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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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Vedeniapine, Alexis Peter Son of Peter Vedeniapine, officer in the Probeshensky.	15.02.1916 St Petersburg, Russia - 05.1991 Bath district, Somerset	Sgt. 1942? [5441604] 2nd Lt. 09.09.1943 [282332] WS/Lt. 09.03.1944 MM 15.06.1943 North Africa 42-43 BL 20.03.1947 Arnhem 09.44 * * date of dutch Royal Decree 09.02.1946	Education: Woodford School, Essex; Cirencester Agricultural College family moved to Vladisvostok, then Shanghai; educated in the UK 1939 joined [as a Private] The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (1942) - (1943) served [as a NCO], 3rd Parachute Battalion (North Africa, Sicily) 09.09.1943 commissioned into The Parachute Regiment [immediate emergency commission] (09.1944) Intelligence Officer, 3rd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem) after the war he continued in intelligence briefly in India, and then 5 years in Hong Kong before returning to England to farm
Vickers, Arthur Andrew	(06?).1920 Nottingham district, Nottinghamshire -	2nd Lt. 14.11.1942 [251602] WS/Lt. 14.11.1942	14.11.1942 commissioned into The King's Regiment (Liverpool) [emergency commission] 26.05.1943 transferred to the Parachute Regiment (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 1 Platoon (A Company), 11th Parachute Battalion (Arnhem)
Vlasto, Robert Alexander "Robin" Married Jill (née ...) (08.07.1924 - 16.05.2004); children.	09.02.1924 Calcutta, India - 10.2003 Winchester district, Hampshire	2nd Lt. 06.03.1943 [265726] WS/Lt. 06.09.1943	Education: Charterhouse 06.03.1943 commissioned into The King's Royal Rifle Corps [emergency commission] 30.12.1943 transferred to the Parachute Regiment (09.1944) Officer Commanding, 1 Platoon (A Company), 2nd Parachute Battalion (Arnhem) Merchant banker Ralli Bros., 1947. Member Stock Exchange, 1962. Investment adviser G & L Ralli Investment & Trustee Co., 1974.

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