- SURNAME
Vedeniapine
- FORENAME
Alexis Peter (Alex)
- UNIT
3 Bn
- RANK
Sergeant + Lieutenant
- NUMBER
5441604 + 282332
- AWARD
Military Medal,Bronze Lion (Neth)
- PLACE
North Africa 1942-43 (MM) Arnhem 1944 (BL)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 15.2.1916 St Petersburg,Russia
son of Colonel Peter and Olga Sergueyevna (nee Schtetinin) Vedeniapine
resided Vladivostok and Shanghai
educated Woodford School,Essex
educated Cirencester Agricultural College
enlisted 1939 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (Pte - Cpl)
3 Bn Parachute Regiment (A Company) 1941 (Cpl)
3 Bn Parachute Regiment (Intelligence Section) 1942-43 (Sgt)
commissioned 2Lt 9.9.1943
3 Bn Parachute Regiment (Intelligence Officer) 1944
WIA and POW 19.9.1944 Arnhem
Intelligence Corps postwar
resigned commission 25.8.1949 (H/Captain)
died 1.5.1991 Bath,Somerset
cremated
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