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We mark the passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from comrades and families welcome
ATKINSON Air Cdre Ian Atkinson died 27th February 2018 aged 89
BAINES Brigadier David Fitzroy Alan Talnot Atkinson MBE, LH 22 December 1923 - 1st March 2018Â
Cdr, 1 Royal Horse Artillery, President Normandy Veterans Association. D Day +1, Arnhem Libya, S Arabia, Germany (British Mission to Soviet Forces, Berlin) later MI5
BLACK Gp Captain Angus Wiliam Blcak 6 May 1925 - 14 February 2018 RAF psychiatrist UK and Aden, post Falklands. Later British Lion
FORD (Later Sir) John Arichibald Ford KCMG, MC 19 February 1922 - 16 January 2018 Royal Artillery Java. Attack on Kervenheim 1945 (MC) Later Ambassador
GERARD-PEARSE Lt Cdr Christopher Robin Gerard-Pearse RN died 9 March 2018
GOSS Lt Col James Brian Goss died 12 March 2018 aged 91
GRAHAM Rear Adm Wilfred (Wid) Graham CB 17 June 1925 - 2 Feb 2018
Bombed at Dartmouth, wartime service HMS Sheffielf, HMS Teazer, HMS Howe. Polaris project. Washington DC C/O HMS Ark Royal. Director RNLI
GREHAN Major Denis Stephen Grehan died 6 March 2018 Irish Guards
HANDSCOMBE Donald Hanscombe 14 June 1918 - 22 Feb 2018 Auxiliary Unit, Home Guard. tasked to be part of British resistance in event of German invasion
HARRIS George Henry Gordon Harris DFC 3 November 1922 - 17 January 2018
Bomber Command pilotÂÂ 30 ops before age 21. 101 Special Duties Sqn 75% casualties. Legion d'Honneur for ops to liberate Caen
HERRINGTON Air V M John Herrington died 3rd March 2018 aged 89
JAMES Lt Cdr Roger Stephen James died 6 March 2018 aged 82
KINAHAN Maj Gen Oliver John Kinahan CB died 15 March 2018
LAUGHTON Major Peter Ian Laughton 14 November 1923 - 5 December 2017 1st Bn Queens Own Cameron Highlanders wounded Monte Cassino . Post war Far East, Egypt
LOWE Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas Charles Lowe GCB, DFC, AFC 14 March 1922 - 24 January 2018
Volunteered for RAF aged 18. Sterlings raids on Essen, Hamburg, Berlin DFC 1943 aged 21. Wellington pilot 75 (NZ) Sqn. Led 146 Sqn Valiants. Eventually Chief of Defence Procurement
MCELHAW Wg Cdr Timothy McElhaw died 23 February 2018 aged 91. Last RAF pilot flying RAF plane to shoot down enemy aircraft in aerial combat 22 May 1948
MITCHELL Dr John Angus Macbeth Mitchell CB, CVO, MC died 26th Feb 2018 aged 93
MORRIS Wg Cdr (Ted) Edward W J Morris died 11 March 2018 aged 89 RAF Transport Command
MORRIS Kenneth Morris Royal Marines died 5 March 2018 aged 90
RAMSAY Maj Gen Charles Alexander Ramsay CB OBE 12 October 1936 - 31 December 2017 Aden, Hong Kong, Beliz, Northern Ireland, Germany
SANDERS-CROOK Major William Crook MBE died 18 February 2018 aged 84
SQUIRE Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire GCB, DFC, AFC 7 October 1945 - 19 February 2018. Notice published Feb 2018
Harrier Sqn cdr Falklands on board HMS Hermes . Hunters. Red Arrows QCVS German, Belize Chief of Air Staff in Op Veritas and Op Telic
WEATHERALL Vice Adm (Sir) James Lamb Weatherall KCVO, KBE 28 February 1936 - 18 March 2018
C/O HMS Tartar, Third Cod war, HMS Andromeda Falklands (Capt 8th Frigate Sqn) Last XO 4th Ark Royal, ist Capt 5th Ark Royal D-SACEUR
WILLIAMS Air Cdre Nige Williams CBE died 6th March 2018 aged 67
WOOLNOUGH Brig Bertie Woolnough CBE died 21 March 2018
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