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Armoured].  M.b.e., M.c.,

Colonel, British Army, British

Forces Post Office 15.  Seaford, Raymond G., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Executive director,

 

Luton, Bedfordshire.  Seccombe, Ernest, Capt.  [1/

Airborne].  Senior tutor,

 

Hospital Administrative Staff

College, London.  Seeckts, James, Co.  Sgt.  Major

[1/ Airborne].  Machine operator,

 

Skelmersdole, Lancashire.  Shackelton, Ralph, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Wool broker, Shipley,

Yorkshire.  Shearwood, Arthur, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Docker,

 

London.  Sheath, Alfred H., S/sgt.  [Glider

Pilot Regt.]. Fishmonger, Kent.  Sheriff, Gordon, Cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Telephonist,

 

Gloucester.  Short, Edward R., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Government housing employee, Westoning, Bedfordshire.  Simpson, Walter T., Sgt.

[R.a.f.]. Engineering inspector,

Cheylesmore, Coventry.  Sims, James W., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Radio clerk, Brighton

6, Sussex.  Small, Albert E., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Vehicle mechanic,

 

Normanton, Yorkshire.  Smart, Roy J., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Racehorse trainer,

 

Johannesburg, South Africa.  Smith, Arthur J., Sgt.  [Guards

Armoured].  Charge Hand, Birmingham

31.  Smith, Eric, Guardsman

[Guards Armoured].  Police officer,

Coventry.

Smith, Frederick J., Guardsman

[Guards Armoured].  Detective

inspector, Bradford 2, Yorkshire.  Smith, Frederick P., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Casualty orderly,

 

London.  Smith, Henry, Lt.  Col.  [Guards

Armoured].  K.c.m.g.,

K.c.v.o., D.s.o., Retired,

Windsor, Berkshire.  Smith, John S., L/cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Communications engineer,

 

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.  Smith, Thomas, Guardsman [Guards

Armoured].  Building foreman,

Coventry.  Southall, William J., Cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Recreational supervisor,

 

Coventry.  Spelman, Dennis G., S/sgt.

 

[Glider Pilot Regt.].

Sales manager, Bromley,

 

Kent.  Spencer, Harold W., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Baker, Grimsby,

 

Lincolnshire.  Spicer, Gordon F., L/cpl.  [1/

 

Airborne].  Machine-tool worker,

Portslade, Sussex.  Spivey, Horace, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Textile executive,

 

Dewsbury, Yorkshire.  Stainforth, Peter, Lt.  [1/ Airborne].

Chemical engineer, Knebworth,

Hertfordshire.  Standish, Harold, C/sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Sgt.  Major in

S.a.s. Regt., Salisbury, Southern

Rhodesia.  Stanley-Clarke, J. Q., Capt.

[Guards Armoured].  Draper’s

assistant, Shepton-Mallet,

 

Somerset.  Stanners, Geoffrey, Cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Company director, Great

Kingshill, nr.  Wycombe,

 

Buckinghamshire.  Steele, Robert R., Capt.  [Guards

Armoured].  M.b.e., Company

director, Beaulieu, Hampshire.  Stewart, Richard, Major [1/

Airborne].  M.c., Solicitor,

Scotby, Carlisle.  Storey, Charles, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Captain, Quartermaster,

 

British Army, Bahrein Garrison,

B.f.p.o. 63.  Stretton, Arthur H., Cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Stamford jointer,

 

Tamworth, Staffordshire.  Sturges, Sidney A., Cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  TV representative,

 

Erdington, Birmingham.  Sullivan, Thomas Stanley, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Managing director,

Stockport, Derbyshire.  Sunley, Ralph (“Joe”), Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Head gardener, Farnham,

Surrey.  Swift, Norman, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Police

sergeant, Maidstone, Kent.  Swinfield, William A., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Butcher,

 

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.  Taylor, Arthur Reginald, Sgt.

[Guards Armoured].  M.m., Police

inspector, Ipswich, Suffolk.  Taylor, George, Lt.  Col.  [43rd

Wessex].  C.b.e., D.s.o.,

Brigadier (retired), British Army,

Tilford, Surrey.  Taylor, will.  A., T/capt.  [1/

Airborne].  Lt.  Col., British

Army, Bournemouth, Hampshire.  Tedman, Francis R., Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  D.s.m., M.m.,

Panel beater, Tadworth, Surrey.  Thomas, D., Cpl.  [1/ Airborne].

Foreman, TV cabinet firm,

Croydon, Surrey.  Thomas, Sir G. Ivor, Maj.  Gen.

[43rd Wessex].  G.c.b.,

K.b.e., D.s.o., M.c.,

General (retired), British Army,

Salisbury, Rhodesia.  Thomas, Thomas, C.q.m.s.

[1/ Airborne].  M.b.e.,

Major, British Army, Deringlines,

Brecon, Wales.  Thompson, William F. K., Lt.  Col.

