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Recording, with thanks for their service to this nation, the passing of former military personnel (see next page) Additional information from families welcome.
AUSTIN Derek Stanley Austin 14 June 1925 - 6 May 2013
49 Squadron, Lancaster pilot
BENTLEY Captain Robert Bentley MC 20 December 1922 - 3 March 2013
8th Army in North Africa and member of SOE during the Italian campaign in 1945
BURCH Major General Keith Burch CB, CBE 31 May 1931 - 27 March 2013
Korea, Aden ACDS (Personnel and Logistics)
DARELL Brigadier Sir Jeffrey Darell Bt MC 2 October 1919 - 27 February 2013
Cleared a road during 1945 Battle of the Rhineland and took 120 prisoners. Previously had been wartime close protection of Royal Family
FALCONER Surgeon Cdr Alan Scott Falconer died 2nd May 2013 aged 91
JOHNSTON Cdr David Riley Johnston OBE, DSC died 11th May 2013 aged 91
MILES Captain Eric Charles "Mickey" Miles OBE died 18th May 2013 aged 89
MILLER Major David Miller died 24th May 2013 aged 83MORGAN-GILES Rear Admiral Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles
Latterly an MP
SATOW Lt Cdr Paul Satow MBE 23 September 1921 - 2 February 2013
Winessed sinking of HMS Prince of wales (from destroyer HMS Express); escorted convoy on D Day; post war mine sweeping flotilla in home waters
SHEPHERD Dr H R (Oobs) Shepherd DSC died 29th April 2013 aged 94
STOKES Lt Cdr James Barratt Stokes RN died 20 May 2013 aged 87
WAGGITT William Cl;ement Waggitt RNVR died 14 May 2013 aged 98
WATERMAN Lt Cdr Jack Waterman RNVR died 18th May 2013
WESTBY Major David Francis Westby Royal Engineers dioed 30th April 2013
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Served on HMS Furious and then HMS Victorious in Atlantic, Pacific and Meditaerranean. As he talked of visiting Panama Canal and Pearl harbour I presume he was on Victorious when it was USS Robin for a time in 1943. Worked in the Secretariat as Personal Assistant to Chief Air Officer (Med) FAA in Malta as his last posting. I believe.Demobbed as Lieut. Cmndr (S) RNVR in 1946