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     Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith was born in 1890.¹ He was the son of Beckwith Beckwith-Smith and Georgina Butler Moore.¹ He married Honor Dorothy Leigh, daughter of John Blundell Leigh, on 14 March 1918.¹ He died on 11 November 1942 at POW camp, Japan.¹
     Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1914.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He was decorated with the Military Cross (M.C.).¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Coldstream Guards.¹ He fought in the Second World War, and was captured as a POW.¹ He was commander of the 1st Guards Brigade between 1939 and 1940.¹ He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre (French).¹ He lived at The Manor House, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He was commander of the 18th Division in 1942.¹

     Honor Dorothy Leigh was the daughter of John Blundell Leigh.¹ She married Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith, son of Beckwith Beckwith-Smith and Georgina Butler Moore, on 14 March 1918.¹ She died on 25 December 1982.¹
     From 14 March 1918, her married name became Beckwith-Smith.¹ She was invested as a Companion, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.).¹ She was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1945.¹

     Susan Elaine Parkes is the daughter of Sidney Edward Parkes.¹ She married John Moore Beckwith-Smith, son of Maj.-Gen. Merton Beckwith-Smith and Honor Dorothy Leigh, on 30 September 1954.
     From 30 September 1954, her married name became Beckwith-Smith.¹

     Rupert Beckwith-Smith was born on 17 November 1959.¹ He is the son of John Moore Beckwith-Smith and Susan Elaine Parkes.¹

     Camilla Lucy Beckwith-Smith was born on 30 April 1958.¹ She is the daughter of John Moore Beckwith-Smith and Susan Elaine Parkes.¹

     Lady Serena Mary Bridgeman was born on 1 July 1949.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford and Mary Willoughby Montgomery.¹ She married Richard Arnold Andrew, son of John Ramsay Andrew, on 27 April 1978.¹ She and Richard Arnold Andrew were divorced in 1989.¹ She died on 16 January 2001 at age 51.¹
     From 27 April 1978, her married name became Andrew.¹ On 1989 her name was legally changed to Bridgeman.¹

     Richard Arnold Andrew was the son of John Ramsay Andrew.¹ He married Lady Serena Mary Bridgeman, daughter of Sir Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford and Mary Willoughby Montgomery, on 27 April 1978.¹ He and Lady Serena Mary Bridgeman were divorced in 1989.¹ He died in 2000.¹

     
     John Ramsay Andrew lived at St. Saviours, Guernsey, Channel Islands.¹

     
     James Francis Hayward lived at Plastow Green, Hampshire, England.¹