27 Jul 2005 Husband: Percy Charles HARTE died at age: 73 Born: 3 Aug 1873 in 2 St Ann's Terrace Marylebone 1 Resided: 1881 at 22/24 St Anne Terrace Middx 2 Census: 31 Mar 1901 at 27 Cranley Gardens Hornsey Middx Resided: 18 Aug 1909 at Westbury, Holden Road, North Finchley 3 Resided: 1 Jun 1935 at Glen Wathen, Finchley North London Resided: at Ashmount, Woodside Avenue Finchley Occupation: 1901 Chief Secretary's Clerk L S W Bank 4 Occupation: 1912 Joint City Manager London & South Western Bank 5 Occupation: 1932 Treasurer Barclays Bank 6,7 Died: 4 Jan 1947 in Totteridge North London Cause of death: Congestive cardiac failure; myocardial degradation; chronic bronchitis Probate: 7 Mar 1947 at Principal Probate Registry London 8 Father: Edward William HARTE Mother: Mary Ann CULLEN Wife: Edith RUSS died at age: 64 Married: 5 July 1897 in St John's Wood Presbyterian Church 9,10 Born: 17 Jun 1875 at 3.15 am - Northampton Sq Clerkenwell 11,12 Died: 10 Feb 1940 in Middlesex Hospital Baptized: 18 Sept 1875 at St George's Hanover Square 13 Father: Christian Carl Gottfried RUSS Mother: Emily CALLAWAY F Child 1: Doris Edith HARTE died at age: 82 Born: 4 Nov 1898 in Crouch End Hornsey 14 Died: 27 Sep 1981 in Bournemouth 15 Resided: at 94 Fir Tree Road Banstead Surrey Census: 31 mar 1901 at 27 Cranley Gardens Hornsey 16 Spouse: Albert Edward WITHERS b. c 1890 d. c 1985 M Child 2: Percy Dudley HARTE Born: 17 April 1903 at 27 Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill Road Emigrated: to South Africa as young adult Died: 1970 in South Africa - date unsure Spouse: Phemie DOWER d. 1980 Resided (family): in Tamboers Kloof Cape Town M Child 3: Harold Edward HARTE died at age: 88 Born: 26 Sep 1907 in Barnet North London Died: 10 Aug 1996 in Crowborough Sussex Cause of death: Senile myocardial degeneration; squamous cell carcinoma scalp Education: Berkhamstead School Occupation: 1925 - 1950 Barclays Bank Occupation: 1950 - 1967 Barclays Trustee Manager, Brighton Resided: 1 Jun 1935 at Glen Wathen, Finchley North London Resided: at Fen Ditton, Peter Ave Oxted Surrey Event: 1940 Evacuated to Exeter Resided: at The Garth, Limpsfield Surrey Resided: 1950 - 1967 at Devonshire House, Dyke Road Ave Hove Spouse: Marjorie Irene SCAIFE Formal name Peggy b. 15 Jan 1907 d. 19 Aug 1998 Married: 1 Jun 1935 in All Saints Carshalton Father LAH Isaac officiated 17 Separated: 1967 M Child 4: Leslie Patrick HARTE died at age: 31 Born: 18 Aug 1909 at Westbury, Holden Road, North Finchley 18 Education: LDS, LRCS (England), DMD (Harvard) Occupation: Dental Surgeon Military: Capt. Army Dental Corps - att'd RAMC Died: 25 Apr 1941 in Mediterranean 19,20,21,22 Buried: May 1941 in Alexandria Egypt Hadra 2.A.1 23 Resided: 6 Feb 1935 at 23 Nassau St, London W 1 24 Spouse: Doris May PONTING Nickname Doree b. 1908 d. 1985 Married: 6 Feb 1935 at All Souls Langham Place 25 Sources: (1) Certified Copy, as recorded on Birth Certificate; 1881 Census has 22/24 St Anne Terrace. (2) Census 1881, RG11 piece 0162 Fol 91 page 24. (3) Certified Copy, Leslie Harte birth certificate. (4) Census 1901, RG13-1244-127-34 SN168. (5) A Short History of the London & South Western Bank Ltd (Blades, East & Blades 1913), 'It [the Bank] now enters more freely into the higher range of financial affairs of the Country. With a balance sheet running into over £23,000,000 and a reserve equal to its capital, it is fully fitted to fill such a position, and its claims have been completely recognised. Mr. Hambling [General Manager] has Mr. Straker as his Assistant General Manager and the City Office is under the control of Messrs. P.C. Harte and J.J. Spear', 13. (6) A.W. Tuke & R.J.H. Gillman, Barclays Bank Limited 1926 - 1969 (Barclays Bank1972), 'On the day when Bank Rate was reduced to 2 per cent, 30 June 1932, an offer was announced to exchange the 5 per cent War loan, which was redeemable at any time between 1929 and 1947, into an irredeemable 3.5 per cent stock, and big holders such as ourselves were put under severe moral pressure to accept. It had been generally believed that because of the immense amount of this stock in issue, over £2,000 million, the Government would have to tackle it piecemeal, but not only did they redeem it in one bite, but they offered an irredeemable stock in exchange for a redeemable one, which was not at all in accordance with the best traditions of the City. This event was particularly galling to us because it was not long since our Treasurer, Percy Harte, holding strongly the belief to which I have referred, and expressing it very dogmatically as was his custom, had persuaded the Chairman that we should