(b London, 1905; d in action nr. Tobruk, 1942). Eng. composer. Wrote two light operas, The Pride of the Regiment (1932) and Jolly Roger (1933), incid. mus. (incl. A Midsummer Night's Dream), concertino for hpd. and str. (1936), songs, chamber mus.

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