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Marking on the next page the passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from colleagues and families welcome.
CHIPP Lt Col Reginald Napier Chipp died 1st June 2016 aged 97
CHURCH Lt Col Jerome Wilfred Church OBE (civil) MBE (military) Royal Regt of Fusiliers died 11 June 2016 aged 68
A previous speaker to MPs at the U K Defence Forum. BLESMA - limbless ex servicemen's charity. Lost leg to IED in Northern Ireland 1972
CLEMENTS Edward Alan Clements RAF 11 July 1924 - 11 April 2016 Wartime flying instructor, Rhodesia
COOPER Lt Cdr Reginald William Binch Cooper 5 November 1928 - 7 March 2016
HMS Implacable, HMS Loch Arkaig, HMS Cumberland (1951-1959)
COOKE Cynthia Felicity Joan Cooke CBE 11 June 1919- 20 April 2016 Matron-in-Chief QARNNS
Repatriating Allied PoWs in Far East. Hospital ship HMS Formidable later Hong Kong, Malta
DELLER Brig William Charles Deller died 27 June 2016 aged 88. Suffolk Regt
DOREHILL Flt Lt Patrick Arthur Dorehill RAFVR DSO, DSC and Bar 4 July 1921 - 7 June 2016ÂÂÂ
60+ ops. Lancasters inc daylight raid on Bavaria , 7 on Berlin
EELES Elsie 3 May 1923 - 17 May 2016 Wireless operator foe SOE agents in Burma, based at Mountbatten's HQ
GROVE-WHITE Col Nigel Fitzgibbon Grove-White Royal Artillery died 11 June 2016 aged 93
HALL Brig Robert W S Hall died 17th June 2016 aged 77
HERVEY Rear Admiral John Bethell Hervey CB OBE 14 May 1928 - 27 May 2016
Cdr, HMS Warspite hunter-killer. FOS Cdr 2nd Sub Sqn, Naval Attache Washington during Falklands conflict
KELSEY Maj Gen John Kelsey CBE. Royal Engineer died 10 June 2016 aged 95
KING Sam Beaver King MBE 20 February 1926 - 17 June 2016
RAF (engineer) 1944-47 and 1948-1952 Came back to UK on Empire Windrush
MATTHEW Sqn Ldr Allan Matthew DFC died 28 June 2016 aged 94
MOORE Sir John Moore KCVO, CB, DSC died 20 June 2016ÂÂÂÂÂÂ
RENTON Air Cdre Dr Helen Ferguson Renton CB, ADC died 2nd June 2016 aged 85 Director WRAF 1980-86
In the service of our country. |
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