be wise to sell our holding of 3.5 per cent Conversion Stock, another irredeemable security, at about 90 and buy in its place the redeemable 5 per cent War Loan at something over par. Imagine their feelings when they discovered that they had sold a stock at 90 and bought back at over 100 one which was scarcely distinguishable from it. F.C.G [F C Goodenough - Chairman] never forgave Harte for this error of judgement, but Harte was in good company. A little later I heard a whisper that the investor on the other end of this transaction was the Midland Bank, but I do not suppose that anyone dared tell F.C.G. this; certainly I did not. Se non e vero, e ben trovato', 34. (7) A.W. Tuke & R.J.H. Gillman, Barclays Bank Limited 1926 - 1969 (Barclays Bank1972), 'Another scandal where we were bankers to the company was that of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. Here the company did not fail, though it had to be reorganized, but its chairman, Lord Kylsant, found himself in the dock, and eventually in prison, because of a failure which could be described as technical to disclose in a prospectus that certain losses had been met out of reserves and that dividends had been paid without that fact having been stated. It is highly unlikely that Lord Kylsant intended at any time to be dishonest, but he was not accustomed to listening to advice if it did not suit him: a typical case of 'hubris' being visited by its inevitable 'nemesis'. Although we were one of the bankers to the company, our name fortunately did not appear on the prospectus in question. We have already met the Bank's treasurer, Percy Harte, in connection with an investment transaction which did not turn out very happily. One of the treasurer's sidelines was the 'vetting' of any customer's prospectus on which the Bank's name was to appear, and in these cases, although we took no reponsibility for the issue and merely had to receive the applications, we were accustomed to look at the draft with a critical eye and if necessary to require alterations to be made before it was issued. When the Royal Mail prospectus came along Harte found one or two flaws in it, and told his Lordship's minion that certain alterations would have to be made if the Bank's name was to appear. The minion said 'I can't tell Lord Kylsant that', to which Harte replied 'All right, send him to me; I'll tell him'. Charged with this even more embarrassing message the minion withdrew, and we later heard that our support was not required.', 38. (8) Probate Registry certified copy, 'And it is hereby certified...........that the gross value of the said Estate in Great Britain..............amounts to £102 770 - 2 - 8 and that the net value of the personal estate amounts to £97 454 - 10 -4. And it is further certified.............that £33 010- 13 - 6 on account of Estate Duty and interest in such duty has been paid'. (9) DK, 'Edith had married a bank clerk', 23. (10) Certified Copy, 'aged 23 - bank clerk, residing at 7 Gladys Road, Hampstead to Edith Russ aged 21 spinster; of 27 Clifton Hill, Marylebone at St John's Wood Presbyterian Church, Marlborough Place by certificate by J M Gibson'. (11) Emily Callaway, Day Book, 'Edith born June 17th 1875 at 3.15 am registered June 28th Parish of Clerkenwell, christened at St George's W. September 18th'. (12) Census 1901, London Northampton Sq, RG13-1244-127 p34. (13) Emily Callaway, Day Book. (14) Census 1901, "London Crough End Mdx", RG13-1244-127-34 SN168. (15) Death Notice, 'WITHERS - On Sept 27 1981 in a Bournemouth nursing home, DORIS EDITH, aged 82 years, dearly loved wife of Edward. Service Bournemouth Crematorium on Thursday Oct 1 at 10.45 am. No flowers, please but, donations if desired for the RUKBA, may be sent to George Scott & Son (F.D.) Ltd 13/15 Somerset Road, Boscombe Bournemouth. Tel 35827'. (16) Census 1901, "Doris Edith Hart age 2 born London Crough End Mdx", RG13-1244-127-34 SN168. (17) Certified Copy, June first 1935: All Saints Church, Carshalton by L A H Isaac Priest: Harold Edward Harte age 27 - Bank official of Glen Wathen Finchley N3 - father Percy Charles Harte [Treasurer of Barclays Bank - retd] and Marjorie Irene Scaife age 28 of Tregarrick, South Rise, Carshalton - father Edwin George Scaife (deceased) [Drapers Buyer] Witnesses Percy C Harte, Edwin S Scaife and E G Scaife. (18) Certified Copy, Birth registered by Percy Charles Harte - Bank Manager - on 28 Sep 1909 before George Smith Registrar [entry no. 32] (19) Maj R A Stephen, 'nobody saw him embark on a boat........One of the ships that did get away was sunk.....A destroyer was sunk picking up survivors and I know