Mentioned in Dispatches
British commanders-in-chief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the War Office in the form of dispatches, which were published in The Gazette.
In several occasions also persons were mentioned in these dispatches without them having received a decoration for the mentioned action. By adding a specific item to a certified decoration the recipient could show the mentioning.
| Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vale, William "Cherry" | 03-06-1914 | 29-11-1981 |      more |
 | Valenta, Ernost | 25-10-1912 | 31-03-1944 |      |
| Van der Kiste, Robert Edgar "Guy" | 20-07-1912 | 29-09-1999 |     more |
 | Varley, Arthur Leslie | 13-10-1893 | 13-09-1944 |   |
 | Vasey, George Alan "Bloody George" | 29-03-1895 | 05-03-1945 |    more |
 | Veale, William Charles Douglas | 16-05-1895 | 17-08-1971 |   |
| Venables, J.D. | | ||
| Venema, G.F. |    | ||
| Vere Morse, John Anthony | 16-10-1892 | 00-00-1960 |   |
 | Vereker, John Standish Surtees P.V., Viscount Gort | 10-07-1886 | 31-03-1946 |   more |
| Vian, Philip Louis | 15-07-1894 | 27-05-1968 |  more |
| Vickers, Arthur William Neville Langston "Bill" | 19-01-1914 | 28-01-1996 |  |
| Vickers, Edward Roger | 16-02-1892 |   more | |
| Villar, George | 30-05-1887 | 18-04-1970 |  |
| Vinall, James William "Jimmy" | 18-03-1945 |   | |
 | Vincent, Stanley Flamank | 07-04-1897 | 13-03-1976 |   more |
| Virtue, Reid Howard | | ||
 | Vishwasrao, Shripat | 30-07-1998 | | |
| Vokes, Christopher | 13-04-1904 | 27-03-1985 |   |
Sources
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer
- - The U.K. Honours System
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