The funeral has taken place. FUNERAL DETAILSThe funeral for 23292499 Pte James 'Jim' BARNES who passed away on Tuesday 12th September 2021 will be on Wednesday 3rd November at 12:15hrs atWorcester City Crematorium, Tintern Ave, Astwood Road Worcester WR3 8HA. We regret to announce the death in April 2020 of 23702049 C/Sgt William F Lainsbury aged 79. Tony then went to the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester and qualified as a Char-tered Surveyor, initially taking up a post on an estate in Devon before moving to the Countryside Landowners Association (CLA). Michael served with 1WFRfrom 6 September 1974 to 10 April 1989 and served in Northern Ireland, Germany, Belize and Cyprus. Operational, Mainline Certified. Jason Crump. An address for letters of condolence will be published later. He was called up for National service in 1955 and commissioned in The Worcestershire Regt in June 1956. His funeral will take place at 2pm on 8th November 2021 at St Peter's Church, Alstonefield. Who Where Receive obituaries Marilynn Brown April 20, 2023 (85 years old) View obituary Raymond Chater April 23, 2023 (95 years old) View obituary Howard E. Arps His funeral will take placeat 12.00hrs onWednesday 14 August, at Mansfield Crematorium Derby Road, Mansfield NG18 5BJ. FUNERAL DETAILS23856761 A/SSgt Barry Raymond IMMS. The funeral of Keith (Bopper) Arthur Footitt wil take place onThursday 2April at 10:00hrs at Babworth Crematorium, Straight Mile, Babworth Road, Retford DN22 8FJ Government guidelines says this: North Devon Crematorium, Old, Torrington Road, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3NW. After the battalions return to Colchester he deployed to Cyprus on Boxing Day 1963 during the Cyprus Crisis before moving as an instructor to the Army Outward Bound School in Towyn, North Wales. Melvin was born on 15 September 1943 and served with E Coy 3WFR at Newark untill he was discharged on 13 September 1982. In early 1969 he married Ann in Dublin and was then posted to HQ Dhekalia Area NEARELF in Cyprus as a GSO2. He holds the GSM with NI clasp. Standards and members welcome to line route into Crematorium being socially distanced. Clive's funeral will be on Friday 29May. Letters of condolence can be sent to :-Mr Arthur Jones, 29 Oldbury Rd, St Johns. An obituary and details of a service in his memory will follow. We have been looking at . He enlisted on 7 May 1959 and served in 1 Worc R in Minden, Gibraltar and Tobruk before being posted as a Sgt recruiter to Birmingham in 1968. Redesignated E (Nottinghamshire Foresters) Company, 3rd (V) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) 1992.09.01 Battalion reorganised in three rifle company establishment, and companies lost traditional county affiliation -- see Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Volunteers for continuing joint lineage of those . He rejoined the battalion in Germany in 1966 when they were in the mechanised role as 2i/c B Company. He served in NI, Belize and Cyprus during a UN tour and was dischargedon 25 November1992. Funeral arrangements will be affected by the Covid-19 situation and the Chairman, Ted White, has extended our wish to be represented as much as possible in them, please. It is with regret that we announce the death of 4979330 Sgt Gordon Sugg who passed away on 17 June aged 100. When David left the Regiment he became a driver in the road haulage trade. Dereks funeral will take place on Friday 10 September at 1300 hours at Town End Methodist Church, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire SK23 0HZ, followed by a family cremation afterwards. Earl enlisted into the Army, on 6 August on 6 August 1975, as a Junior Drummer at Depot Lichfield. In 1994, Margaret and Rex founded the NHS Retirement Fellowship, a thriving community of some 140 members with friendship, support and activities at its heart. Barry was born in Nottingham on 1 December 1956. He was a valued volunteer at RHQ researching and writing many articles for the regimental magazine and cataloguing the archives until recently. It is with sadness that I inform you of the death of William 'Billy' Lainsbury who served with 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment. Having attended many courses,he was nicknamed the course NCO of the Battalion. Due to the current circumstances the funeral will be private but a memorial service will be arranged later in the year. He joined the 1stBn in Hemer, Germany, in September 1982 and also served within Germany, Cyprus and the UK. Whatever he was engaged in, be it social or military, he gave his all. He retired in 1987 but continued as a RO until 1997. Before joining the HSF with 3WFR, he had been a secondary school teacher and worked as a Civil Servant interviewing people at the Job Centre in Nottingham and Bulwell. It is with sadness that I inform you of the death of 14400962 LCpl Rex Norman Gill TWEEDIE of Derby died on 24 March 2020 aged 95. Funeral details to follow. Patrick was born in Chesterfield on 19 March 1950. There was no ill-discipline during his tour and he was awarded the OBE (though there was a riot under his successor). Following this tour he was then promoted to Colonel and served as Head of BDLS (NA) in Washington DC until 1995 when he became Commandant JACIG, RAF Scampton to 1997. Following his discharge, Ray worked as a bricklayer. [1] He was educated at a preparatory school in East Grinstead, Surrey, and later at Sherborne School, Dorset, which he attended from September 1905 to July 1910. In May 1940, Derek (as part of the 1/5thBn) joined the 51stHighland Division and returned to the UK for a year. The patrol remained until the following morning when he was stretchered out and sent to hospital. Colin was then appointed 2i/c 1WFR from 1984 to 1985 before taking Command of 1 Mercian Volunteers in Wolverhampton until 1988. Bernie was born on 3 April 1944 and enlisted into the Worcestershire Regiment at Wolverhampton on 22November 1962 training at Depot, Prince of Wales Division. The funeral for Daz Gilder will be held at 1315 hours on Thursday 29 July, at Bramcote Crematorium. It is with sadness that we inform you that 24068896 Pte Michael (Mick) Stanley Graham aged 73 years of Worcester died on Monday 1February 2021 after a short illness. 