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At the time of the
Normandy landings in June 1944, Paley was the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, the Rifle Brigade. The unit was the motorised infantry battalion of 22nd Armoured Brigade, part of 7th Armoured Division. They were heavily engaged in the battle of Villers-Bocage, losing almost an
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Alexander George Victor Paley, generally known as Victor, was born in 1903, the son of George and Rose Paley. George Paley (1872-1914) was an Army officer and was killed in action in
October 1914, when Victor was eleven years old. Maj. George Paley of 1st Bn., Rifle Bde. was a staff-officer with 1
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Paley's immediate family was well-established in
Suffolk, in Ampton and in Freckenham, but the main branch was firmly rooted in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in the neighbouring villages of Giggleswick and Langcliffe. Thomas Paley (1540-1592) is the earliest member of the family mentioned in the
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As a temporary
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parish records, beginning at least eight generations of continuous succession in the parish, until the 19th century, when the
Industrial Revolution and the railways extended both the horizons and the opportunities. Sir Victor is related the well-known theologian
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On his return home, Sir Victor retired from the
British Army and his Reserve liability for recall in the event of an emergency ended in 1963. However, he continued to maintain semi-formal links with the military until the end of the decade.
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In addition to the civil offices, General Paley held the military appointments typical of a retired senior military officer: Sir Victor served as the
Honorary Colonel of the 5th Bn., the
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following year saw his substantive promotion to
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but was bankrupted by the slump following the Peace of Amiens, and died before he could recover. However, the nephew, John Paling Green (1774-1860), took over the
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and married the Hon. Clara Strutt, a daughter of the 2nd Lord Rayleigh. Victor's great-grandfather served as Rector, from 1835 to 1879.
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