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     Joan Eleanor Strutt was born on 13 October 1916. She is the daughter of John James Strutt and Agnes Roger Dewar.

     Captain Edward Jolliffe Strutt was born on 4 January 1884. He was the son of Hon. Edward Gerald Strutt and Maria Louisa Tufnell. He married Amelie Devas, daughter of Frederick Devas, on 7 November 1912. He died in 1964.

     Amelie Devas was the daughter of Frederick Devas. She married Captain Edward Jolliffe Strutt, son of Hon. Edward Gerald Strutt and Maria Louisa Tufnell, on 7 November 1912. She died on 9 November 1954.
     Her married name became Strutt.

     Lt.-Col. Mark Frederick Strutt was born on 24 September 1913. He is the son of Captain Edward Jolliffe Strutt and Amelie Devas. He married Estelle Elaine Berney, daughter of Major Sir Thomas Reedham Berney, 10th Bt. and Estelle Irene Dawson, on 7 November 1946.¹
     Lt.-Col. Mark Frederick Strutt was decorated with the award of Territorial Decoration (T.D.).² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Army).¹ He was decorated with the award of Military Cross (M.C.).¹

     Estelle Elaine Berney was born in 1922.¹ She is the daughter of Major Sir Thomas Reedham Berney, 10th Bt. and Estelle Irene Dawson.¹ She married, firstly, Major Kenneth William Bols, son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Louis Jean Bols, on 25 September 1940.¹ She married, secondly, Lt.-Col. Mark Frederick Strutt, son of Captain Edward Jolliffe Strutt and Amelie Devas, on 7 November 1946.¹
     From 25 September 1940, her married name became Bols.¹ From 7 November 1946, her married name became Strutt.¹ She lived in 2003 at Crix, Hartfield, Peverel, Essex, England.¹

     Major Kenneth William Bols was the son of Maj.-Gen. Sir Louis Jean Bols.¹ He married Estelle Elaine Berney, daughter of Major Sir Thomas Reedham Berney, 10th Bt. and Estelle Irene Dawson, on 25 September 1940.¹ He died on 19 July 1944 at Italy, from wounds received in action.¹
     Major Kenneth William Bols gained the rank of Major in the service of the P.A.V.O., Indian Army.¹ He fought in the Second World War.

     Major Sir Thomas Reedham Berney, 10th Bt. was born on 6 July 1893.² He was the son of Captain Thomas Hugh Berney and Fridzwede Katherine Bell.¹ He married, firstly, Estelle Irene Dawson, daughter of R. Norton Dawson, on 23 August 1921.² He and Estelle Irene Dawson were divorced in 1927.² He married, secondly, Marjorie Agnew Erskine Gill, daughter of William Erskine Gill, on 25 July 1927.² He and Marjorie Agnew Erskine Gill were divorced in 1947.² He married, thirdly, Peggie Page, daughter of Howard M. Page, on 26 April 1947.² He died on 5 January 1975 at age 81.²
     Major Sir Thomas Reedham Berney, 10th Bt. was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England.² He succeeded to the title of 10th Baronet Berney, of Parkehall in Redham, co. Norfolk [E., 1620] on 27 February 1907.¹ He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1915 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).² He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.² He fought in the First World War.² He graduated with a Military Cross (M.C.).² He graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1919 with a Master of Arts (M.A.).² He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Southern Rhodesia between 1925 and 1926.² He fought in the Second World War.²

     
     Maj.-Gen. Sir Louis Jean Bols was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.).¹ He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.).¹ He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹

     Major Andrew Nevile David Bols was born on 24 April 1943.¹ He is the son of Major Kenneth William Bols and Estelle Elaine Berney.¹ He married, firstly, Sally Jane Aiken, daughter of Air Chief Marshal Sir John Alexander Carlisle Aiken, on 22 May 1971.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Meade, daughter of J. A. Meade, in 1980.¹
     Major Andrew Nevile David Bols was educated at Gordonstoun School, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.¹ He was educated at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the service of the Blues and Royals.¹