster, Bishop College School, Lennoxville, Quebec 1922–1939.

Heine, Jakob Gottlieb Ernst Georg, s. of Georg Heine of Wiedelah, Lower Saxony, Germany, landowner; Worcester 1908.

Henry, (Howard) Robert Laurence (1884–1955), b. Wroxeter, Huron County, Manitoba; educ. Manitoba College; Rhodes Scholar at Queen's 1908–1911; practised law in Winnipeg; war service in Treasury, London; civil servant (Finance Department), Canada 1922–1927, sec. to Mackenzie King as prime minister and Leader of the Opposition in Canada, registrar of exchequer court, Ottawa 1945.

Hooton, John Russell (1888–1961), b. Armadale, Victoria, s. of John Hooton, commercial manager; educ. Sydney Grammar School, Sydney University; Rhodes Scholar at St John's 1910–1913; practised law in Sydney 1914–1940; Challis Lecturer in equity and company law, Sydney University 1928; master in equity and master in lunacy, supreme court of New South Wales 1940–1959.

Hunter, Leslie Stannard (1890–1983), s. of John Hunter of Glasgow, Congregationalist minister; educ. Kelvinside Academy; New College 1909–1912: received into Church of England and ordained; residentiary canon, Newcastle Cathedral, archdeacon of Northumberland 1930–1939, bishop of Sheffield 1939–1962.

Jenkins, Edward Johnstone (1888–1951), b. Sydney, s. of E.J. Jenkins, physician; educ. Armidale School, New South Wales; Hertford 1909–1912; returned to Australia.

Le Conteur, Philip Ridgway (‘Pip’) (1885–1958), b. Kyneton, Victoria, s. of George Le Conteur, pharmaceutical chemist; educ. Warrnambool Academy, Melbourne University; Rhodes Scholar at University College 1908–1911; studied experimental psychology at Bonn University; lecturer in mental and moral philosophy, University of Western Australia 1913; headmaster, Melbourne Methodist Ladies’ College 1919–1929, Bishop Hale's School, Perth 1929–1931, Newington College, Sydney 1931–1948.

Mann, James Elliott Furneaux (b. 1887), s. of James Elliott Mann of Randwick, New South Wales; educ. St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney, Sydney University; New College 1909–1912; war service in France and Italy, wounded, MC; barrister in New South Wales.

Meigs, Dwight Raymond (1884–1930), s. of John Meigs, headmaster of The Hill School, Pottstown, PA; educ. The Hill School, Yale University; Merton 1908–1911; married at Oxford and did not take degree; assistant headmaster, The Hill School 1913–1914, headmaster, 1914–1922, resigned to take charge of family business interests.

Munro, Ernest Alexander (1884–1958), s. of Rev. John R. Munro of Antagonish, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, minister of the United Church of Canada; educ. Dalhousie University; Rhodes Scholar at New College 1908–1911; schoolmaster, King Edward High School, Vancouver 1911–1913, Prince of Wales High School, Vancouver 1913–1915; war service in Salonika; principal, Prince of Wales High School by 1922, Britannia High School, Vancouver 1934, Magee High School, Vancouver by 1944.

Ogilvy, William Morton (c.1885–1911), s. of Rev. Alexander Ogilvy, minister of Coatbridge Middle United Free Church, Lanarks.; educ. Glasgow University; University College 1905–1909.

Phillips, Roland Erasmus (1890–1916), s. of John Wynford Philipps, later Viscount St Davids; educ. Winchester; New College 1907–1910; commr. of scouts for East London; prospective Liberal election candidate; war service in France, MC; killed at the Somme.

Portus, Garnett Vere (‘Gerry’) (1883–1954), b. Morpeth, New South Wales, s. of H.D. Portus, manager for steamship co.; educ. Sydney University; Rhodes Scholar at New College 1907–1911; Anglican priest in Australia 1911–1914; left ministry and taught at Sydney University 1918–1934; Professor of History and Political Science, Adelaide University 1934–1950.

Richmond, Maurice Hope (1885–1974), s. of Harry Richmond, schoolmaster; educ. Shrewsbury; New College 1905–1909; Anglican priest, missionary in Egypt, rector of Saham Toney, Norfolk and canon, Norwich Cathedral.

Rivett, (Albert Cherbury) David (1885–1961), b. Port Esperance, Tasmania, s. of Rev. Albert Rivett; educ. Wesley College, Melbourne, Melbourne University (Queen's College); Rhodes Scholar at Lincoln 1907–1910; at Nobel Institute, Uppsala 1910; Fellow, Queen's College, Melbourne University 1911–1914; war service in munition works, Swindon; returned to Melbourne University 1918, Professor of Chemistry 1924; chief executive officer, Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 1926–1958; KCMG 1935; hon. Fellow, Lincoln 1946.

Roberts, Geoffrey Dorling (‘Khaki’) (1886–1967), b. Exeter, s. of Charles Roberts, solicitor; educ. Exeter School; St John's 1905–1908; represented England at rugby; war service in France; barrister, QC 1937, recorder, Exeter 1932–1946, Bristol 1946–1961, prosecuting counsel at Nuremberg trials.

Swain, Edgar Priestley (1881–1949), b. Stoke Newington, s. of H.E. Swain, banker; educ. St John's 1906–1909; ordained Anglican priest 1910; vicar of Putney 1923, rural dean of Richmond and Barnes 1930, (suffragan) bishop of Burnley 1931–d.

Williams, Alwyn Terrell Peter (1888–1968), b. Barrow-in- Furness, Lancs., s. of John Williams, physician; educ. Rossall School; Jesus 1907–1911; Fellow, All Souls’ 1911–1918; Anglican priest; assistant master, Winchester 1915, second master 1916–1924, headmaster 1924–1934; dean, Christ Church, Oxford 1934, bishop of Durham 1939, bishop of Winchester 1952–1961.