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inmemoriam

The old guard passes : October 2013

The passing of those who served this country in conflict, as recorded in The Times of London and elsewhere, is recorded on the next page.

 BELL William Bell CMG, MBE 31 December 1919 - 12 September 2013

D-day landings

CROSS Sqn Ldr (Philip Louis) Ulric Cross DSO, DFC 1 May 1917 - 4 October 2013

Trinidad civil servant who volunteered to join the RAF. Flew 80 missions (22 during Battle of Berlin). Pathfinder navigator Blenheims and Mosquitos

GINEVER Lt Col Sydney Ginever ACC died 28th September 2013 aged 87

HALL Surgeon Capt Frederick Leonard Hall RN died 10th October 2013 aged 94

JACKSON R Hugh Jackson MC OBE died 5th October 2013 

LANDELLS Wing Cdr Alexander Blair Landells MBE DFC dies 2nd October 2013 aged 89

MACKENZIE Major Royden Bruce Mackenzie died 5 October 2103

Royal Engineer

ROBINSON Lt Cdr Robert Desmond Robinson died 10 October 2013 aged 85

Saturday, 19 October 2013 08:51

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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