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Bereavements

Name

Date of Bereavement

Comments

Institution Member

Blythe Sapper

Date Posted

23106135 Spr Kenneth Burkett 29 March 2026 Aged 89 Washington 13/04/2026
448915 Brig (Retd) Francis Gilmore Bevan 04 April 2026 Aged 89 Salisbury Yes 10/04/2026
456346 Lt Peter Ernest Long 11 March 2026 Aged 88 Forfar 09/04/2026
22559841 Sgt Alister Peter Sword 03 April 2026 Aged 93 Royal Hospital Chelsea 07/04/2026
22974325 Spr Terence Roger Howard 17 March 2026 Aged 86 Gorefield 07/04/2026
30046897 Maj James Stewart Grant 16 March 2026 Aged 42 Blackhall 01/04/2026
465853 Lt Col (Retd) Stephen Cosmo Edwin Weld 22 March 2026 Aged 85 Malzeard

Funeral taking place at 1430 20 April 2026 at St Andrew’s Church HG4 3RT

Yes 30/03/2026
470695 Maj Kerry James McCartney 18 March 2026 Aged 87 30/03/2026
24688254 Cpl Paul Ogden 08 June 2025 Aged 57 25/03/2026
19013165 Sgt Arthur Preece OBE 10 March 2026 Aged 98 Southgate 24/03/2026
517499 Maj (Retd) Michael Perry MBE  26 February 2026 Aged 81 Newbury Yes 24/03/2026
19123485 Spr Basil John Howard 29 November 2025 Aged 97 Banstead 24/03/2026
141246 Richard Edward Wood 04 March 2026 Aged 100 Great Barford 24/03/2026
23376932 Colin Edward Browning 09 March 2026 Aged 88 24/03/2026
24362321 Sgt Robert Ian Smith 04 March 2026 Aged 66 Barrow-in-Furness 24/03/2026
25046313 Jamie Mark Woodfine 26 February 2026 Aged 47 Sheppey 24/03/2026
24042040 Edward McArthur 29 November 2025 Aged 76 24/03/2026
435011 Dr (Lt) David William Robert Wright MBE 28 February 2026 Aged 91 Bishop Stortford   Yes 16/03/2026
448951 Lt Col David Edward Durham 22 February 2026 Aged 89 Glamorgan  Yes 06/03/2026
22369279 Spr John Arthur Collins 11 July 2019 Aged 89 Jersey 04/03/2026
23388129 Cpl Derek Edward Martin Catterick 04 February 2026 Aged 90 Brentwood 04/03/2026
24251009 LCpl Michael Jones MBE 20 February 2026 Aged 69 Pontypool 04/03/2026
24189640 Charles Arthur Garnish 05 February 2026 Aged 73 South Woodham Ferrers 04/03/2026
Mrs Margaret Elliott, wife of Maj Gen Chris Elliott 24 October 2025 Pewsey 26/02/2026
424417 Col (Retd) Gerald William Alistair Napier 23 February 2026 Aged 93 Tavistock Yes 25/02/2026
373137 Maj Ronald Iain Radford MBE 08 January 2026 Aged 99 Barnes Yes 25/02/2026
23531952 Cpl Ian H Nichol 15 February 2026 Aged 89 Leeds 23/02/2026
553616 Lt Col Timothy Peter Poole 08 February 2026 Aged 65 Tenby 23/02/2026
23914545 Spr Carlton Edward Brown 30 January 2026 Aged 82 Salisbury 23/02/2026
496735 Capt (Retd) Ronald Birch 12 February 2026 Aged 90 Earl Shilton 23/02/2026
484978 Lt Col (Retd) John Montagu Wyatt 18 February 2026 Aged 79 Studly, Calne. Yes 19/02/2026
466244 Col Ian M McAdam MBE TD 10 February 2026 Aged 96 Aberdeen 17/02/2026
23505423 SSgt Colin Rackham 25 December 2025 Aged 86 13/02/2026
23004690 Cpl (Retd) Dudley Alan 08 February 2026 Aged 90 Steyning Yes 11/02/2026
424478 Maj (Retd) Charles Spottiswoode 06 February 2026 Aged 93 Ely 11/02/2026
24362271 SSgt Anthony Ian Curtis 01 February 2026 Aged 66 Stapleford 04/02/2026
22995771 LCpl Raymond Oliver Lambert 31 January 2026 Aged 90 Lowestoft 04/02/2026
