Van Straubenzee, Sir William Radcliffe, son of Brig. Arthur Bowen van Straubenzee DSO MC RA, and Margaret Joan, d. of Alexander Nelson Radcliffe of Bag Park, Widecombe-in-theMoor, Devon; b. 27 Jan. 1924; adm. Sept. 1937 (G); left July 1942; RA 1939-45 (Maj. DAA and QMG Far East); adm. solicitor Mar. 1952, practised in London; chmn. Young Conservatives 1951-3; hon. sec. Westminster Boys’ Club 1952-65, chmn. 1965-8; MBE 1954; contested (Cons. ) Clapham 1955; MP (Cons. ) Wokingham 1959-87; PPS to Min. of Education 1960-2; Parliamentary under-sec. State, Ministry of Education and Science 1970-2; Minister of State, Northern Ireland 1972-4; knighted 1981; member, House of Laity, Church Assembly, Church of England 1965-70, General Synod 1975-87; a Church commissioner 1968-87, Second Church Estates Commissioner 1979-87; d. 2 Nov. 1999.
Van Praagh, John Arthur Wellesley, son of Arthur John Van Praagh and Hyacinthe Maud Wellesley, d. of W. H. Frizell; b. 11 Nov. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (A); left July 1942; RAF 1944-6 (Flt. Sgt. ); Corpus Christi Coll. Oxf., matric. 1948, BA 1951, MA 1955; PR Rank Organisation until 1965; antiques and fine arts dealer 1965-88, retd.; m. 11 Sept. 1954 Barbara, d. of William Fish of St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex; d. 2007.
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.
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 DE BEMPDE, JOHN, son of Abraham Van De Bempde, Westminster; b.; at school under Busby one year (J. Venn, Biog. Hist. of Gonville and Caius Coll., i, 448); Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Mar 1672/3, readm. fellow commoner 27 Jun 1673, matr. 1672/3; adm. Gray’s Inn 6 Aug 1670; m. 28 Aug 1699 Temperance Parker (IGI) [or Packer ?]; d. 1725 (will proved PCC 22 Jun 1726, surname given as Vanden Bempde, of St. James, Middlesex).
VALVASOUR, THOMAS; b.; adm. (aged 13) Sep 1717; in under school list 1718. [Note Thomas Vavasour (sic), son of William Vavasour, bapt. Weston, Yorks. 21 Dec 1702 (IGI)]
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.