1st/8th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. Lichfield. As they continued to advance Raweng tool a grenade from one of the wounded, withdrew the pin and held it up to keep them at bay until reinforcements arrived. Glen joinedthe ACC Regular Army in 1968, before joining 3WFR in 1975 - 76. In 1967 Trevor went to George Street Recruiting Office to join the Regular Army, unfortunately due to a childhood illness he did not pass the medical. Peter enlisted into the Worcestershire Regiment at Norton Barracks serving in the Caribbean travelling on the 2nd February 1957 on the SS Dilwara being posted at the Bahamas, Jamaica, Belize, British Honduras later in Germany. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Marie Curie c/o Norman McBriar & Son, Funeral Directors, 33a Main Street, Saintfield, BT24 7AB. The funeral service is to take place at Waveney Memorial Park and Crematorium, Warrens Lane, Beanacre Road, Beccles NR34 7XE at midday on Wednesday 24 June 2020. The remaining members of the first section took cover off the track except Hughes who was unable to move. He discharged from the Army on 22 June 1973. Public figure Please observe strict Covid guidelines, including social distancing whilst at the crematorium. He then worked for the Council in Kent overseeing the award of contracts before being poached by a company bidding for contracts. He was a lifelong supporter of the regiment and the museum in Worcester. Letters of condolence can be sent to his daughter: The funeral for James is to be held on Tuesday 3 December at 12:30hrs at Aston-on-Trent Crematorium, Derby Road, Ashton-On-Trent, Derby DE72 2AF. Denniswas chairman of a committee of Malaya veterans who funded the installation of a plaque in Worcester Cathedral and organised a service there in 2000 to commemorate those members of the battalion who died during the tour in Malaya. The funeral will be held on Wednesday 30 October at 10:15hrs. He and his wife then established a school of language in York that was primarily aimed at teaching language skills to international diplomats and aid workers. Jack served with the Sherwood Foresters and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters. He enlisted into the Worcestershire Regiment in October 1965. I am happy to cover all costs. The link can be tested out anytime and will be available live 5 minutes before the service start time. As the bandits renewed their attack on the leading section Raweng, though wounded in the thigh, exposed himself to drag Hughes under cover, took his rifle and engaged the bandits who returned fire and wounded him in the elbow. Mrs Angela Symmonds. find out more Story The Worcestershire Regiment OBITUARIES. Click or call (800) 729-8809. Throughout his career David never had problems, only interesting situations which with a little thought could be solved! He returned to 1 WFR as Chief Clerk for 2 years in 1981 as a WO2 before promotion to WO1 at Depot Lichfield, then Infantry Records York. John joined the 1st Battalion in Derna, Cyrenaica at the foot of Djebel Akhdar and became a Mortar Platoon Commander. This was followed by a tour as a Company 2i/c in Berlin with 1st Bn The Staffordshire Regiment where he met and married Christine. Dave`s funeral will be held at 14:30hrs on Monday 22February 2021 at All Saints Church, Hollybush, Castlemorton, HR8 1EX. Hugh was the much loved husband of Sue, father of Ian and Christopher, and grandfather of Ruby, Bea, Annie, Edie and Arthur. Family flowers only please. Having been the best recruit of his intake in 1955, he became the best NCO of the 7thUS Army NCO Academy,where he won the General Patton award for excellence and was elected the Distinguished Graduate,after which hewas named"The Brain"by the soldiers. It is with regret that we inform you of the death of 4986394 Pte James Neville Hattonof Spondon, Derby who died on 11 November 2019 aged 95. Only the walking wounded made it to the boat, so if it hadn't been for two mates, Alf Taylor and Lee Hunt, who picked me up and carried me to it I wouldnt be here now. It is with great sadness that I inform you of the death of Hugh Robert Hamilton whodied peacefully at home on 2 May 2021, aged 83. Further details will follow in due course. Cards of condolence may be sent to his daughter: Rachel Middleton, 22 Sumner Road, Salford, M6 7GJ. At the end of the course he was posted there to be an instructor,and remained at Brecon as a W02 until 1969. Ian had also trained as a SSAFA volunteer. We regret to report the death at home in Tiverton on 8 January of Lt Col JDC Blake of the Devon and Dorsets. As previously notified Captain WJH Swainson of Chagford, Devon died on 10 February 2021 aged 86. Derek was a keen boxer and was a member of the Btn boxing team He was discharged in1967. Joe served in the Sherwood Foresters, as a National Serviceman, during the 1950s and spent time in Germany. The family have requested representatives from the Association top attend the funeral which will be held in Eastbourne. In July 1979 he took over as CO 1WFR as the battalion moved from Colchester to Hemer to become a mechanised battalion within 3rd Armoured Division. Contact is Mrs Ann Wooddisse, Undercliffe, 8 East Cross Street, Kirton on Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 4DT, The family would be most grateful if people wishing to be at the funeral let them know if they are attending by email toPeter.Dennis102@mod.gov.uk. Major Anthony (Tony) Thres OBE DL died peacefully on 13 July aged 92 at Lucerne House in Exeter. After basic training at Norton Barracks he joined 1 Worc R in Iserlohn before sailing for Jamaica in early 1957. She will be sorely missed by him and their son Tim and daughter Sarah. He is first mentioned in the Firm Magazine in 1948 as a cadet, when he was promoted to Cpl with D Company the 2nd Cadet Battalion the Worcestershire Regiment.