Military Obituaries
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Military Obituaries

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Military Obituaries

About this book

This "classic compilation" ( The Field) of newspaper death notices "includes the great, the brave, the adventurous, and the eccentric" ( Soldier Magazine).
 
Part of the unique series compiled by Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, this volume collects one hundred recent obituaries of military figures. Some have been celebrated for their great heroism and involvement in major operations, while others have extraordinary stories barely remembered even by their families. Those featured include Pte. Harry Patch, the last survivor of those who went "over the top" on the Western Front in 1917; Lt. Col. Colonel Eric Wilson of the Somaliland Camel Corps, who learned he had been awarded a "posthumous" Victoria Cross in a prison camp; and Col. Clive Fairweather, who organized the SAS attack on the terrorists who seized the Iranian embassy in London in 1980. These tributes and miniature biographies make fascinating reading for those interested in history and the military.
 
As Andrew Roberts wrote of the first collection: "They evoke swirling, profound, even guilty emotions. . . . To those Britons who have known only peace, these are thought provoking and humbling essays in valor."

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Information

Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781909808317
eBook ISBN
9781910690802
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military Biographies
Index
History
DRAMATIS PERSONNAE
(in order of appearance)
Lieutenant Colonel ‘Jumbo’ Hoare
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Howard
Captain Ewen Frazer
Lieutenant Colonel Kendal Chavasse
Staff Sergeant Leonard Pearson
Brigadier General Denny Whitaker
Colonel Henry ‘Tod’ Sweeney
Major Hugh Fane-Hervey
Major Jim Davies
Lieutenant Peter Johnsen
Colonel Tony Hewitt
Lieutenant Rodney Wilkinson
Brigadier Paul Crook
Captain Dick Annand, VC
Captain George Heywood
Sergeant ‘Smoky’ Smith, VC
Major George Drew
Corporal Bob Middleton
Captain Bill Helm
Corporal ‘Nutty’ Hazle
Major Bruce Shand
Brigadier ‘Buzz’ Burrows
Lieutenant Colonel George Styles, GC
Lieutenant Colonel John Pine-Coffin
Lieutenant Colonel David Garforth-Bles
Colonel Ken Harvey
Colonel John Coldwell-Horsfall
Special Constable Terry Peck
Commander Penny Phillips
Major General Roger Rowley
Major Sir Tasker Watkins, VC
Captain Kenneth Lockwood
Major General Harry Grimshaw
Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan Howard
Major Sir Peter Laurence
Lance Corporal ‘Ozzie’ Osborne
Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John Prott
Sergeant Dougie Wright
Lieutenant Garry Maufe
General Sir Frank Hassett
Major Jack Alpe
Lieutenant ‘Buster’ Swan
Lieutenant Colonel Eric Wilson, VC
Colonel David Smiley
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Heaven
Captain Bill Bellamy
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Becke
Major Dick Normand
Major Martin Clemens
Private Ted Kenna, VC
Private Harry Patch
Lieutenant Colonel Maureen Gara
Count Ralph Smorczewski
Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, GC
Brigadier the Reverend David Whiteford
Photo Gallery
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Durie
Lieutenant Colonel C...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Foreword
  5. Dramatis Personnae
  6. Introduction
  7. Lieutenant Colonel ‘Jumbo’ Hoare
  8. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Howard
  9. Captain Ewen Frazer
  10. Lieutenant Colonel Kendal Chavasse
  11. Staff Sergeant Leonard Pearson
  12. Brigadier General Denny Whitaker
  13. Colonel Henry ‘Tod’ Sweeney
  14. Major Hugh Fane-Hervey
  15. Major Jim Davies
  16. Lieutenant Peter Johnsen
  17. Colonel Tony Hewitt
  18. Lieutenant Rodney Wilkinson
  19. Brigadier Paul Crook
  20. Captain Dick Annand, VC
  21. Captain George Heywood
  22. Sergeant ‘Smoky’ Smith, VC
  23. Major George Drew
  24. Corporal Bob Middleton
  25. Captain Bill Helm
  26. Corporal ‘Nutty’ Hazle
  27. Major Bruce Shand
  28. Brigadier ‘Buzz’ Burrows
  29. Lieutenant Colonel George Styles, GC
  30. Lieutenant Colonel John Pine-Coffin
  31. Lieutenant Colonel David Garforth-Bles
  32. Colonel Ken Harvey
  33. Colonel John Coldwell-Horsfall
  34. Special Constable Terry Peck
  35. Commander Penny Phillips
  36. Major General Roger Rowley
  37. Major Sir Tasker Watkins, VC
  38. Captain Kenneth Lockwood
  39. Major General Harry Grimshaw
  40. Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan Howard
  41. Major Sir Peter Laurence
  42. Lance Corporal ‘Ozzie’ Osborne
  43. Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John Prott
  44. Sergeant Dougie Wright
  45. Lieutenant Garry Maufe
  46. General Sir Frank Hassett
  47. Major Jack Alpe
  48. Lieutenant ‘Buster’ Swan
  49. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Wilson, VC
  50. Colonel David Smiley
  51. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Heaven
  52. Captain Bill Bellamy
  53. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Becke
  54. Major Dick Normand
  55. Major Martin Clemens
  56. Private Ted Kenna, VC
  57. Private Harry Patch
  58. Lieutenant Colonel Maureen Gara
  59. Count Ralph Smorczewski
  60. Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, GC
  61. Brigadier the Reverend David Whiteford
  62. Photo Gallery
  63. Lieutenant Colonel Peter Durie
  64. Lieutenant Colonel Charly Forbes
  65. General Amedeo Guillet
  66. Sergeant Eric Batchelor
  67. Lieutenant Colonel Joe Symonds
  68. Piper Bill Millin
  69. Signalman Arthur Titherington
  70. Lieutenant Colonel David Rose
  71. Sergeant ‘Tiny’ Boyce
  72. Havildar Lachhiman Gurung, VC
  73. Captain Stephen Perry
  74. Obergefreiter Henry Metelmann
  75. Ensign Nancy Wake
  76. Captain Peter Doresa
  77. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Mann
  78. Major Joe Schofield
  79. Lieutenant Philip Martel
  80. Major Michael Ross
  81. Brigadier Tony Hunter-Choat
  82. Major Colin Kennard
  83. Company Sergeant Major Noel Ross
  84. Major Ian Smith
  85. Lieutenant Jack Osborne
  86. Captain Dom Alberic Stacpoole
  87. Colonel Clive Fairweather
  88. Private John Jordan
  89. Private Isaac Fadoyebo
  90. Captain John Maling
  91. Sergeant Don Burley
  92. Major Professor Toby Graham
  93. Warrant Officer Jim Fraser
  94. General Sir Michael Gow
  95. Major General Jack Dye
  96. Colonel Julian Fane
  97. Major Geoffrey Cocksedge
  98. Major General Dare Wilson
  99. Major Harry Porter
  100. Regimental Sergeant Major Tommy Collett
  101. Captain John Hodges
  102. Major Tony Hibbert
  103. Captain John Macdonald-Buchanan
  104. Colonel Sir Tommy Macpherson of Biallid
  105. Sergeant Joe Dunne
  106. Bombardier Jack Chalker
  107. Captain Sir John Gorman
  108. Major Hugh Pond
  109. Major Ronald Bromley
  110. Brigadier the 8th Duke of Wellington
  111. Major General Michael Grigg
  112. Corporal Bernie Davis
  113. Colonel Bill Etches