Pte Thomas Albert William Vearer qualified as a military parachutist on Course 196, which ran at RAF Upper Heyford from 29 July to 23 August 1946, and was initially posted to the Reserve Battalion based at Piddlehinton, Dorset.
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Private Thomas A W Vearer
{Bert} -
February 20th 1928 – January 6th 1986
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General Service Medal (to 1962) Clasp, Palestine |
 1944 |
1939-45 Defence Medal, 1944 - 1945 |
| 01/09/1945 – 30/06/1948 | Palestine |
| 1946 | 53 Primary Training Wing, (Private) |
| 1946 | Army Air Corps Depot / Infantry Training Centre, (Private) |
| 1946-1947 | Reserve Battalion / Training and Holding Battalion (Beverley and Piddlehinton), (Private) |
| 1947-1948 | The Suffolk Regiment, (Private) |
| 1948-1949 | RAOC Regular Army Depot, (Acting Corporal) |
| 1949 | RAOC 16th Veh Btn, (Acting Corporal) |
| 1949-1950 | RAOC 15th Veh Btn., (Acting Corporal) |
| 1950-1951 | RAOC 151 Independent Veh Company, (Acting Corporal) |
| 1951 | RAOC 17th Veh Btn, (Acting Corporal) |
| 1951 | RAOC 16th Veh Btn, (Acting Corporal) |
| 1951-1952 | RAOC 17th Veh Btn , (Acting Corporal) |
- Three members of The Parachute Regiment probably Reserve Battalion (Piddlehinton) c1946-7 by Detlef Vearer
- Thomas Vearer in Wolfsburg, Germany by Detlef Vearer
- Reserve Battalion / Training and Holding Battalion (Beverley and Piddlehinton) by ParaData Editor
- Army Air Corps Depot / Infantry Training Centre by ParaData editor
- Palestine by Paradata Editor
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