We mark the passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from comrades and families welcome.
BAIRSTO Air Marshal Sir Peter Bairsto KBE CB AFC died 24th October 2017 aged 91
BARNE Major Nicholas Michael Lancelot Barne LVO died 21st October 2017 aged 71
BROWELL Col Jasper Miles Browell MBE died 9th October 2017 aged 89
BASIDON ( later Bailey then Burney) Yvonne Jeanne Therese de Vibraye Basedon MBE Croix de Guere Legion d'honneur 20 January 1922 - 28 October 2017
SOE and WAAF Radio operator "Scholar" circuit occupied France. Arrested by Gestapo. Evacuated from Ravensbruck to Sweden 1945
CARTER Col Jeremy Carter RA died !st October 2017
COCUP Lt Cdr Brian Cocup died 30th September 2017
COLBORNE WO Michael Colborne LVO 20 January 1934 - 21 September 2017 later Private Secretary to Prince of Wales
DODD Pauline Beryl Harris (nee Dodd) died 21st September 2017 aged 93. Women's Volunteer Force during War
DOWNES Lt Cdr (Arthur) Michael Downes RN/RAN 23 July 1921 - 24 September 2017ÂÂ ÂÂ
HMS Botlea (Q ship) HMS Walpole (Scharnhorst etc Channel dash 1942) HMS Tay convoys inc ONS 5 (turning point Battle of the Atlantic)
EBSWORTH Major Raymond Frederick Ebsworth Royal Engineers died 15th October 2017 aged 91. 17 year old air raid warden
EVANS Flt Sgt John Evans RAF 30 June 1919 - 4 August 2017
Halifax bomber pilot, shot down over Belgium on 12th mission against marshalling yards May 1944. On the run for over 100 days (Comet evasion line, many killed or sent to concentration camps). Later Transport Command
GARNIER Major Derick Alan Garnier died 30th October 2017 aged 101
HAWKINS AVM D E (Ted) Hawkins CB, CBE, DFC and bar died 23rd October 2017 aged 97
LOWETH Flt Lt Philip Anthony (Tony) Loweth 1 October 1920 - 7 September 2017
249 Sqn Hurricane officer pilot Battle of Britain from RAF Church Fenton. 30 missions with Bomber Command, Western Desert. Later Coastal Command inc air-sea rescue. One of the last of "The Few"
PATON Maj Gen Dr Douglas Stuart Paton CBE RAMC died 14th October 2017 aged 91
RISELEY-PRICHARD AVM Richard A Riseley-Prichard died 1st October 2017
ROBERT Jeanne Robert Croix de Guerre, Legion d'honneur 11 August 1914 - 7 September 2017 grande resistante Victoire network
SWINBURN Lt Geberal Sir Richard Hull Swinburn 30 October 1937 - 11 October 2017
17th/21st Lancers. Cyprus. N Ireland. Staff Col, Falklands. Germany - i/c 1st Armoured. ACGS. C in C Land Forces. Cdr UK Field Army
THOMAS Maj Gen Walter Babington "Sandy" Thomas CB, DSO, MC and bar 29 June 1919 - 22 October 2017ÂÂ
New Zealander. Captured in Crete 1941 (MC), leg saved by German surgeon. 4th successful escape attempt from Greece. 2nd MC at Battle of the Tebaga Gap 1943. DSO Takrouna, Tunisia c/o 23rd InfantryÂÂ southern Italy. US Silver Star battle for Sant'Agata. Post war Royal Hampshires Malaya, Kenya, Aden. Skipped Colonel rank i/c 12th Armoured Infantry Germany. Cdr Far East Land Forces (inc Australians serving in Vietnam)
WALL Cdr Michael E St Q Wall died 5th October 2017
YOUNG Archibald Armstrong Young DFC 5 May 1923 - 9 September 2017 3 years with Bomber Command over Germany, resupplying French resistance
