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Roll
of Honour:
Sadly our comrades have passed away...
Some were 10 Para others were Parachute Regiment
Airborne Forces
May the defense of the Most High be above and beneath around and within us, in our going out and in our coming in, in our rising up and in our going down, through all our days and all our nights, until the dawn when the Sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings for the peoples of the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Former
Regiment |
Date
of Passing |
Details |
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Pte |
Ken
Prockter |
33 PARA Light Regt RA |
Unknown |
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Pte |
Roy
Coles |
3
Para |
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John
Morrison |
3
Para |
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Lt
Col |
Larry
Orpen-Smellie OBE |
1
& 3 Para / Brigade |
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WO
2 |
Alan
Mortimer |
10
Para |
2005 |
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more |
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Mike
Patey |
55 AD Sqn RCT |
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John
Wright |
2
Para / 10
Para |
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Pte |
Robert (Bob) Duffy |
1
Para |
30 May 2000 |
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Sgt |
John
Pearson |
Para |
11
Dec 2005 |
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more |
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Major |
Malcolm
Brown |
Para |
February
2006 |
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more |
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General |
Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley |
Para |
11
March 2006 |
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more |
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Lt
Colonel |
Mike Argue |
Para |
20
July 2006 |
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more |
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Lt
Colonel |
John Pine-Coffin |
Para |
October
2006 |
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more |
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Pte |
Bill
Fone |
Para |
4th
March 2008 |
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more |
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Staff Sergeant |
Frank Brett |
Royal Artillery Paratrooper |
12th June 2009 |
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more |
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Sgt
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Thomas Cunningham
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6th Royal Welch Para Bn
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25th
Jan 2010
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Ray
Gilbert |
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Past
President of the 82nd
US Airborne Division Association
passed away after a long and courageous
fight against his illness He was overwhelmingly friendly to us
Brits and we will miss him.
He was AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY! |
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Frederick George Bryant 1915 – 1978 |
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My name is Jessica Bryant Macdonald. I am 14 years of age and was privileged to be allowed to march with the
British Airborne
on Anzac Day Thursday 24th April 2008. This was the very first time and did so in honour of my grandfather. I was also very proud to wear his medals.
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Although I never met my grandfather I now know that he was a very special person. When I was young my dad told me some stories about my grandfather’s wartime experiences, which were told to him by his mother. I’m afraid to say that these stories never caught my interest. One story that I do remember is my dad being told by his mother that my grandfather was wounded in the Battle of Arnhem suffering a gunshot wound to the head by an enemy sniper and then later being evacuated across the Rhine River.
I have now learnt so much about the wars of the world and having found out that my grandfather was a participant in one of them, I would like to share with you some of my findings on his life and war time
service ... Read more
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