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Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury       1921-2010 Denis was born on 16 May 1921, the only child of George Gordon de Courcy Drury and Grace Kathleen Gmelin, at Christchurch, New Zealand. He served with the Honourable Artillery Company in India during World War 2. He was educated at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset and Magdalen College School in Oxford. He married Ruth Elizabeth Johnston. Ruth Elizabeth Johnston                   1927-2010 Ruth was born on 19 June 1927, the daughter of Lt. Col. George Richard Johnston and Unity Ussher Quicke, at Newport, Wales. Her Great Great Grandfather was Henry Goding, from the famous Goding Lion Ale Brewery I have identified the following children.

	Robert Johnston	Born 20 Feb 1950		London
	Gordon Johnston	Born 13 Nov 1951		London
	Caroline Kathleen	Born 12 Mar 1953		Oxford
	Rosemary Ruth	Born 7 Mar 1957		Wallingford, Oxfordshire	Married Clifford Howard Allison

Birth of Parents

Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury

b: 16 May 1921         Christchurch, New Zealand son of George Gordon de Courcy Drury and Grace Kathleen Gmelin

Ruth Elizabeth Johnston

b: 19 Jun 1927         Newport, Wales daughter of Lt. Col. George Richard Johnston and Unity Ussher Quicke

The Times, Tuesday, Oct 5, 1948           FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

Mr. D. G. DE C. DRURY and MISS R. E. Johnston   The engagement is announced between Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury, only son of the late G. G. de C. Drury, M.C., and Mrs. Drury. of 91 Onslow Gardens, S.W.7, and Ruth Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Johnston, R.A. (retd.), and Mrs. Johnston, of 285, Goldhawk Road. W.12.

Marriage

11 Dec 1948 Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury Ruth Elizabeth Johnston

The King's Chapel of the Savoy       1948 4Q Westminster 5c 600

Children

Robert Johnston Drury

b: 20 Feb 1950                     Kensington, London         1950 1Q Kensington 5c 1641 son of Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury and Ruth Elizabeth Johnston

Gordon Johnston Drury

b: 13 Nov 1951                     Kensington, London         1951 4Q Kensington 5c 1406 son of Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury and Ruth Elizabeth Johnston

Caroline Kathleen Drury

b: 12 Mar 1953                                             Oxfordshire         1954 1Q Oxford 6b 1227 daughter of Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury and Ruth Elizabeth Johnston

Rosemary Ruth Drury

b: 7 Mar 1957                     Wallingford, Oxfordshire         1957 2Q Wallingford 6a 219 daughter of Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury and Ruth Elizabeth Johnston

Death

Ruth Elizabeth (Johnston) Drury

Died 25 Oct 2010, Age 83,       St. Thomas' Hospital, London

The Times, Friday, Oct 29, 2010                         Death

DRURY, Ruth Elizabeth, peacefully, on 25th October 2010, aged 83. Dearly loved wife of Denis, mother of Robert, Gordon, Caroline and Rosemary, and grandmother of George, Jasmine, Verity, Hugo, Maximilian, Augustus, and Maurice.

Death

Denis Gordon de Courcy Drury

Died 6 Nov 2010, Age 89       Carlisle Place, Westminster, London

The Times, Tuesday, Nov 16, 2010                         Death

DRURY, Denis Gordon de Courcy, peacefully at home on 6th November 2010. Father, grandfather and dearly loved husband of Ruth, who also died peacefully 12 days earlier. Joint Funeral on Wednesday, 24th November. Friends welcome. Ring tel: 0207 622 2500

They were buried together on 24th November 2010 at the Magdalen Cemetery, Winchester, Hampshire (Plot H3-30) immediately following a joint funeral service and committal at St Stephen's and St John's Church, Rochester Row, London SW1 on the same day.