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     Gillian Dawnay was born on 13 April 1942.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Christopher Payan Dawnay and Patricia Wake.¹ She married Ian Christopher Butler on 25 June 1966.¹
      From 25 June 1966, her married name became Butler.¹ She lived in 2003 at 18 Staverton Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Sarah Dawnay was born on 9 August 1947.¹ She is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Christopher Payan Dawnay and Patricia Wake.¹ She married Jolyon Coombs, son of W/Cdr. Robin Coombs, in 1970.¹ She and Jolyon Coombs were divorced.¹
      From 1970, her married name became Coombs.¹

     Margaret Winifred Benson is the daughter of Robert Henry Benson. She married Maj.-Gen. Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Bt., son of Sir Hereward Wake, 12th Bt. and Catherine St. Aubyn, on 30 October 1912.¹
      Margaret Winifred Benson also went by the nick-name of 'Daisy'. Her married name became Wake.

     Robert Henry Benson held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).¹ He lived at Buckhurst, Sussex, England.¹

     Pamela Dawnay was born on 30 May 1907.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Guy Payan Dawnay and Cecil Buxton.¹ She died on 20 September 1983 at age 76, unmarried.¹

     Frances Priscilla Dawnay was born on 25 April 1912.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Guy Payan Dawnay and Cecil Buxton.¹ She died on 28 May 1912.¹

     Elizabeth Lavender Dawnay was born on 29 June 1914.¹ She was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Guy Payan Dawnay and Cecil Buxton.¹ She married Peter Noel Loxley, son of Captain Arthur Noel Loxley and Gladys Maude Brooke-Hunt, on 26 July 1938.¹ She died on 23 March 1995 at age 80.¹
      From 26 July 1938, her married name became Loxley.¹

     Peter Noel Loxley was born on 27 March 1905.² He was the son of Captain Arthur Noel Loxley and Gladys Maude Brooke-Hunt.¹ He married Elizabeth Lavender Dawnay, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Guy Payan Dawnay and Cecil Buxton, on 26 July 1938.¹ He died on 1 February 1945 at age 39, killed in an aircraft accident while on an official mission for H.M. Diplomatic Service.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.² He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.).²

     Captain Arthur Noel Loxley was born in 1874. He was the son of Reverend Arthur Smart Loxley and Alice Mary Duncombe.² He married Gladys Maude Brooke-Hunt, daughter of Arthur Ernest Brooke-Hunt, in 1900. He died on 1 January 1915, killed in action, in command of H.M.S. Formidable.²
      Captain Arthur Noel Loxley usually went by his middle name of Noel.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He gained the rank of Midshipman in 1890 in the service of the Royal Navy. He gained the rank of Captain in 1911 in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the First World War.

     Maj.-Gen. Alan Geoffrey Charles Dawnay was born on 24 March 1888.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Hon. Lewis Rayan Dawnay and Lady Victoria Alexandrina Elizabeth Grey.¹ He married Elizabeth Sofia Bulteel, daughter of John George Bulteel and Maraquita Masini Grenfell, on 3 August 1914.¹ He died on 28 September 1938 at age 50.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches eight times.¹ He was decorated with the award of the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1917.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹ He gained the rank of GSO(1) between 1930 and 1933 in the service of the War Office.¹ He gained the rank of Major-General in the service of the Grenadier Guards.¹ He was Comptroller BBC (Programmes Division) between 1933 and 1935.¹ He was commander of the Irish Guards Regiment between 1935 and 1936.¹ He gained the rank of Temporary Brigadier in 1936.¹ He was Director of PR, War Office in 1937.¹