[1/ Airborne].  Brigadier

(retired), British Army; military

editor, Daily Telegraph, London.  Thompson, William Peter, Sgt.

Pilot

[Glider Pilot Regt.]. Company

director, Gateshead, County Durham.  Thorley, John Henry, Signalman

[1/

Airborne].  Businessman,

 

Barnstaple, Devonshire.

Tilly, Gerald, Lt.  Col.  [XXX

Corps].  D.s.o., T.d., Board

chairman, Coulsdon, Surrey.  Tims, Eric Lawson, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Constable, Eccles,

 

Lancashire.  Toler, Thomas Ian Jodrell, Major

[Glider Pilot Regt.]. General

manager, chemical company, Alvanley,

Cheshire.  Tomblin, Bryan Alan, Sgt.

Plt.  [Glider Pilot Regt.].

Police superintendent, Duston,

 

Northamptonshire.  Tomlin, Edw.  Geo., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  B.e.m., Security

officer, Acton, London, W. 3. Tompson, William Claude, FirstSgt.

[R.a.f.]. Shopkeeper, London.  Travis-Davison, Kenneth, Sgt.  Plt.

[Glider Pilot Regt.]. Company

director, Leeds.  Turnau, Godfrey Joseph, FirstLt.

[R.a.f.]. D.f.c., M.s.c.,

Civil servant, Salisbury,

 

Rhodesia.  Turner, Arthur J. B., L/cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Chauffeur, Oxford.  Turner, Desmond N. S., Lt.

[Glider Pilot Regt.]. Probation

officer, nr.  Bury, Lancashire.  Turner, John, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Social-security

administrator, Coventry.  Tyler, E. G., Major [Guards

Armoured].  M.c., Bar,

Company director, Wooburn Green,

Buckinghamshire.  Udal, E. R., Capt.  [Guards

Armoured].  Legal adviser, banking

group, Hong Kong.  Umpleby, Kenneth, Guardsman [Guards

Armoured].  Textile foreman,

 

Keighley, Yorkshire.  Urquhart, Brian, Major [1/

Airborne].  United Nations, New

York.  Urquhart, Robert Elliott (roy),

Maj.  Gen.  [1/ Airborne].

C.b., D.s.o., Company

director, Glasgow, Scotland.  Vandeleur, Giles A. M., Lt.  Col.

[Guards Armoured].  D.s.o.,

Privately employed, London.  Vandeleur, J. O. E., Lt.  Col.

[Guards Armoured].  Brigadier

(retired), British Army, Maidenhead,

Berkshire.  Van Zoelen, F. W. E. Groeninx, 1/

Lt.  [Guards Armoured].

Investment consultant, Madrid,

 

Spain.  Vincent, Raymond, L/cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Aeronautical worker,

 

Little Stoke, Bristol.  Vlasto, Robert A., Lt.  [1/

 

Airborne].  Stockbroker,

 

Worplesdon, Surrey.  Waddy, John L., Major [1/

Airborne].  O.b.e., Colonel,

British Army, Chelsea.  Walch, A. G., Brig.  Gen.  [1/

Airborne].  O.b.e., Brigadier

(retired), British Army, Marlborough,

Wiltshire.  Walchli, Robin O., Capt.

[R.a.f.]. Chartered quantity

surveyor, Sarratt, Hertfordshire.  Walton, James, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Clerk, Bootle,

 

Lancashire.  Ward, George William, L/cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Postman, Reading,

 

Berkshire.  Ware, Denis J., S/sgt.  [Glider

 

Pilot Regt.]. Headmaster,

 

Huntingfield School, Mitcham,

 

Surrey.  Warnock, Geoffrey James, Lt.

 

[Guards Armoured].  Fellow of

Magdalen College; tutor in

philosophy, Oxford.  Warrack, Graeme, Col.  [1/

Airborne].  Dentist, Edinburgh,

 

Scotland.  Warrender, Alfred George, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Polishing ship inspector,

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.  Watson, Arthur A., Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Printer, London.  Watson, Arthur E., L/cpl.  [Guards

Armoured].  Lorry driver, Sussex.  Weallens, Arthur Edward, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Post-office employee,

Northumberland.  Wellard, Leonard Edward, Sgt.  [Glider

Pilot Regt.]. Bank manager,

London.

Wells, William James,

 

S/sgt.  [Glider Pilot Regt.].

