Obituaries ....
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
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Julian (Kipper) Chitre [1 Sqdn] died in a motor cycle accident, 9 November 1964, on his 1st posting (Wattisham). Details: 1941759 L/B/E Chitre J. 1st.Teleg. |
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Sammy Samouelle [2Sqdn] died in Changi, Singapore 8 September 1965. Details: 1942034 B/E Samoulelle Radar. |
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Rod Arrow [4 Sqdn] died, from a brain tumour, in August 1999. Details:1941688 Sgt/B/E Arrow R.F. 1st. AWM. |
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Eddie Stockton [2 Sqdn] died, from cancer, on 2nd February 1994. Details:
1941921 L/B/E Stockton E.E. Radar |
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Pete Hullock [2 Sqdn] died, from cancer, in November 2000. Details: 1940849 B/E Hullock P. Radar - Drum Major No.1 Wing. |
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Brian H. Hockerday [1 Sqdn] died in road traffic accident February 2001 at Swimbridge, N. Devon. Details:1942049 S/B/E Hockerday B.H 2nd Teleg |
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George
Ruck [1 Sqdn] died
Oct, 2001 |
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Derek
Parr [1 Sqdn] died
20th Aug, 2002 |
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Roland Stanley Merchant [1 Sqdn] Suffered a heart attack whilst serving with Tac. Comms. Wing at RAF Brize Norton 1940722 B/E Merchant R. S. Teleg |
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Michael Rafferty [1 Sqdn] No Details 1941010 B/E Rafferty M. Photog |
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Stuart Marshall [2 Sqdn] Stuart died while a serving Chf Tech at RAF Marham 14th December 1988 1942004 B/E Marshall S. Radar (Stu) 40th/41st |
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David Routledge [1 Sqdn] No Details 1942056 B/E Routledge D. Teleg |
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Dave Pharo [3 Sqdn] Heart attack Sept 2003 1941898 B/E Pharo D GWM |
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Walter J. S. Grandison [4 Sqdn] Emphesema January 2004 1941712 B/E Grandison W.J.S. AWM |
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Don Frazer [4 Sqdn] Cancer Early 2001 1941708 L/B/E Frazer D. S. AWM |
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Anthony A. Valentine [2 Sqdn] died of cancer 25 April 1975 aged 30, at Brize Norton. 1941935 B/E Valentine A.A. (Tony) ARM |
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Peter G. Deer [3 Sqdn] died suddenly 19 Dec 2005 1941706
B/E DEER P.G. (Pete) GWM |
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Michael Crutchley [1 Sqdn] Monday 5th Feb 2007 1941755 B/E Crutchley M. Teleg |
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Michael (Taff) Evans-Barry [2 Sqdn] Sunday 10th June 2007 1941997 B/E Evans-Barry M. ARM |
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John Cunningham [1 Sqdn] Tuesday 11th December 2007 1941882 B/E Cunningham J.. Teleg |
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Eric Norris [NCO i/c 3 Sqdn] 15th April 2007 F/S Norris E [SWO RAF Khormaksar 1967] |
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Elliot
(Mike) Hadley [2
Sqdn] 11th September
2010
1940842 B/E Hadley E. ARM |
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Eric
(Cornish) May [4
Sqdn]
12th November 2010  1941729 B/E May E [AWM] |
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| Alasdair
M Armour [1 Sqdn]
Friday 30th December 2005 1941736 B/E Armour A M [Teleg] |
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Air Commodore Green passed away during the night of 16/17 May 2011; he was aged 52 |
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John
Atkins [4
Sqdn]
23
March 2010 1941075 B/E Atkins J [AWM] |
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Dave
Lowe [3
Sqdn]
4th
August 2011 |
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| Ronald
David Urch [2
Sqdn]
January
2007 After a long battle with myeloma 1941933 L/B/E Urch RD [ARM] |
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| Alexander
Kerr [3
Sqdn]
26
August 1964 RAF Coningsby 1941725 B/E Kerr A [GWM] No details, info from RAF BEA Site |
