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We mark the passing of those who served this country. Contributions from comrades and families welcome
ATCHERLEY Lt (later Sir) Harold Atcherly 30 August 1918 - 29 January 2017 Intelligence Corps. Singapore 1942. Changi. Burma Railway
BROOKE Col Henry Arthur Gunning Brooke MC died 4 Feb 2017 aged 93
COGHILL Lt Col John Kemdall Plunkett Coghall OBE died 4th Februay 2017 aged 87
COLLINS Brig Peter Ernest Collins died 8 February 2017 aged 94
FIELDSEND (Later Sir) John Charles Rowell Fieldsend 13 September 1921 - 22nd February 2017 Royal Artillery officer Egypt, Monte Cassino, Greece
HASKARD (later Sir) Cosmo Haskard KCMG MBE 25 November 1916 - 21 February 2017
Royal Irish Fusiliers 1939 Kings African Rifles Ceylon, Burma. 1964-70 Governor of the Falkland Islands who worked against handing them to Argentina in 1968
JENKINS Charles Peter de Brisay MC, MBE died 8 Feb 2017 aged 93
LE MARCHAND Captain Thomas Maitland Le Marchand RN 14 May 1941 - 19 December 2016
Submariner HMS Warspite which colloded with Societ Echo II. i/c HMS Narwhal. MiD when i/c HMS Valiant Falklands on anti air watch. Captain 3rd Submarine Sqn. Director SSAFA
LLOYD John Evan Jessue (Luggy) Lloyd RM died 1st February 2017
MOSLEY Nicholas Mosley MC (later Lord Ravensdale) 25 June 1923 - 28 February 2017 Rifle Brigade. MC in Italy (see his memoir Time at War)
PACKENHAM Captain William (Bill) T T Packenham RN died 17th February 2017 aged 90
RADCLIFFE Captain Charles Raymond Radcliffe LVO died 1st February 2017 aged 97
RUSSELL Lt Col Michael (Mike) Syms died 21st February 2017 aged 63
SMITH Captain James Alderson Smith MC 20 August 1922 - 31 January 2-17
3rd Bn Coldstream Guards Landed Salerno Italy Sept 43, Camino Nov/Dec 43, Garigliano crossing, returned England March 45
TIBBY Cdr Maurice Arthur Tibby died 10 Feb 2017 aged 92
WADDINGTON 2nd Lt David Charles (later Lrd) Waddington  2 August 1929 - 24 February 2017 XII Royal Lancers first Suez crisis
WOOD (later Sir) John Kember Wood MC 8 August 1922-27 January 2017
Rifle Brigade (top of OCT) Commando Middle East, Italy (capture of Tossignana MC) PoW
WOOLDRIDGE Roylance Wooldridge MC and Bar 11 Juy 1919 - 9 December 2016
Royal Engineers El Alamein (gaps in minefield MC 1942) Recce Onival Beach Pas de Calais 1944 (Bar to MC) Captured, interviewed by Rommel and von Rundstedt
WRIGHT LAW Marjorie Rose Wright (later Clark) 12 May 1923 - 14 December 2016 Flying nursing orderly NW Europe. ÂÂÂ Bergen-Belsen
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