Administrator, London Electrical

Board, London.  Welsby, Cyril, Pvt.  [Guards

Armoured].  Glazier, Manchester.  Westbury, James Ernest, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Postman, Nottingham.  Wheeler, Jack, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Retail grocer,

 

Warwick.  White, George, W.o.i. [1/

Airborne].  Verger and parish clerk,

Bridlington, Yorkshire.  Whitehead, James, S/sgt.  [Glider

Pilot Regt.]. Relay adjuster,

Warwick.  Wickham, John Thomas, Sapper [1/

Airborne].  Clerk, Leicester.  Wi.owson, G., Major [1/

Airborne].  C.b.e., T.d.,

Colonel (retired), British Army;

bank manager, Birmingham.  Wilcox, Geoffrey, Sgt.  [Guards

Armoured].  D.c.m., Works manager,

Berkshire.  Wilcox, Ivor, Sgt.  [Guards

Armoured].  Welder, Bedfordshire.  Williams, Cyril, Sgt.  [Glider

Pilot Regt.]. Headmaster, School

for Handicapped, Bristol.  Williams, Gwyn, Sgt.  [1/

Airborne].  Innkeeper, Cheshire.  Williams, John James, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Steelworks mason,

 

Tredegar, Monmouthshire.  Willoughby, Michael, Capt.  [Guards

Armoured].  Landowner, Yorkshire.  Wilson, Norman Edward, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Works employee,

Staffordshire.  Winterbottom, Lord Ian, 2nd Lt.

[Guards Armoured].  Parliamentary

secretary, Public Buildings and Works

Ministry, Northamptonshire.  Wood, Jack, Pvt.  [1/ Airborne].

Laboratory assistant, Staffordshire.  Wordsworth, Ferrers Robin, Lt.

[Guards

Armoured].  Company secretary,

 

Welwyn, Hertfordshire.  Wright, Harry, Pvt.  [1/

Airborne].  Structural-design

draftsman, Transvaal, South

Africa.  Wright, Leonard, S/sgt.  [Glider

Pilot Regt.]. D.f.m.,

Schoolteacher, Whitehaven, Cumberland.  Wright, William Charles, Sgt.

Pilot

[Glider Pilot Regt.]. Sales

representative, Bristol.  Wrottesley, Lord Richard John, Capt.

[Guards Armoured].  Private means,

Salisbury, Rhodesia.  Wyllie, George, L/cpl.  [1/

Airborne].  Greengrocer,

 

Warwickshire.  Yerburgh, J. M. A., Lt.  [Guards

Armoured].  Company director,

 

Kirkcudbrightshire.  York, Harold, L/sgt.  [Guards

Armoured].  M.m., Postman,

London.  Young, Arthur Vincent, Lt.  [Guards

Armoured].  M.c., Company director,

nr.  Stourbridge, Worcestershire.

DUTCH Bernhard, The Prince of the Netherlands.  Aa, Rudolph van der [Ede].

Photographer, Ede.  Aeyelts, Lauren Daniel [Helmond].

Staff employee, Royal Zwanenburg

factories, Oss.  Agt, Antonius L.g.m. van

[Gemert, Eindhoven].  Archivist,

 

Eindhoven.  Aken, Pieter van [Wolfheze].

Dermatologist, Ede.  Alsche-deKat, Hermina Jacoba

[Elst].  Housewife, Elst.  Andriesse, Maurits [Dinther].

Retired, Veghel.  Ari@ens, Theodorus Antonius

[Arnhem].  Retired cleric,

 

Arnhem.  Aspert-Doornakkers, Anna Maria van

[Zeelst].  Housewife, Zeelst.  Assendelft, Leendert van [Huissen].

Chemical engineer, Arnhem.  Baak, Norbertus H. J.

[Son].  State policeman,

 

St.  Oedenrode.

Backus, Johannes H.h.e.

[Arnhem].  Personnel manager,

 

Nijmegen.  Baltussen, Arnoldus J. A.

[Driel].  Burgomaster, Groesbeek.  Baltussen, Cora [Driel].  Teacher,

Driel.  Baltussen, Josephus Frans

[Driel].  Company director,

 

Driel.  Bartels, Willem F. H. [Nijmegen].

Public prosecutor, St.

Odilienberg.  Barten, Johannes A. [Grave].

Tailor, Grave.  Bech, Niels [Wolfheze].  Works

inspector, Oss.  Beek, Dirk van [Oosterbeek].

Bakery salesman, Oosterbeek.  Beek, Marius van der [Wolfheze].

Psychiatrist, Bergen op Zoom.  Beekmeyer, Adriaan J. P., Cpl.

[British 1/ Airborne,

 

England/arnhem].

Veterinary-pharmaceutical firm

employee, Amsterdam.  Beermann, Victor Antonius M.

[Nijmegen].  U.n.

Representative, Australia.  Bemen, Bob W. van [Lent].

Construction mason, Miami, Fla.,

U.s.a. Bergh-Braam, Anna H. M. van den

[Gent].  Housewife, Nijmegen.  Bergh, Johannes G. van den, Commando

[U.s. 82nd Airborne, England].

Director, Students Housing Foundation,

‘s Hertogenbosch.  Bernebeek, Franciscus J. H. van

[Groesbeek].  Printer,

 

Groesbeek.  Beyerbergen van Heneqouwen, Augustinus N.

G. [Oosterbeek].  Teacher,

Amersfoort.  Bijlsma-Lusschen, Maria [Oosterbeek].

Oosterbeek.  Bisterbosch, Heimrich

[Arnhem].  Alderman,

 

Arnhem.  Bitters, Jacob Johan [Nijmegen].

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