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Kenneth
J Munro [3
Sqdn]
23
March 1961 Recollection from a 3 Sqdn B/E: Ken Munro had been in the hospital at the far end of Fulton Block (IDH) for several days, and was then discharged. The following morning either on the way to breakfast or on returning to the billet he collapsed and died. As far as I am aware we were never told the cause of his death. I was friendly with Ken and I always wondered about his death. |
Colin Victor
(Tom) Smallwood [1 Sqdn] Y1941407 B/E Smallwood CV [Teleg] |
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| Eric
(Geordie) Peak [2 Sqdn]
27 October 2013 Sacramento Ca. 1941945 B/E Peak E Eric & Diana at the 2010 Reunion |
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Dave
Moss [4 Sqdn] 1942011 Cpl/B/E/ Moss D Dave with Gene Vincent (photo' Dave Lloyd 31st) |
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Vernon Phillips
(Barney Wragg) |
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Pete
Tobin |
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| John
(Hutch) Hutchinson [4 Sqdn] N.Att Sunday 2nd August 2015 1941697 B/E Hutchinson J |
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| John Herman
(Taff) Parry [3 Sqdn] GWM Cancer - no other details 1941893 Cpl/B/E Parry LH Taff in Malta |
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| Jim Hope [3 Sqdn] GWM Thursday 4th August 2016 1942000 B/E Hope JS Jim's Funeral |
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| John (Toby)
Westoby [4 Sqdn] AWM Thursday 2nd April 2017 1941816 Sgt/B/E/ Westoby J Toby's Funeral Service Sheet |
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| Tony Cachia-Castelletti [1 Sqdn] Teleg Monday 25th January 2016 1941757 B/E Cachia-Castelletti A http://www.independent.com.mt/ Tony in Maltese government |
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| Pete Stenning (3 Sqdn) GWM 25th September 2017 1942024 B/E Stenning P Pete passed away peacefully this morning. As you may be aware, he has fought cancer for over 2 years but today it got the better of him in Sussexdown Nursing and Care Home, literally a couple of hundred yards from where he has lived for many years just outside Pulborough in West Sussex. His family, wife Pat and children Paula and Paul were present. He was a big man with a big heart and he will be sorely missed by his family and close friends |
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| Mick Rossiter [4 Sqdn] AWM Wednesday 17th July 2019 1940961 B/E Rossiter M Mick had not been well after two heart attacks and passed away at his home nr Alicante Spain on the 17th. Pam (his wife) has their son Ian with her at present but no funeral info at this time Mick at Summer Camp 1961 |
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| Doug Camp [2 Sqdn] ARM Wednesday 7th August 2019 1941832 Cpl/B/E Camp D Sadly on 7th August Doug Camp passed away. He battled with cancer for a year and a half getting through 2 major brain surgeries and multiple rounds of radiotherapy. He fought so hard to stay with his family right until the end |
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| Richard Bourne
(Dick) [1 Sqdn] TELEG Saturday 27th July 2019 1941744 B/E Bourne H J From what we know he fell when getting out of bed. By the time the ambulance people arrived his heart had stopped. They managed to bring him back but he never regained consciousness and had to be put in a medical coma to try to lessen the swelling in his brain. The hospital were marvellous and did everything they could for him, but unfortunately he didn’t survive and passed on the 27 July. Dick's funeral: The funeral details for Richard are: 29 August at 11.30 at St Peter and St Paul's Church Aylesford, Kent. Unfortunately there won’t be a wake, but people are free to raise a glass in the local pub |
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 Dennis (Alfie) Flatt |
Dennis Flatt
(Alfie) [2 Sqdn] ARM Thursday 10th October 2019 1941855 L/B/E Flatt D |
| Francis (Frank)
Whitfield ['A' Flt 4 Sqdn] AWM Wednesdat 6th May 2020 1941806 B/E Whitfield F Frank at Summer Camp 1961 |
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| J D Peck
(Dave/Ginge) [2 Sqdn] ARM Friday 3rd July2020 1941895 B/E Peck J D |
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John
Bell (Dinger) |
