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The service number of each person is (when known) given after the date of commissioning. Most officers had only a wartime career, but when no indication is given about a Territorial Army commission or an emergency commission, the officer involved served as a Regular Army officer, with in most cases an active army career before and after the war. For explanations & abbreviations you can look at the help page.

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Ikin, Christopher Woodroffe Son of William Ikin, and Dorothy Mabel Woodroffe. Married; one son, one daughter.	13.06.1921 Wandsworth district, Greater London - 27.04.1998 Hampstead Heath, Camden district, London	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 07.03.1942 [228501] WS/Lt. 01.10.1942 T/Capt. 07.12.1943 Lt. TA 19.12.1947, seniority 20.06.1944 A/Capt. TA ? Capt. TA 20.06.1948, seniority 19.12.1947 Maj. TA 15.07.1955 TD 18.03.1960 -	07.03.1942 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) No. 1 Forward Observation Unit RA [attached HQ RA, 1st Airborne Division] (Arnhem [POW]) 19.12.1947 - 01.05.1961 served Territorial Army 01.05.1961 - ? served Territorial Army Reserve of Officers Solicitor, 01.03.1949. Published: Lewisham gunners : a centenary history of 291st (4th London) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.), formerly 2nd Kent R.G.A. (Volunteers) (1962; co-author & editor); A guide to Heath Street Chapel, Hampstead. (1967); Hampstead Heath Centenary, 1871-1971 (1971); The dress of the Royal Artillery (1971; editor); Hampstead Heath : how the Heath was saved for the public (1985); Hampstead Garden Suburb: dreams and realities (1990; with Brigid Grafton Reid)
Infield, Gerald Maurice Of Jewish descent. Son of Maj. H. Infield, MC, and ... Phillips.	01.06.1921 Hampstead, Greater London - 02.2007 still alive	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 22.02.1941 [174451] WS/Lt. 22.08.1942 T/Capt. 23.10.1945 (reld > 04.1946)	22.02.1941 commissioned, The King's Royal Rifle Corps [emergency commission] 13.09.1943 transferred, Parachute Regiment - Army Air Corps (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 8 Platoon (C Company), 3rd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [POW; Oflag 79 near Braunschweig 27.10.1944-24.11.1944) 23.10.1945 - (04.1946) Staff Captain, Director of Recruiting and Demobilization, The War Office Solicitor (removed from the Roll of Solicitors of The Law Society in 2004).
Ingram, Barry Barnett Of Jewish descent. Married Eileen (née ...).	04.10.1916 - 11.1988 Kingston upon Thames district, Surrey	Cadet ? [6967708] 2nd Lt. 22.10.1939 [105018] WS/Lt. 22.04.1941 (reld > 04.1946) T/Capt. 10.07.1943 Hon. Capt. ? MID 20.09.1945 Arnhem 09.44 EM 13.12.1949 -	Private, Artists Rifles (Cadet, 163rd Officer Cadet Training Unit) 22.10.1939 commissioned, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [emergency commission] (09.1944) Officer Commanding, Mortar Group (HQ Company), 1st Battalion The Border Regiment (Arnhem [POW])
Ingram-Johnson, Ronald	? -	Cadet ? [956314] 2nd Lt. 04.03.1944 [312150] WS/Lt. 04.09.1944 (reld > 04.1946)	Education: Frensham Heights School, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey (1928-1937) 04.03.1944 commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery [emergency commission] (09.1944) Battery HQ, 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA [attached Divisional Troops] (Arnhem)
Irvine, Robert Son of Robert and Lily Mary Irvine. Husband of Janet Vida Mary Irvine.	1915 ? - 22.09.1944 (KIA) [age 29] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 3.D.13]	Cadet ? 2nd Lt. 27.07.1940 [140040] WS/Lt. 27.01.1942	27.07.1940 commissioned, The Gordon Highlanders [emergency commission] 01.11.1941 transferred, Royal Regiment of Artillery 18.09.1942 transferred, Glider Pilot Regiment - Royal Regiment of Artillery (09.1944) Section Commander, B Squadron (No. 1 Wing), The Glider Pilot Regiment (Arnhem [killed in action])
Irwin, the Reverend Henry James Son of James Thomas Irwin and Sarah Ann Irwin, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.	05.09.1916 - 23.09.1944 (KIA) [age 28] [Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery, 26.A.2]	Capt. = Chaplain to the Forces 4th Cl. 01.05.1943 [270523]	Education: University (BA) 01.05.1943 commissioned, Royal Army Chaplains' Department [emergency commission] - Church of England (09.1944) Chaplain, 11th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem [killed in action])

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