definitely that Leslie wasn't aboard it. I found that out from one of the survivors. I can't tell if he was on the first boat or not', 13 Jun 41. (20) Maj R A Stephen, 'At one time it looked as if our unit was going to be captured so a proportion of them were evacuated ahead of the rest. Leslie was amongst these. The majority of these embarked on a Greek ship which was attacked by dive bombers and sunk. Two destroyers went to the rescue and both of these were sunk. There were only eight survivors from the three ships', 5 Oct 41. (21) Winston Churchill, The Second World War, "During the nights of the 24th and 25th, 17,000 men were brought out, with the loss of two transports. On the following night about 19,500 were got away from five embarkation points. At Nauplion there was disaster. The transport Slamat in a gallant but misguided effort to embark the maximum stayed too long in the anchorage. Soon after dawn, when clearing the land, she was attacked and sunk by dive-bombers. The destroyers Diamond and Wryneck, who rescued most of the 700 men on board, were both in turn sunk by air attack a few hours later. There were only fifty survivors from all three ships.", vol III ch 12- The Greek Campaign. (22) Certified Copy, HARTE Leslie Patrick P/93936/5 - Lt (WS/Capt) Army Dental Corps [Emergency commission] age 31: date of death 'between 28/4/1941 and 4/7/1941' in either Greece or at Sea in the Eastern Mediterranean. Died as a result of military operations in Greece, Copy of Death Certificate from teh return of Officers Killed in Action or who have died while on Service Abroad. (23) Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org), 'In Memory of LESLIE PATRICK HARTE Captain 93936 Army Dental Corps attd., Royal Army Medical Corps who died on Friday, 25th April 1941. Age 31. Additional Information: Son of Percy Charles and Edith Harte; husband of Doris May Harte, of Golders Green, Middlesex. L.D.S., L.R.C.S.(England), D.M.D.(Harvard). Commemorative Information Cemetery: ALEXANDRIA (HADRA) WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt Grave Reference/Panel Number: 2. A. 1. Location: Hadra is a district on the eastern side of Alexandria and is south of the main carriageway to Aboukir, known as Al Horaya, near the University of Alexandria. The Cemetery is on the road Sharia Manara. The junction of this road and Al Horaya is diagonally opposite the University of Alexandria. Historical Information: During the 1914-1918 War, Alexandria became a great Anglo-French camp and hospital centre, and in 1915 was made the base of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. The 1939-1945 War saw Alexandria again an important centre. To the hospitals were brought casualties from the campaigns in Greece, Crete and the Aegean islands; camps were set up for men on leave from the desert; Kom el Dikk Fort (constructed in 1799 by the Napoleonic leader Colonel Criban and occupied by the British from 1882 until February 1947) was the centre of military telephonic and telegraphic communications for the Middle and Near East, the Headquarters of the Military Police and a powerful anti-aircraft base; and from the port sailed convoys bearing supplies to hard-pressed Malta. The original part of the cemetery, which is built partly over Roman catacombs, was acquired in February 1916, when it was found that the cemetery at Chatby, a few hundred yards to the North-West, would not be large enough for all the burials from the Alexandria hospitals. It was first used in April 1916, under the name of Hadra New Military Cemetery, and it remained in use until December 1919. Nearly all the burials took place from the 15th, 17th, 19th, and 21st General Hospitals and the Military Hospital at Ras-el-Tin; but a number of graves of December, 1917 are due to the sinking of transports outside Alexandria. In December 1919 and January 1920 sixty British graves from some small graveyards in the Western Desert (due mostly to operations against the Senussi Arabs) and from Maadia and Rosetta were brought in. There are now 1692, 1914-18 war and 1313, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this cemetery. Of these 20, 1914-18 and 68, 1939-45 are unidentified. Also commemorated in this site are 44 Foreign National and 18 non-world war casualties'. (24) Certified Copy, Marriage Certificate. (25) Certified Copy, 6 Feb 1935: Leslie Patrick Harte age 25 Dental Surgeon - 23 Nassau St London W 1 - to Doris May Ponting age 26 - Pembury, Friern Lane, Whetstone: Church of ALl SOuls ST Marylebone by L F E Foxell. Witnesses - both fathers: Percy Charles Harte [Banker] and William Robert Ponting [Broker]