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| David B Gosling [3 Sqdn] GWM Sunday 28th September 2020 1941861 B/E Gosling D B Gallery |
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| Roger J Herriet
(Perry) [4 Sqdn] N.Att Sunday 19th January2021 1941982 B/E Herreit R.J. Roger & Veronica at Blackpool Re-union 2004 |
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| David Randall [1 Sqdn] Teleg Wednesday 8th January2020 (Heart Attack) 1942053 B/E Randall D Dave's first posting after Cosford was RAF West Raynham in Norfolk, then RAF Episkopi, Cyprus. He trained to be a telegrapher. After an accident he spent eighteen months in the Wroughton RAF Hospital, and after rehab at RAF Chessington he was medically discharged from the RAF in 1965. In 1966, aged 21, Dave married Ros, the girl he met whilst stationed at West Raynham. They moved from Norfolk to London where Dave worked for Hawker Siddeley, and then Twentieth Century Fox Films in communications, using the telegraphy skills he'd learnt in the RAF. After a couple of years in London, Dave and Ros returned to Norfolk, and their son Simon was born in 1971. Again, using his telegraphy skills, Dave got a job at the GPO, and later in local government planning and environmental health departments, until he medically retired aged 47. Despite his disability following the accident in Cyprus, he was able to enjoy many pastimes, including painting and photography, but jazz music was his main passion. He taught himself to play saxophone, and played in several local bands, becoming a sax teacher for some years. He had a cardiac arrest when he was 65, but was one of the lucky ones and survived. He had a pacemaker for the next ten years, but sadly died of a heart attack on Jan 8th 2020, aged 75. He is dearly missed by his wife Ros, his only son Simon, and his three teenage grandchildren, Milly, Alfie and Sam. Dave's family all still live in Norfolk. |
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| Errol McCappin [1 Sqdn] Teleg Saturday 18th September 2021 1942012 B/E McCappin B.Z.E. Errol died September 18th 2021 (peacefully) at hospital. Late of Dromore Co Down. Dearly loved husband of Ruth, much loved father of Adam, Peter, Natasha and the late Natalia, dear father-in-law of Carolyn and Evelyn and devoted granda of James and Michael Funeral Service will be held in Banbridge Road Presbyterian Church Dromore on Saturday 25th September 2021 at 11.30am followed by a private family committal. (Social distancing guidelines to be observed.) - House strictly private. No flowers please. Donations in lieu if desired may be sent to John Gamble Funeral Directors 7 Meeting Street, Dromore BT25 1AQ for Motor Neurone Disease Association NI. Will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his sorrowing family and the entire family circle. |
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Dave Cutbush |
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Doug Partridge |
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| Ian Bell [2 Sqdn] ARM Tuesday 16th August 2022 1941794 B/E Bell I |
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| Colin Hynd [2 Sqdn] Discip Saturday 20th August 2022 Flt/Sgt Hynd C |
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| Dave Crosbie [3 Sqdn] Suddenly Tuesday 17th May 2022 Heart Attack 1941835 B/E Crosbie D |
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| Michael Broughton [1 Sqdn] Monday 12th December 2022 Altzeimers 1941741 B/E Broughton M |
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| Chris Pressling [1 Sqdn] Friday4th August 2023 1941905 B/E Pressling C |
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| Bob Killey
[1 Sqdn] Thursday 17th August 2023 (Cancer) Q1940724 B/E Killey R (Ex-39th) Bob at the Llandudno reunion |
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| Stan Matheson [2 Sqdn] Monday 30th October2023 1941733 B/E Matheson S |
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40the ENTRY MEMROBILIA
Memorabilia pages - If you have any odds & sods of a similar
nature, that will scan, I would be grateful for them to add
to the page. Steve
Photographs- If any ex 40th Boy Entrants have any photos that
they would like to share with others to revive a few old memories
they would be greatly appreciated.