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Hubbard. 23 Oct 08, 2002657 Spr George Edward MBE. Quinlan. 20 Oct 08, 414951 Lt Col Roy Andrew. Aged 78.
Aged 91. Will be sadly missed by his wife Dorothy, family and Greatly missed by Susan and family.
friends. Life Member of the REA Wakefield Branch. Sandberg. 1 Aug 08, Alexander (Alec) OBE. Aged 85. Will be
Hutton. 22 Nov 08. 364705 Lt Col Robert Michael MBE. Aged sadly missed by his wife Aline, family and friends. Life
81. