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inmemoriam

The old guard passes : December 2012

Heroes of previous days whose passing was recorded in The Times of London and elsewhere. We welcome additional information and tributes to military careers on  those we list and those we miss

ARMSTRONG Col William Edward Iredale Armstrong OBE TD DL died 13 December 2012 aged 92
REME

DEANE-DRUMMOND Maj General Tony J Deane-Drummond CB, DSO, MC and Bar 23 June 1917 - 4 December 2012
Dunkirk; SAS; Op Colosus (MC); escaped from captivity in Italy;  captured at Arnhem (MC); escaped; Palestine; Cyprus; Malaya (22 SAS); Oman (DSO); ACDS (Ops)

DENHAM Charles Spencer Denham CBE, MC 2nd Baroner, 5th Baron 7 July 1916 - 21 November 2012
india, Iraq, Western Desert  (MC 1942), Cyprus

FAIRCLOUGH Lt Col B R Robert Fairclough died 10 Dec 2012 aged 92

FULLER Cdr Norman Fuller RN died 4 Dec 2012 

GRAHAM Maj Gen John David Carew Graham CB, CBE, CStJ, Order of Oman died 14 Dec 2012 aged 89

HAINES Wing Cdr Geoffrey Haines dies 5 Dec 2012

JENKINS Major R  E Eric Graely Jenkins died 4 Dec 2012

McCRACKEN Lt Col William McCracken MBE, MC 21 June 1950 - 19 Oct 2012
A naval gunfire observer decoirated for gallantry and determination on Mt Longdon, Falklands campaign. Led TA in Gateshead. Bosnia after Dayton agreement

MIDDLETON Rear Adm Linley Middleton CB, DSO died 3 Dec 2012
Fleet Air Arm

PAYNE Anthony Paine died 1 Dec 2102 aged 85
Indian Army, Princes Louise Kensington Regt, Sherwood Foresters

REYNOLDS Capt John Adrian Reynolds OBE died 8 Dec 2012 aged 88

TYLER Air Cdre Philip Griffin Tyler OBE died 1 Dec 2012 aged 93

WALLACE Major Reginald James Wallace CMG, OBE died 10 Dec 2012 aged 93
2/7th Raiputs Regt

WILLIAMS Sir Micheal Osmond Williams Bt, MC died 19th Dec 2012 aged 98

WILSON Gp capt Peter George cole Wilson died 26 Nov 2012 

Tuesday, 11 December 2012 11:47

Latest from icasualties.org

British military casualties - Editorial policy

In the service of our country.

Eulogies for all personnel killed on UK operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere are posted as soon as they have been released by the UK Ministry of Defence. Each eulogy we publish for men down in operations brings a lump to the throat. We are losing the best of the best. Politicians must ensure that, when the newspaper cuttings have faded, their sacrifice has had some meaning, has helped bring about a good result. Anything else would be a waste for which they will be eternally condemned.

There is invariably at least a 24 hour gap between the official release of news of an event and the naming of the dead. This is to allow families to be informed and proper eulogoies to be produced. Occasionally families request no euologies or comment. We abide by guidance we receive on such sensitive matters. We regret that information on those who sacrifice almost as much through grave injury is seldom released by the MoD for operational reasons, and so we are unable to pay tribute.
 

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