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     Elenita Augusta Lynch was the daughter of Jasper ffoulkes Lynch.² She married Maj.-Gen. Victor John Eric Westropp, son of Brig.-Gen. Henry Charles Westropp and Mary Frances Anne Lowndes, in 1923.¹ She died on 10 April 1940.¹
     From 1923, her married name became Westropp.

     Lt.-Col. Michael Victor Anthony Westropp was born on 23 March 1929.¹ He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Victor John Eric Westropp and Elenita Augusta Lynch.² He married Janine Bray, daughter of Clifford Bray, on 1 May 1965.¹ He died on 22 February 2014 at age 84.³
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England^G.¹ He was commissioned in 1948, in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹ He fought in the Malayan Emergency between 1955 and 1956.¹ He fought in the Cyprus Campaign between 1959 and 1960.¹ He fought in the Borneo Campaign in 1966.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was with the Ministry of Defence in 1973.¹ He lived in 1976 at Well Street Farm, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, England.¹

     Louise Mary Hamilton Westropp was born on 27 July 1966.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Michael Victor Anthony Westropp and Janine Bray.^2,1

     Venetia Sarah Jane Westropp was born on 4 September 1968.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Michael Victor Anthony Westropp and Janine Bray.^2,3

     Sheilah Maureen Westropp was born on 6 April 1927.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Victor John Eric Westropp and Elenita Augusta Lynch.² She married Major Thomas Islay Pitman, son of Robert Octavius Pitman, on 1 December 1948.¹ She died on 26 January 2021 at age 93.³
     From 1 December 1948, her married name became Pitman. She was in the Women's Royal Naval Service.¹ She was chairman of Leyburn NSPCC after 1959.¹ She was proprietor of The Birdcage Boutique.¹ She was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)³

     Robert Octavius Pitman lived at The Corner House, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland.¹

     Major Thomas Islay Pitman was born circa 1915.² He was the son of Robert Octavius Pitman.³ He married Sheilah Maureen Westropp, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Victor John Eric Westropp and Elenita Augusta Lynch, on 1 December 1948.¹ He died on 26 March 2005.²
     He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ He gained the rank of Major in the 11th Hussars.¹ He lived in 1976 at Cliff House, Leyburn, Yorkshire, England.¹

     Anita Maureen Pitman was born on 29 September 1949.¹ She is the daughter of Major Thomas Islay Pitman and Sheilah Maureen Westropp.² She married John Gerhard Carter, son of Dr. David F. Carter, on 4 May 1970.¹
     From 4 May 1970, her married name became Carter.

     Dr. David F. Carter lived at Downside House, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Bath, Somerset, England.¹

     John Gerhard Carter is the son of Dr. David F. Carter.² He married Anita Maureen Pitman, daughter of Major Thomas Islay Pitman and Sheilah Maureen Westropp, on 4 May 1970.¹
     He gained the rank of officer in the The King's Regiment.¹