Desmond Lorraine Dell also known as: Laurence Desmond Dell
 Birth: Jan 24 1916 - Te Kuiti, New Zealand
 Death: June 7 1985 - Auckland, New Zealand
 Parents: Sydney William James Dell and Alice May Dell (born Harrod)
 Siblings: Sydney Kenneth John or Jack, Reginald Bruce, Archibald Cedric, Douglas Samuel Henry, Royce William, Winifred Rachel and Gladys Pearl
 Ex-wife: Leila Sylvia Edith Dell (born Clarke)
 Children: Leila Constance, Lorraine Sylvia, Robin Alice Freda, Susan Patricia and Lawrence Alexander