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We mark the recent passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from comrades and families welcome
ANCKORN Fergus Gordon Anckorn 10 December 1918 - 22 March 2018
118 Field Regt RA. Captured 1942 Singapore. Burma railway. Later Magic Circle
ANSON Rear Adm Sir Peter Anson Bt CB DL died 17th April 2018 aged 93
ATKINSON Lt (William) Reay Atkinson RN CB 15 March 1926 - 12 February 2018
Able seaman Atlantic and Arctic convoys. Officer D-Day, Op Infatuate. Later DTI Director NE England
BAUER Franck Bauer 2 July 1918 - 6 April 2018 Evacuated from Bordeaux. Joined Free French.Wartime broadcaster Radio Londres and French army radio after Normandy landings
BRYAN Captain Gerald Jackson Bryan CMG, CVO, OBE, MC 2 April 1922 - 21 March 2018
Royal Engineer volunteer Commando.Layforce- Lebanon. Wounded and captured on Litani River (MC) Partial leg amputation. Joined SOE after repatriation (Dir Scientific Research) Colonial Service
CORMACK Lt Col John Napier Cormack MBE, MC died 9the April 2018 aged 90
COCKRAM Lt Col John Michael Cockram died 3rd April 2018
DUFFIELD Capt Richard Measham Duffield RN died 2 April 2018
FORBES-COCKELL Major Iain Seton Forbes-Cockell 11 August 1952 - 3 March 2018 Life Guards Germany, N Ireland, Cyprus
FREWER Cdr Kenneth David Frewer OBE RN 8 April 1930 -Â 23 March 2018
First commander HMS Resolution. Served on HMS Belfast Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan. i/c HMS Artemis, HMS Andrew in the Gulf
HARRISON Captain John Robert Harrison RN died 17 March 2018 Submariner. National Radiological Protection Board
LE CHEMINANT Air Chief Marshall Sir Peter de Lacey Le Cheminant GBE, KCB, DFC & Bar died 8 April 2018. Finally DCDS
LUCAS Sqn Ldr Bill (William) Ernest Lucas DFC 16 January 1917 - 22 March 2018
RAF bomber pilot 81 missions Dresden, Essen, Bremen, Cologne (first 1000 bomber raid) Mosquitoes over Berlin. 5000m 1948 Olympics - lost to Zatopek
MASLEN-JONES Captain Ted (Edward) Walter Maslen-Jones MC, DFC 11 October 1919 - 16 March 2018
Royal Artillery. Observation pilot 14th Army Burma. Battle of Admin Box DFC Monywa entry to Rangoon MC
MACGILLVRAY Captain Ian Stewart MacGillvray RN died 18th April 2018 aged 90
PILLEAU Major David Menus Gerald Pilleau RA died 17 March 2018
SHELLEY Major Andrew Thomas Rupert Shelley died 3rd April 2018
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