BRUCE BECKINSALE

How Odd. I have never heard even a hint of this. Bruce was the husband of my mother’s cousin Maisie Johnston.

Bruce Beckinsale, formerly of Bangalow, in the State

of New South “Wales, but now a member of the Australian

Imperial Forces, No. NX. 146844, heretofore known and regis

tered by the name of Bruce Hosking, do hereby give

public notice that on the 1st day of October, 1943, I formally

and absolutely renounced, relinquished and abandoned the use

of my surname, Hosking, and then assumed, adopted and deter

mined thenceforth on all occasions whatsoever to use and sub

scribe the surname of Beckinsale instead of the said surname

of Hosking; and I give further notice by deed poll dated

the 1st day of October, 1943, duly executed and attested and

filed of record in the office of the Registrar-General on the

25tli day of October, 1943, I formally and absolutely renounced

and abandoned the said surname of Hosking and declared that

I had assumed and adopted and intended thenceforth upon all

occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the surname of

Beckinsale instead of the surname of Hosking and so as to be

at all times thereafter called, known and described by the said

surname of Beckinsale.—Dated this 1st day of November, 1943.

B. BECKINSALE* Witness,—IU.Y Wise; 2515—£1 2si