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We mark the passing of those who have served this country. Contributions from comrades and families welcome
ANSON Rear Adm Sir Peter Anson Bt CB, DL 31 July 1924 - 17 April 2018
One of the last survivors of sinkings of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Exeter. Japanese POW in Indonesia. HMS Mercury, i/c HMS AlertCdr Naval Forces Gulf 1970. ACDS (Signals)
BENTLEY Roy Bentley 17 May 1924 - 20 April 2018 Royal Navy Atlantic convoys. Later professional footballer with Newcastle United, Chelsea and England
BRIGGS Captain James William Featherstone Briggs RN die 14 May 2018 aged 86
BUTLER Captain Kenneth Frederick Butler MC 29 October 1923 - 20 April 2018 15th/19th King's Royal Hussars Northern Germany . Later racing commentator
CHAUNDLER Col Robert James Chaundler OBE 25 March 2015 - 23 March 2016
Royal Artillery. Destroyed guns during Dunkirk withdrawal. 46 ID Op Torch. HQ Op Market Garden. Indian Independence staff. Mau Mau Kenya. Berlin Wall contingency plans
CORMACK Lt Col John Napier Cormack MBE, MC 4 August 1927 - 9 April 2018
MIne clearance, laying in Korea (MC); Cyprus during Eoka; Germany (inc photographing new Soviet equipment)
CORNOCK Maj Gen Archibald Rae Cornock CB OBE died 27 April 2018 aged 97 Indian Army and RAOC
DE PAS Lt Cdr Robert Eliot Frank De Pass died 17 April 2018 aged 96
EBERLE Adm Sir James Eberle GCB died 17th May 2018 aged 90
FORBES-ROBERTSON Cdr Kenneth Hugh Forbes-Roberston died 10th May 2018
HUNT-DAVIS Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-David
LE CHEMINANT Air Chief Marshall Sir Peter de Lacey Le Cheminant GBE, KCB, DFC 17 June 1920 - 8 April 2018
Flew 73 types of aircraft. Bomber pilot supporting BEF, anti invasion, 1000 bomber raid support, Dieppe raid, Tunisia, Sicily, Salerno 80 ops. 22 ops over Korea. RAF Germany, Singapore (Indonesia). Later VCDS, Dep CinC AFCE
PRIDEAUX Walter Prideaux MC died 14th May 2018
RELLIE Alastair James Carl Euan Rellie CMG 5 April 1935 - 10 April 2018 SIS/MI6 finally Director of counter intelligence and security
SCASE Flg Off Rodney Diran Scase DFC8 April 1921 - 25 February 2018 Spitfire pilot
Over 200 sorties with 72 Sqn North Africa, ItalyÂÂ ( Downed 4, damaged 3.) and later No 1 Sqn escorting bombers over North West Europe
SAMPSON James (Jimmy) Sampson DFC died 1st May 2018 aged 96
WILLIAMSON Marshal of the RAF Sir Keith Alec Williamson GCB, AFC 25 February 1928 - 25 February 2018
From Air Force Apprentice in 1945 to Chief of the Air Staff. RAF Germnay, RAAF in Korea (Meteor), AFC flying Lightnings Support Command, Strike Command. .C in C when RAF bombed Port Stanley airfield in Falklands conflict. Campaigned for what became Eurofighter
WOOLNOUGH Brigadier Herbert (Berite) Arthur Woolnough CBE 16 April 1939 - 21 March 2018 Sherwood Foresters. Malaya. Londonderry . Falklands. Bangladesh. later ACS HQ UK Land Forces
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