Lady Mary  Downward

 

Some sad news regarding Lady Mary, the wife of our Patron Sir Peter Downward

as reported in today’s Daily Telegraph.

 

Mary died peacefully in the manor care Home, Old Windsor on 3^rd June aged 83.

Much loved wife of Peter and devoted mother of Joanna and loving

step-mother of Jeremy and Julian and a wonderful grandmother to their children. 

She will be much missed by her sister Doreen and her many friends particularly

from her days as Mrs Proctor, headmistress of Southover Manor School.

 

George Gadd, National Chairman, BKVA has written to Sir Peter to express the

condolences of Members of The Association.

 

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Submitted by The Regimental Secretary

Rifles County Office Gloucester

Custom House

31 Commercial Road

Gloucester GL1 2HE

Tel: 01452 - 522682 ext 1 ext 3

ATN: (9)4249 - 8400 ext 1 ext 3

Fax: 01452 -311116

regimental-secretary@rgbw.army.mod.uk

 

We have very sadly lost another veteran this month his details are below. 
 

 

This is to advise you that Major HJ (Spike) Pike MBE sadly passed away on Tuesday 20th May aged 87.  He served in the Glosters and the RAOC from 10 Dec 1944 - 27 Nov 1975.  He fought at the Battle of Imjin where he was captured as a POW.

 

No further information is know as yet with regards the  funeral. 

 

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This is to advise you that John (Jumper) Collins passed away on Saturday 10th May 2008.  He served with the Glosters from September 1950 - Jan 1954.  He volunteered to go out to Korea where he became a POW. 

From Eddie Pitway, Webmaster for the Gloucester Branch. 10th. August 2007

The branch mourns the death of its only female full member. Miss R, Stone ex QARNS [ HMS MAINE]
although not known to many member the passing of a veteran is a sad thing.
 

From Joan Wilby, Secretary of Wessex Branch. 22nd. July 2007

We recently lost Royal Marine David Palmer and today
we have heard of the death of Captain (Pug) Derek Mather RN, HMS Glory.
 

Eddie the Gloucester Branch Webmaster, has registered the deaths of  A, Hawkins and D,Green,

Both ex Glosters.

Farewell Old Soldiers

On Monday 11th June 2007, at The Hanworth Crematorium,

Friends, Relatives and Members of the Middlesex Branch BKVA,

gathered to take part in A Celebration of the Life of

LILLIAN FRANCES STEVENS

The lifelong loving Wife of Ron Stevens of Middlesex Branch BKVA

25th February 1926 - 29th May 2007

From the General Secretary :

" Members will be saddened to hear that Ron Hancock has died. Ron was Chairman and Acting Secretary of

North Lincolnshire Branch. He will be remembered by many as a Stalwart Veteran who always did things 'His Way'

 "

David Drinkwater, Secretary and Branch Webmaster for North East Scotland Branch

sent in the following:

Sadly I have to report the death of another of our members.

It is with much regret that I have to inform you of the loss of Mark Penman who lived at Corpach, Nr Fort William, he served in The Royal Marines as a regular soldier in Korea from Nov 1950 to Feb 1951 and also in Malaya. Mark sadly died yesterday morning (17th of March 2007)

David Drinkwater, Secretary and Branch Webmaster for North East Scotland Branch

sent in the following:

Sadly I have to report the death of another of our members.

Henry Lumsden ex Queens Own Highlanders passed away on Friday the 10th of November

Should you wish to pay tribute to Eric, or if you knew him and would like to submit a few words by way of an obituary to him,

please send the details to the BKVA  Webmaster, or David Drinkwater,

Secretary and Webmaster of   Northeast Scotland Branch

Donald Smith

Sadly another member has passed to the Green Fields.

Don had not been well for sometime and he had only just Started to come back to Branch meetings.

 Sadly Don passed away last Monday)

 The funeral will take place at Reading Crematorium On Wednesday 20^th September @ 1:30

The Crematorium is in Henley Road Caversham.

Eric Mudie MC ex K O S B and member of the Northeast Scotland Branch died on Monday the 4th of September. Should you wish to pay tribute to Eric, or if you knew him and would like to submit a few words by way of an obituary to him, please send the details to the Webmaster, or David Drinkwater, Secretary and Webmaster of   Northeast Scotland Branch, and if your submission is considered apt, we will display them on this page.

For Tony Barker a stalwart member of the Derby Branch, who has sadly passed away.

On behalf of War Veterans everywhere here are a few words to mark his passing: I am sure the entire BKVA Membership would concur, wish to be associated with and join, David Drinkwater the North East Scotland Branch Webmaster, and his fellow members in the entry he placed in the the Derby & Burton Branch Guestbook :

"All members of the Northeast Scotland Branch would like to express deep sorrow and send heartfelt condolences to Pat and the family over the very sad loss of Tony Barker. Tony was a very good friend, I was proud to have served in the same unit as Tony during the Korea War, the friendship born out of that conflict remained strong to this day. You have lost a very special person who had a Gods given gift which enabled him to produce correspondence so meaningful and so very humorous. It was always a pleasure to receive your Branch magazine. Your loss leaves a hole in your committee that will be hard to fill but rest assured that his loss is Gods gain and no doubt Tony has already got his pen in hand to produce similar items in the highest branch that there is. God bless you Tony, it was a real pleasure knowing you".

And from Edgar Green of Reading Branch concerning Albert Bartlett, also of Reading Branch, the following:

He wrote: One of your contacts who was Albert Bartlett i.e. Isabert@btopenworld.com is no longer
with us, he passed away a few weeks ago.  He was one of my ex Middlesex men.

(Further words for Albert's obituary are invited and would be welcome from any of his Family, Friends and/or fellow Veterans)

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