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The passing of yesterday's heroes as noted in the Times of London and elsewhere
BARNARD Anthony Ettwell Barnard DSC died 18th October 2012 aged 92
BRIGGS-WATSON Lt Col Bryan Edgar Peter Briggs-Watson died 16th October 2012
COBB Major Bryan John Winstanley Cobb died 11th October 2012 aged 86
13th-18th Hussars
COLLINS Lt John Collins RNVR MBE DSC and Bar 24 April 1923 - 4 September 2012
MTB commander Malta, Sicily Member of 28th Flotilla which fired 51 torpedoes, sunk or immobilised 21 ships
COLLINSON Surgeon Lt Peter Collinson 26th October 1913 - 23 Sept 2012
MO on HMS Hurricane hich rescued survivors of Battle of the Atlantic . Supported landings Sicily, Salerno, Normandy
CURRIE Group Captain Ian Graham Currie died 7 October 2012 aged 83
DIGNAN Major General Albert Patrick Dignan CB, MBE dies 11th October 2012
Surgeon
DURIE Col John Durie died 5th October 2012 aged 92
FAIRWEATHER Col Clive Bruce Fairweather CBE died 13th October 2012 aged 68
2i/c 22 SAS during the Iranian Embassy siege. Served in Borneo, Jordan, Dhofar, Northern Ireland, Berlin
FARMER John Hine Farmer MC 12 January 1917 - 29 October 2012
Royal Artillery BEF France. SOE organiser in Central France 1944
GREEN Augusta Green 3 December 1920 - 12 October 2012
WAAF telegraphist and translator, SOE
HAMPTON Surgeon Rear Admiral Trevor Hampton CB died 7 October 2012 aged 82
HOWELL Cdre Robert Howell RN died 3rd October 2012
MCCRACKEN Col Willy (William) Andrew McCracken MBE, MC died 19th October 2012 aged 62
MORETON Sir John Oscar Moreton KCMG, KCVO, MC dies 14th October 2012
NEWMAN Captain Frederick Newman CBE MC 14 July 1916 - 19 October 2012
HAC, 9th Field Artillery regt with 14th Army in Burma campaign. Later set up Dan-Air
REILLY Gp Capt David Patrick Reilly died 27th October 2012
SETH-SMITH Commander Martin Parnell Seth-Smith RN died 12th October 2012
STAVELEY Maj Gen Robert Stavely died 21st September 2012
Royal Artillery
TARLINGTON William Victor Tarlington RAF 25th April 1934 - 9th October 2012
TATE Alan Tate MC died 24th September 2012
In the service of our country. |
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