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Unwin, Howard Buckley, eldest son of Howard Unwin, C.E., of Chiswick, by Mary Louisa, daughter of William Buckley, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs; b. Dec. 10, 1879; adm. Sept. 22, 1892 (H); left July 1897; Assoc. M.lnst.C.E. Jan. 10, 1905; Public Works Dept., Victoria­berg, Accra, West Africa; d. from the effects of an accident April 3, 1923.

Unwin, Roland Buckley, brother of Howard Buckley Unwin (q.v.); b. June 8, 1888; adm. Sept. 27, 1900 (H); left July 1905; Imp. Coll. of Science & Technology; B.Sc. (Eng.) 1908; A.C.G.I.; A.M.I.C.E. 1924; M.I.C.E.; enlisted in the Artists' Rifles Aug. 6, 1914; 2nd Lieut. 1st East Surrey Regt. April 23, 1915; Lieut. R.E. Nov. 23, 1917; served on the western front Dec. 1914 - March 1919; joined H.M. Office of Works 1919; retired as superintending structural engineer, 1952; m. July 14., 1917, Mary Theresa, daughter of John Welsh, of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Valli, Vermondo Frederick, son of Camillo Constant Valli and Louise, d. of William Conrad Gaisberg of Washington DC; b. 14 July 1917; adm. Jan. 1931 (H); left July 1936; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1936, BA 1939, MA 1943; RA 1941-6 (Maj.), despatches (NW Europe) Apr. 1946; man. dir. Coty (England) Ltd 1962; vice-pres. Rexall (Europe) 1967-71; gen. man. Proprietary Per­fumes Ltd (France) 1972; m. 9 Feb. 1945 Catherine Anstice, d. of Ven. Edgar Francis Hall, Archdeacon of Totnes, Devon; d. 1 Sept. 2000.

Van der Gucht, Claude, youngest son of Charles John Van der Gucht, of Maida Vale, by Susan Rosalie, daughter of William Henry Hodding, M.R.C.S., of London; b. June 22, 1878; adm. Sept. 22, 1892 (H); Q.S. 1893; left Feb. 1897; joined the Bombay Burma Trading Corpn. Ltd., Rangoon, Nov. 1898; local manager at Moulmein 1911-26; Consul for Siam at Moul­mein 1914-26; m. Sept. 17, 1903, Florence Isabel, daughter of George Roberts, of Hobart, Tasmania, d. Nov. 26, 1946.

Van der Pant, Francis Neville, son of Francis Henry Morgan Van der Pant, of London, by Isabel Mary, daughter of Thomas Frost Hawkins, of Great Cornard, Suffolk; b. Jan. 15, 1900; adm. April 30, 1914 (H); left July 1918; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. A.S.C. (M T.) Oct. 28, 1918; Guy's Hospital; L.D.S., R.C.S. 1923; in practice in London; served in Great War II as Capt. Army Dental Corps, in charge of Dental Centre, Lincoln Barracks, also Dental Surgeon, Military Hosp., Lincoln May 1941 - Dec. 1943; m.; d. 1975.

VARLEY, FREDERICK JOHN, eldest son of John Varley, Stanley Gardens, London, solicitor, and Sophia, dau. of Samuel Varley, Stanningley, Yorks.; b. 4 May 1872; adm. 22 Sep 1882 (H); QS 1885; left (with Triplett) Jul 1891; Oriel Coll. Oxford, matr. 27 Oct 1891, scholar 19 Jan 1892 [check]; BA 1894; MA 1898; appointed Indian Civil Service 1894; arrived in India 25 Nov 1895; Assistant Magistrate and Collector, Bombay; Second Assistant Oct 1903, First Assistant Apr 1909; Sessions Judge Sep 1910 - Jan 1916, ret.; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 16 Jun 1920; migr. to Lincoln’s Inn; author, Rules and Regulations of the Stock Exchange, 1925, and other works; m. 4 Oct 1902 Mary Myfanwy, sister of Evan Lorimer Thomas (qv, vol. III); d. 1948 [or 1949 ?]

Veale-Byland, Sidney, son of Hon. Dep. Surg. Gen. Henry Richard Lobb Veale, M.D.; b. July 22, 1873; adm. April 27, 1887 (H); left July 1889; Univ. Coll. School 1889-90; assumed the additional surname of Byland; R.M.C. Sandhurst; 2nd Lieut. Welsh Regt. Jan. 28, 1893; Indian Staff Corps March 28, 1894; Lieut. 5th Madras N.I. April 28, 1895, Wing Officer Aug. 28, 1895; on duty in Russia 1897; attached 20th Madras N.I. Feb. 28, 1898; Dep. Asst. Commy. Gen. on probation at Karachi June 27, 1898; d. at Poona, Feb. 6, 1899.

Vécsey, Oscar George Ludwig, son of Charles Vécsey, of London; b. May 11, 1898; adm. Sept. 23, 1909 (H); left Dec. 1912.

Ventura, John Miguel Thomas, son of Capt. Albert Ventura, Vice-Consul of the Dominican Republic, and Rosetta, d. of Nathan Nathan of Forest Gate, Essex; b. 14 Sept. 1912; adm. Apr. 1926 (H); left Dec. 1928; a manufacturer's agent; m. 14 Dec. 1960 Carol, d. of Leonard Augus­ tine Litten, PLA officer, of Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex; d. 15 Sept. 1997.

Verdon, Philip, son of Henry Walter Verdon, M.D., of Streatham, Surrey; b. Feb. 22, 1886; adm. Sept. 27, 1900 (H); left April 1901; Jesus College Camb., matric. Michaelmas 1905; B.A. 1908; St. Thomas's Hospital; M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. 1912; B.Ch. (Camb.) 1923; won silver medal for rowing (men's coxless pairs) at the 1908 London Olympics; served in Great War I; Capt. R.A.M.C. Dec. 1, 1916; Lieut. Indian Medical Service Aug. 8, 1917; Capt. Dec. 7, 1918; Major Dec. 1, 1927; Lieut.-Col. Dec. 1, 1935; professor in ophthal­mology, Madras, S. India 1935-40; served in World War II, consulting ophthalmologist, India, with rank of Colonel, 1943; m. Feb. 28, 1922, Doris Kathleen, youngest daughter of Maj. Gen. W. Hendley, C.S.J., K.H.S., of Cambridge; d. June 18, 1960.