Diana Eveline M. (Percy) Battye^{[1, 2, 3]}

1915 - Abt 2005  (89 years)

• Name	Diana Eveline M. (Percy) Battye
  Nickname	Didi
  Birth	05 Sep 1915	London, England UK
  	The birth of Diana E Battye, mother's maiden name: Rodocanachi, was registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1915, Kensington, London, v. 1a, p. 163.
  Gender	Female
  Death	Abt Jul 2005	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire UK
  	The death of Diana Eveline Asquith, 89, b. 5 Sep 1915, was registered Jul 2005, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, reg. no. B70D, district 479/1B, entry Number: 117.
  Notes	She sat for eight portraits that are in the collection of photographs, National Portrait Gallery, UK. Diana Battye, 20, Billingbear Lodge, Binfield, Berks, arrived Southampton aboard Aquitania from New York, 22 Jul 1936. The 1939 England and Wales Register for the address Sollington Court, Chanctonbury, Sussex, lists Hon Herbert Asquith, b. 11 Mar 1881, Author; wife Lady Cynthia M E Asquith, b. 27 Sep 1887, Author; Michael H Asquith [Michael Henry Asquith], b. 25 Jul 1914, Journalist with Reuters News Agency; Diana E M Asquith, b. 5 Sep 1915, wife; Simon R A Asquith, b. 20 Aug 1919, Single, Undergraduate. 1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Diana Battye, b. 1916, London; Percy Battye, b. 1887, London; Elise Battye, b. 1892; in a household in Guildford, Surrey.
  Person ID	I4293	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Major Percival Laurence Montague (Montague) Battye, MC,   b. 29 Apr 1886, London, England UK d. 29 May 1945, Anvers [Antwerp], Antwerp, Belgium (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth (Michel) Rodocanachi,   b. 02 Aug 1891, East Preston, Sussex, England UK d. Abt Mar 1982, Reading, Berkshire, England UK (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	23 Jun 1914	Binfield Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK
  	Wedding announcement appeared in The Times (London) 15 May 1914. Wedding announced in The Times [London], 22 Jun 1914, p. 11
  Divorce	Bef 1938
  Family ID	F719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Michael Henry (Herbert) Asquith,   b. 25 Jul 1914, [England, UK] d. Abt Jan 2004, Evesham, Worcestershire, England UK (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1938	Binfield Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK
  	The marriage was reported in The Times [London], 18 Feb 1938, p. 17.
  Divorce	1952
  Children	1. Annabel Laura Marguerite (Michael) Asquith,   b. 25 Mar 1939, London, England UK d. 9 Sep 1971, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England UK (Age 32 years) + 2. Stephen Andrew Romilly Michael (Michael) Asquith,   b. 27 Jan 1944, Surrey, England UK d. 31 May 2024 (Age 80 years)   3. Peter Edward (Michael) Asquith,   b. 22 Jun 1947, England UK d. 1 Mar 2019, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England UK (Age 71 years)
  Photos		Asquith-Battye wedding photo "An Asquith Takes A Bride, "Wide World press photo, 25 Feb 1938: "Binfield, England -- Michael Asquith and his bride, the former Diana (Didi) Battye, London society girl who disappeared for nine days last June and was found on the steps of her fiance's home, leaving All Saint's Church after their wedding on Feb. 17."
  Documents		Michael Henry Asquith - Diana Battye Wedding Courier and advertiser (Dundee, Scotland), 18 Feb 1938 p. 13
  Family ID	F1798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Alastair Robin Peter Patrick Keith (D.P. Keith) Cameron,   b. 27 May 1919, Kensington, Middlesex, England UK d. 5 Nov 1980, Applegarth, Upend Manuclen, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England UK (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1953	Gloucestershire, England UK
  	Marriage announced in The Times [London], 25 Jul 1953, p. 8. Peter Cameron and Diana E M Battye registered their marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1953, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, v. 7b, p. 825.
  Notes	He apparently had a prior, brief marriage: The marriage of Alastair R P P K Cameron and Helga B E E Palme [Birgitta Ebba Elisabeth Palme or Ritter, 1923-1998] was registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1950, Kensington, London, v. 5c, p. 2485.
  Family ID	F1800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 05 Sep 1915 - London, England UK Marriage - 17 Feb 1938 - Binfield Park, Bracknell, Berkshire, England UK Marriage - 28 Jul 1953 - Gloucestershire, England UK Death - Abt Jul 2005 - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		"Society Girl Who Disappeared" The Evening Telegraph and Post (Dundee, Scotland), 22 Dec 1937 p. 4.
  		The Milwaukee Journal, 7 Jun 1937, p. 1.
  		Daily Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, 8 Jun 1937, p. 2.
  		Daily Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, 9 Jun 1937, p. 8.

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] National Portrait Gallery, London UK. [S124] 1939 England and Wales Register. [S154] 1921 Census of England and Wales - 19 Jun 1921.