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Marking the passing of those who served their country in times of conflict. Additional materail by friends and relatives is always welcome
BARNES Wg Cdr Douglas John Barnes MBE died 28 March 2014 aged 93
BLAIR Cdr Alister Hunter Blair died 16th March 14 aged 83
DUDLEY Lt The Earl of Dudley 5 January 1920 - 16 November 2013
10th Royal Hussars, injured in Italy Sept 1944
EASTWOOD Lt Col Geoffrey Bernard Eastwood died 19th March 2014
FOSTER Cdr Robin Foster OBE 12 May 1924 - 8 January 2014
GARWAY-TEMPLEMAN Mayor Patrick Duncan Garway-Templeman Royal Signals died 18 March 14
LUNGHI Hugh Albert Lunghi 3 August 1920 - 14 March 2014 Churchill's interpreter, first Britsh soldier into Reich Chancellery. Montgomery's translator in 1948 Berlin blockade talks
MONTAGU-SMITH Wing Cdr Arthur Montagu-Smith MiD 17 July 1915 - 18 January 2014
264 Sqn Battle of Britain Defiants 221 Sqn Coastal Command anti subs 248 Sqn Beaufighters anti sub and shipping
MORRIS Oswald Morris DFC, AFC Bomber Command. Film director
MURRAY Wing Cdr Thomas Charles (Tucker) Murray DSO, DFC and Bar died 2nd March 14 aged 95
O'LEARY Lt Col Denis O'Leary OBE, MC and Bar 24 July 1924 - 13 March 14
British Indian Army, Burma (MCduring advance to Irrawaddy River. MBE fighting dacoits post war. Royal Artillery Gurkas Hong Kong OBE in command 1/7th GR), East Malaysia (Bar to MC)
ROBERTS Jerry Roberts MBE 18 Nov 1920 - 25 March 2014
Cryptograoher and linguist at Bletchley Park Tunny/Lorenz/Testery
SACKVILLE HAMILTON Lt Col James Sackville Hamilton RE died 12th February 2014
STIBBON General Sir John Stibbon KCB, OBE 5 January 1935 - 9 February 2014
Cold war commander in Germany. Master General of the Ordnance 1985
TURNER FO Colin William Carstairs Turner CBE, DFC dies 21st March 14 aged 92 223 squadron 1942-44
TYSON John Baird Tyson OBE, MC died 10 March 14
WEBER-BROWN Major Simon Gillilan Weber-Brown died 3 March 14 aged 84
WHITE Lt Col Terence Clement White died 14 March 14
WILKINSON John Arbuthnot Du Cane Wilkinson 23 Sept 1940 - 1 March 2014
Attended Cranwell, RAF Northolt his constituency PPS to Def Sec John Nott during Falklands. Courteous, knowledgeable, principled, a friend.
In the service of our country. |
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