24328070 Spr Neil David Richard Harrison 28 October 2025 Aged 67 Monmouth 04/02/2026
24765322 Stephen Paul Higgins 18 January 2026 Aged 57 04/02/2026
23914766 Donald Hume-Almeida 13 January 2026 Aged 83 28/01/2026
492573 Maj (Retd) Richard Charles Marchant 20 December 2024 Aged 95 Poole Yes 28/01/2026
484404 Capt (Retd) Thomas Walter Jackson 01 January 2026 Aged 96 Newbury 20/01/2026
14451030 John Frederick Doran 26 December 2025 Aged 98 St Albans 20/01/2026
23238547 Michael John Barry MM 12 January 2026 Aged 88 Waterbeach 19/01/2026
499898 Maj (Retd) Peter David Luscombe 6 January 2026 Aged 73 Castle Donington Yes 19/01/2026
22194018 SSgt Edward Helson 11 January 2026 Aged 88 Highworth 19/01/2026
24133232 John Andrews Not Known Tirpil 16/01/2026
24147574 LCpl Jeffrey Hill 01 January 2026 Aged 73 Blackpool 16/01/2026
457281 Brig (Retd)  M J F Stephens 10 January 2026 Aged 87 Witney Yes 14/01/2026
23964218 Spr Terence Kelly 01 January 2026 Aged 81 14/01/2026
23478365 SSgt George Duncan BEM 18 December 2025 Aged 89  Andover 14/01/2026
22367636 Howard Alfred Bird 08 January 2026 Aged 93 Stafford 14/01/2026
22775389 Spr Terence Allen 27 December 2025 Aged 91 Kingston upon Thames 14/01/2026
484037 Maj Brian Taylor Unknown Aged 80 Broadstairs Yes 06/01/2026
24221907 WO2 William Samuel 26 November 2025 Aged 72 Surrey Quays  05/01/2026
25209158 Richard Watkins 14 December 2025 Aged 39  05/01/2026
23890281 Cpl James Timlin 17 November 2025 Aged 85 Swindon  17/12/2025
23987337 Spr Norman Grundy 20 April 2025 Aged 75 Hull  17/12/2025
22395206 Fernley (Frank) Glanfield 14 December 2025 Aged 93  17/12/2025
446015 Lt Col (Retd) Graham Victor James Weston 03 December 2025 Aged 91 Tonbridge  Yes 17/12/2025
479439 Maj (Retd) Guy Lucas MBE  15 December 2025 Aged 79 Tonbridge Wells Yes 17/12/2025
533635 Maj (Retd) James Kendall (Jim) Lockhart 28 November 2025 Aged 60 Bishopsteignton – Head Mentor for CEng and IEng applicants Yes 09/12/2025
24120456 WO1 Michael William Hennessey 03 December 2025 Aged 74 Fleet 08/12/2025
491535 Maj (Retd) John F Smale 26 November 2025 Aged 75 Salisbury Yes 05/12/2025
23981878 WO2 Robert William Matthews 22 November 2025 Aged 81 Richmond 02/12/2025
24147594 Richard Axon 15 November 2025 Aged 72 Chester 02/12/2025
23856995/ 513516 Capt Brian Geoffrey Hemstock RE 23 November 2025 Aged 80 Andover 01/12/2025
23709406 Robert Davison 23 October 2025 Aged 84 West Malling 26/11/2025
24878360 John Adams 10 October 2025 Aged 56 Southampton 26/11/2025
Mrs J Fursdon, widow of the late Maj Gen Fursdon 16 July 2025 Aged 97 Oxted 17/11/2025
23787314 LCpl Robert Stevenson 30 October 2025 Aged 89 Edinburgh 17/11/2025
24360048 Sgt John Gilbert 11 November 2025 Aged 68 Nantwich 14/11/2025
23497726 William Farquhar Bruce 03 November 2025 Aged 87 Haughs of Ballinshoe 10/11/2025
24613664 Cpl Simon Stuart Angel MBE 19 October 2025 Aged 61 Pembury 10/11/2025
22445812 Lyndon Stanley Brooks 29 October 2025 Hereford 10/11/2025
24042697 Sgt Larry Greenaway 31 October 2025 Aged 76 10/11/2025
23548219 Thomas Chapman 02 November 2025 Aged 85 Normanton 10/11/2025
418347 Lt Col (Retd) Jonathan Richard Nias 30 October 2025 Aged 94 Helston Yes 10/11/2025
