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Marking the passing of those who have served this country. Comments and additions from comrades and families welcome
AVERY Cpl Denis Avery 11 January 1919 - 16 July 2015 2nd Bn Rifle Bgde Op Compass 1940 captured at Sidi Rezegh 1941 PoW in Auschwitz. Escaoed during death march 1945
BAINBRIDGE Gp Capt Stanley walter (Wally) Bainbridge OBE died 4th June 2015 aged 88
CARVER Gp Capt Neville John Carver OBE AFC died 18 June 2015 aged 92
DAVIE Lt Col John davie MBE, MC 30 March 1921- 29 June 2015
Western Desert 1941 Malta (shot down Junkers) Commissioned 1943 Palestine, Italy, NW Europe. Post war Malaya - Seaforth Highlanders - awarded MC. Brunei, N Borneo
GODDARD Major David Rodney Goddard MBE 16 March 1927 - 30 June 2015
Malaya MiD, East Africa
GRAHAM Lt Col William Gordon Graham MC and Bar 17 July 1920 - 24 April 2015
Spring 1944 Naga Hills/ S of Kohima, Feb 45 advance on Rangoon crossing Irrawaddy River
HANDS CPO John David "George" Hands died 9 July 2015 aged 70
JACKSON Major Anthony F Jackson, Royal Engineers died 23 June 2015 aged 92
LAMBERT Lt (later Sir) John Lambert KCVO CMG 8 Jan 1921 - 6 July 2015 North Africa 1943 3rd Bn Grenadiers arrested Muhammad VII Bey of Tunis. Post war diplomat
LEDLIE Wing Cdr Eugene Percival Ledlie MBE died 23 July 2015 aged 91
LEGGE Nigel Fawcus Legge died 28 July 2015 aged 88 ex Middlesex Regt and RAEC
OATES Lt (later Sir) Thomas Oates RNVR (later CMG, OBE) died 28 June 2015 aged 97
POLGLASE Angela Polglas WAAF died 20 June 2015 aged 91
POOLE Lt Norman Poole MC born 9 April 1920 died 26 June 2015
Op Titanic IV - deception in Normandy. Cut off from Allies behind enemy lines for 41 days. Rescued 2 wounded GIs
QUAYLE Major General David Quayle CB, Royal Artillery died 25 June 2015
SANDYS-RENTON Major James Stapleton Sandys-Renton RA died 20 July 2015 aged 89
SCOTT Brig Fraser Scott RA died 6 July 2015 aged 95. Founder of DMA
SEBAG-MONTEFIORE Ruth (Ne Magnus) Sebag-Montefiore 10 Feb 1916 - 10 June 2015 Hut 10 Bletchley Park
SHAW Maj Gen  Anthony John Shaw CB, CBE, FFCM died 27 July 2015 aged 87 late RAMC
VIVIAN Maj (John Edgar) Grahame Vivian MC* 28 October 1919 - 10 July 2015
7th Indian Division Burmese Arkhan (MC 1944 - prosecuting attack despite multiple wounds) ÂÂ 2nd Ghorkha Rifles 1956 Malaysia Bar to MC tracking and killing terrorist leader. Oman
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