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Obituaries in The Times of London and elsewhere
Sqn Ldr Peter Clayton DSO, DFC 25 May 1922 - 3 May 2011
Master Bomber in the Pathfinder Force against V2, Falaise pocket, German ports and the Ruhr, synthetic oil at Magdeburg
Wing Commander John Beazley DFC 18 July 1916 - 13 June 2011
Fighter pilot in Battle of Britain, defence of Malta, and Ceylon, before opting for Transport Command
Flt Lieutenant Don Nelson DFC and bar 13 February 1920 - 20 March 2011
Pathfinder navigator who flew 70 missions including Northern France, V1 sites, E-boat bases and German ports
Vice Admiral Sir John Martin KCB, DSC 10 May 1918 - 31 May 2011
From Spanish Civil War to MiD for Aden via Norway, Dunkirk, chasing Bismark, Torch, to the Pacific campaign
Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Dhenin KBE, AFC and Bar, GM 2 April 1918 - 6 May 2011
Medical officer who won GM for rescuing crew member of crashed Lancaster, subsequently volunteered to fly through clouds from atomic weapons tests
Rear Admiral John Templeton-Cotill CB 4 June 1920 - 23 May 2011
Navy wartime conscript who was offered a permanent commission in 1946. On HMS London during the Yangste Incident
Maj General Peter Welsh OBE, MC 23 December 1930 - 17 April 2011
Led daring raids against guerillas in Sarawak in the 1960's, his regiment commended for restraint and proportionality on "Bloody Sunday" in Northern Ireland
In the service of our country. |
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