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     Major Harold Parkes lived at The Dial House, Alveston, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Edith Joan Clarke was the daughter of Sir Reginald Clarke.¹ She married, firstly, Major John Ogilvie Spencer (?) before 1953.¹ She married, secondly, Robert Burnham Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick, son of Sir Harry Benedetto Renwick, 1st Bt. and Frederica Louisa Laing, on 28 July 1953.² She died on 6 November 1994.¹
     Edith Joan Clarke usually went by her middle name of Joan.¹ Her married name became Renwick. After her marriage, Edith Joan Clarke was styled as Baroness Renwick on 23 December 1964.

     Sir Reginald Clarke was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.)¹ He lived at Titlarks Cottage, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England^G.

     William Samuel Hazlewood married Kathleen Florence Mary Ward, daughter of Frederic Valentine Ward and Florence Grace Dalziel.¹
     He lived at 3 Te Reinga Way, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand^G.¹

     Hon. Virginia Charlotte Angela Campbell was born on 19 October 1948.¹ She was the daughter of David Colin Campbell, 3rd Baron Colgrain and Veronica Margaret Webster.² She married Major Jonathan Charles Mackay-Lewis, son of Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Frank Mackay-Lewis, on 8 June 1973.¹ She died in 2001.³
     From 8 June 1973, her married name became Mackay-Lewis. She lived at Leominster, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Lt. Hon. Robert Brampton Gurdon was born on 21 June 1904.¹ He was the son of Bertram Francis Gurdon, 2nd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth and Vera Emily Ridley.^1,2 He married Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson, daughter of Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray and Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill, on 20 January 1932.³ He died on 13 July 1942 at age 38 at Libya^G, killed in action.^1,4
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.² He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Bertram Francis Gurdon, 2nd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth was born on 13 June 1877.¹ He was the son of Robert Thornhagh Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth and Emily Frances Heathcote.² He married Vera Emily Ridley, daughter of Arthur William Ridley and Adriana Elizabeth Newton, on 18 July 1903.¹ He died on 4 January 1964 at age 86.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Prince of Wales Own Norfolk, Royal Field Artillery.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1899] on 13 October 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Reserve of Officers, Royal Artillery.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Suffolk.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Suffolk.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel between 1937 and 1947 in the 58th Suffolk Medium Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army.)¹ He held the office of Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire between 1947 and 1964.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1948.¹

     Lt.-Col. Alistair Monteith Gibb was the son of Brig.-Gen. Sir Alexander Gibb.² He married, firstly, Lady Rosemary Diana King, daughter of Lionel Fortescue King, 3rd Earl of Lovelace and Lady Edith Anson, on 28 April 1927.² He and Lady Rosemary Diana King were divorced in 1940.² He married, secondly, Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson, daughter of Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray and Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill, on 11 November 1944.¹ He died on 29 July 1955, killed in a polo accident.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.³

     Brig.-Gen. Sir Alexander Gibb was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)¹

     Jane Elizabeth Angela Gibb was born on 21 August 1946.² She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Alistair Monteith Gibb and Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson.^1,2 She married, firstly, Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly, son of Douglas Charles Lindsey Gordon, 12th Marquess of Huntly and Hon. Mary Pamela Berry, on 29 January 1972.² She married, secondly, Hon. Angus Grenfell Maclay, son of Joseph Paton Maclay, 2nd Baron Maclay and Nancy Margaret Greig, in 1990.² She and Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly were divorced in 1990.^2,1
     From 29 January 1972, her married name became Gordon. After her marriage, Jane Elizabeth Angela Gibb was styled as Marchioness of Huntly in 1987. From 1990, her married name became Maclay.³