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We mark the passing of those who have served this country in its armed forces. Contributions from comrades and families welcome, plus requests for inclusion
ALLSUP Eric Logan Allsup MC died 28 March 2016
CAIRNS Montagu (Monty) William McDonald died 16th April 2016 aged 88 Royal Leics Regt
CARR 'Nutty' Alan James Carr RN died 6th April 2016 aged 85
DAVIES Sgt Barry Davies BEM 22 November 1944-18 April 2016
Welsh Guards, 22 SAS. Mogadishu hostage rescue
FREER Lt Cdr George Bryant Dudley Freer died 19th April 2016 aged 90
GAUCHER Lt Jeanette Gaucher GM (US DSC, Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre) nee Guyot 26 Feb 1919 - 10 April 2016
Reister, inc escape network. De Gaulle's London HQ. OSS operative. Op Sussex. Parachuted into France 1944, set up drop zones for Resistance supplies
HARMS Col RodneyMalcolm Harms MC 4 March 1929 - 6 April 2016
Korean War trench assault; Battle of the Hook; Brigade Intelligence Officer Duke of Wellington's Regt; Libya, Aden, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi; N Ireland; NATO
HOOKINGS Eric William Hookings died 21st April 2016 aged 95 619 Sqn
KETTLEWELL Dame Marion Mildred Kettlewell DBE 20 February 1914 - 11 April 2016
Supported assembly of landing craft for D-Day; the "Supersonic Superintendent"; later Director WRNS (one-two star equivalent)
McGWIRE Cdr Michael McGwire OBE died 26 March 2016 aged 91
McKELVIE Sqn Ldr Alistair Sincalir McKelvie MBE died 6 March 2016 aged 80
MINERS Trevor Miners 14 Jan 1927 - 4 April 2016 Home Guard Auxiliary Company, Perranporth
MUNRO Lt Col Hector Patrick (Pat) Munro died 5 April 2016 aged 90
OSBORNE George Sidney Osborne died 11th April 2016 aged 90. RAF officer World War II
SPARROW Captain Benjamin William Sparrow died 3 April 2016 aged 92
RAMSAY Col George Patrick Maule Ramsay died 11th April 2016 aged 93 Scots Guards
RATCLIFF Wing Cdr Leonard Fitch Ratcliff DSO, DFC, AFC, Legion d'Honneur , Croix de Guerre died 1 April 2016 aged 96
RIDLEY Brig Nicholas John Ridley OBE died 20 April 2016 aged 75. Queen's Own Highlanders.
Borneo 1960's; Northern Ireland C.O. QOH after Warrenpoint;54 Infantry Brigade; senior military director of studies Defence Academy
THURSBY-PELHAM Brigadier (Melvyn) Christoper Thursby-Pelham OBE died 24 April 2016 aged 95 Welsh Guards
YOUNG Major Stuart Graham Young died 2nd April 2016
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KP- Officials confirm 34 as confirmed death toll in yesterday’s attack in KabulThe officials have confirmed that 34 people were killed in yesterday’s deadly attack in attack targeting an educational center in Kabul city. This comes as the public health officials had earlier said at least 48 people have been killed in the attack in the West of Kabul city.
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