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     William George Henry Acton was born on 29 December 1887.¹ He was the son of William George Acton and Louisa Joyce Leslie Barnwell.¹ He died on 21 July 1895 at age 7.¹

     Lt.-Col. Edward Leslie Lowry Acton was born on 18 October 1889.¹ He was the son of William George Acton and Louisa Joyce Leslie Barnwell.¹ He married Ruth Margaret Acton, daughter of Lt.-Col. James Lowry Cole Acton and Matilda Julia Milman, on 7 April 1920, (an unknown value.)¹ He died on 15 February 1965 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1909, in the service of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, Royal Canadians, the.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1917.¹ He gained the rank of Adjutant in the 3rd and 7th Battalions, Leinster Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Adjutant in 1922 in the East Surrey Regiment, when his former regiment was disbanded.¹ He was the commander of the 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment between 1935 and 1939.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was commander of the 342 Machine Gun Corps Training Centre between 1939 and 1941.¹ He gained the rank of Umpire Staff between 1941 and 1944 in the 342 Machine Gun Corps Training Centre.¹ He was Commandant of the Aldershot Detention Barracks between 1944 and 1946.¹ He retired from the military in 1946.¹

     Lieutenant Amar Henry Barnwell Acton was born on 31 August 1928.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Edward Leslie Lowry Acton and Ruth Margaret Acton.¹ He died on 21 January 1952 at age 23 at Ismailia, Egypt^G, unmarried, from wounds while serving with the 2nd Parachute Regiment.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Surrey Regiment.¹ He was educated at Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹

     Joice Margaret Lowry Acton was born on 27 July 1923.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Leslie Lowry Acton and Ruth Margaret Acton.¹
     As of 1976, Joice Margaret Lowry Acton lived at 2 Lebanon Road, London, England^G.¹

     Harmony Patricia Lowry Acton was born on 31 January 1925.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Leslie Lowry Acton and Ruth Margaret Acton.¹
     As of 1976, Harmony Patricia Lowry Acton lived at 44 Weysprings, Haslemere, Surrey, England^G.¹

     Brigid Sidney Lowry Acton was born on 26 October 1932.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Leslie Lowry Acton and Ruth Margaret Acton.¹ She married Grice Loftus Widenham Smyth, son of Grice Widenham Smyth, on 25 October 1958.¹ She married Lt.-Cmdr. Richard Charles Widenham Smyth, son of Grice Widenham Smyth, on 30 April 1965, her first husband's brother.¹
     From 25 October 1958, her married name became Smyth.¹

     Grice Loftus Widenham Smyth was the son of Grice Widenham Smyth.¹ He married Brigid Sidney Lowry Acton, daughter of Lt.-Col. Edward Leslie Lowry Acton and Ruth Margaret Acton, on 25 October 1958.¹ He died on 30 October 1964.¹

     Grice Widenham Smyth lived at 1450 W 12th Avenue, Chalmers Lodge, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada^G.¹

     Nicholas James Lowry Smyth was born on 11 September 1959.¹ He is the son of Grice Loftus Widenham Smyth and Brigid Sidney Lowry Acton.¹

     Joanna Leonora Smyth was born on 22 April 1962.¹ She is the daughter of Grice Loftus Widenham Smyth and Brigid Sidney Lowry Acton.¹