24019253 – 531373 Capt Alan Ronald Moreton 22 October 2025 Aged 82 07/11/2025
426940 Maj Michael Frederick Luetchford 23 October 2025 Aged 93 Somerset Yes 05/11/2025
Mrs Brenda Carter, wife of the late Brig G Carter 16 October 2025 Aged 97 Malvern Yes 05/11/2025
24751493 Nigel Liley 31 March 2025 Aged 55 05/11/2025
24596544 Cpl Steven Windle 22 October 2025 Aged 63 05/11/2025
22364785 Brian Sidney Brown 25 October 2025 Aged 93 Liskeard 05/11/2025
Sir William Francis 27 September 2025 Aged 99 Shrewsbury Yes 30/10/2025
487442 Lt Col (Retd) Philip Mark Armstrong 20 October 2025 Aged 76 Folkestone Yes 30/10/2025
24657701 Wayne Starkey 09 October 2025 Aged 60 Poole 29/10/2025
22246255 SSgt John Mitchell 07 October 2025 Aged 92 29/10/2025
524502 Maj (Retd) John Steel RE 13 October 2025 Aged 81 Trowbridge Yes 27/10/2025
23234229 Spr Neville Thomas Middleton Oliver 16 October 2025 Aged 86 Wakefield 27/10/2025
Mrs Kathleen Cox, wife of Col Barry Cox 21 October 2025 Livarot-Pays-d’Auge 27/10/2025
524100 Capt John William Richard Hammond 03 October 2025 Not known 23/10/2025
24731882 SSgt George Robert Lamplough 10 October 2025 Aged 58 Leek 22/10/2025
22231030 SSgt Edward Owens 06 October 2025 Aged 85 Maidstone 21/10/2025
24133209 SSgt Gerald Gilbert Hernandez 18 October 2025 Aged 75 Billingham 21/10/2025
24061491 Sgt Richard Farrar 12 October 2025 Aged 79 Walmer 21/10/2025
470076 Maj (Retd) Patrick William Anthony Griffin  06 October 2025 Aged 84 Bodmin Yes 20/10/2025
543043 Maj (Retd) Philip Clemens 09 October 2025 Aged 73 Minster-on-Sea Yes 20/10/2025
22124157 Ernest Cox 23 September 2025 Aged 94 17/10/2025
23698870 Allan Mellor 03 October 2025 Aged 85 Barborough 17/10/2025
23872455 Leslie John Marrable 14 September 2025 Aged 81 Isleworth 09/10/2025
453274 Barry Brian Reid 25 August 2025 Aged 90 09/10/2025
24783017 Cpl Paul Leaker 03 October 2025 Aged 58 Swansea 09/10/2025
23837622 WO2 Robert John Smith 07 September 2025 Aged 79 Sedbury 29/09/2025
22174937 Spr William Leslie West 10 September 2025 Aged 94 Trowbridge 29/09/2025
24486970 Spr Anthony Cheney 25 July 2025 Aged 64 Hartlepool 29/09/2025
467704 Maj John Holmes Alexander 17 August 2025 Aged 88 Lymington Yes 24/09/2025
481918 Lt Col Richard Morton Johnston RE 19 August 2025 Aged 79 Newbury Yes 22/09/2025
478213 Brian Samuel Raymond Whitten 20 July 2025 Aged 84 22/09/2025
22775325 Frederick Valantine Andrews 13 September 2025 Aged 91 Portslade 22/09/2025
23859056 Alec David White 16 August 2025 Aged 84 11/09/2025
24601786 LCpl Timothy Edward Leslie 30 April 2025 Aged 60 11/09/2025
30277821 LCpl Jacques Abley 19 August 2025 Aged 28 Verwood Yes 08/09/2025
23954795 Peter Granville Wilkinson 02 September 2025 Aged 81 Trescott 08/09/2025
226294 Col Adrian Henry Warren Sandes 01 September 2025 Aged 104 Amesbury Yes 04/09/2025
487095 Maj David Shaw 22 August 2025 Aged 90 Salisbury Yes 04/09/2025
24047376 WO2 Graham Clark 08 May 2025 Aged 76 Wishaw 04/09/2025
23263179 Michael Joseph Smith 23 August 2025 Aged 88 Cradley Heath 01/09/2025
23099434 Frederick Henderson 23 August 2025 Aged 89 Ryton 01/09/2025
24243002 WO2 William McIntosh 17 August 2025 Aged 88 Arbroath 01/09/2025