Maud Berkeley
- Marriage (1): Lt.Col. Arthur St John Wright O.B.E. in 1935 in Simla, India
- Died: 28 Aug 1971, Selsey, Sussex
Notes:
Presumably she had previous marriage; From Wendy H;The Times October 25 1935. Marriages. BROOKE:BERKELEY. On October 23 1935 at the church of St Mary & All Souls, Beaconsfield, Frank Hastings Brooke, The Welch Regt. elder son of Col & Mrs.G.F.Brooke of West Byfleet to Helen Edith Mary ('Jo') daughter of the late Major R.Berkeley and Mrs.St.John Wright.
Major-General Frank Brooke CB, CBE, DSO ended up as General Officer Commanding the Federation Army in Malaya in 1956. Have his Times obit from Wendy.
From Wendy H;The Times September 1 1971. Deaths. ST JOHN WRIGHT on August 28 1971 in her sleep after a long illness at Westberry House, West Street, Selsey, Sussex (the home of her daughter Mrs.F.H.Brooke) Maud (nee Davidson) widow of Colonel A St.John Wright OBE and previously of Major R.E.G. Berkeley OBE. A gentle and beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Cremation private. A date of the internment will be announced later. (Wendy note; later interred St Wilfred's Chapel, Church Norton, nr Selsey Sep 9 1971). and Sept 04 1971; Funerals; St John Wright. The ashes of Maud St John Wright will be interred on Thurs Sept 9th at St Wilfrid's Church, Church Norton near Selsey, Sussex at 3:30pm. Cut flowers only, no mourning. If desired cars will meet the 1:02pm train from Victoria and connect London trains later that afternoon.
Maud married Lt.Col. Arthur St John Wright O.B.E., son of Dr. Christopher St John # Wright MB, FRCS, LSA and Agnes Louisa# Bateman, in 1935 in Simla, India. (Lt.Col. Arthur St John Wright O.B.E. was born Q2 1883 in Islington, London and died 6th May 1957 in British American Hospital, Madrid, Spain.)
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