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Rose 10382129 10152575359311122 29431050027067224 oWe mark the passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from comrades and relatves are welcome. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ANDERSON Air Cdre Dempster Dobbie Anderson MBE RAF Regt died 3 Dec 24 aged 91

ATKINS Captain Robert Everatt William Atkins Atkins MC 20 Jan 1927 - 27 Jul 24 8th Gurkha Rifles Royal Fusiliers German 6th Gurka Rifles Malaya MC Hong Kong

BLACKMAN Anthony Lionel Blackman OBE 6 April 1928 - 13 Augusr 2024 RAF National Service. Pilot Vampires 5 Sqn Venoms 11 Sqn. Boscombe Down Avro. Chief Test Pilot Hawker Siddley. Vulcan. (over 100 of 136 built) 1955-65 Tested Victor and Valiant Development of Nimrod

CARNEGIE-BROWN Col Mark Mackenzie Carnegie-Brown died 1 Aug 24 aged 87 Scots Guards

COLENSO-JONES Major Gilmore Mervyn Colenso-Jones died 26 DEc 24 aged 94 Royal Welch Fusiliers

COOPER Geoffrey George John Cooper 14 March 1920 - 6 May 2024 Royal Aircraft Establishmen engineer Development of naval aviation catapult and Seafire to use it

DAVIES Col Maurice Saunders Davies MBE died 25 Sept 24 aged 81

DICK Brigadier Raphael Christopher Joseph (Chris) CBE. Royal Tank Regt Died 9 Dec 24 aged 89

DREWRY Lt General Sir Christopher Drewry died 4 November 2024 aged 77

EASTBURN Brig Alan F Eastburn died 25 July 2024

FLOOD Major David Gybrian Flood TD 2nd RTR died 15 Sept 24 

GRAHAM Lt Gen Sir Peter Walter Graham KCB CBE died 30 Dec 24 aged 87 Gordon Highlanders

HARCOURT-SMITH ACM Sir DavidHarcourt-Smith 14 October 1931 - 4 August 2024 Malaya Cyprus Germany, Belfast. Double jumped to Brigadier. c/o Gurkha Field Force Hong Kong. GOC Wales, CoS UK Land Forces. Ordained as Anglican priest, left Army

HOLT Major Tony Holt died 5 Sept 24 Battlefield tours

LEWELLYN Maj General the Rev Morgan Lewellyn CB, OBE (Mil) 22 August 1937 - 10 December 24 Royal Welch Fusiliers

MASSERENE Corporal (later Viscount) John David Clotworthy Whyte-Melville Foster Skeffington 3 June 1940 - 13 Nov 24 National Service Grenadier Guards Germany

NEALE Gp Captain Anthony Neale OBE died 14 August 24 aged 91

NORRISS Air Marshal Sir Peter Norris KBE AFC 22 April 1944 - 22 July 24

PARSONS Col Andrew Parsons died 18 Dec 24 aged 84 Scots Guards

PETCHEY Chief Petty Officer (Sir) Jack Petchey CBE 19 July 1925 - 27 June 2024 Electrical air fitter, Fleet Air Arm 1943 RAF Great Dunmow later businessman. Petchey Foundation young people charities incl Sea Cadets

PYE Brig Hugh William Kellow Pye OBE 23 May 1938 - 30 May 2024 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) Northern Ireland, Aden, South Yemen, Oman, Germany (Centurion, Challenger tanks) Cyprus c/o UK element NATO ACE Mobile Force

RICHARDSON-BUNBURY Captain RN Roger Hugh Moudray Richardson-Bunbury died 16 Dec 24 aged 90

SHARPE Captain Richard Sharpe RN 10 August 1936 - 22 June 2024 Submarines Cuba, Singapore co HMS Aeneas.Nuclear submarines c/o HMS Courageous c/o destroyer . Director Future Naval Policy . Later Editor Jane's Fighting Ships

SPENCE Flt Lt William John Duncan Spence 20 April 1923 - 28 May 2024 Bomb Aimer RAF 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn Lancasters 36 missions N W Europe inc Dresden

STENLAKE Aileen Anderson WRNS died 8 July 24 aged 85

STORER Wing Cdr Richard Storer 1933-2024 Pilot 66 Sqn at RAF Acklington - Hunters 183 Sqn Scampton Vulcans First CO/Mgr Red Arrows RAE Trials Air Attache Belgium OC Opns Wing Cottesmore RAF Wyton Falklands BBC liaison Construction RAF Mount Pleasant and Ascension Island

SYNED Brigadier Tom Syned died 2 Dec 24 aged 90

TANOUS Lt Col Christopher Tanous TD died 18 Sept 24 aged 81

THOMPSON WO John Thomson died autumn 24 aged 82. REME Cyprus (with UN) Ordnance Corps Parachute Brigade Korea. SAS Boat Troop A Sqn. Op Nimrod Iranian Embassy SiegeG Sqn Falklands

WADE Col Robert Nicholas Harry Alexander de Vins Wade OBE died 18 Sept 24 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

WRIGHT Sgt Thomas William (Bill) Wright 17 Nov 1924 - 26 June 2024 Satfordshire Yeomanry tank radio operator and gun loadrer D Day H+3 Sword Beach. Scheldt Estuary, Op Plunder India 146th Regt RAC Uttar Pradesh

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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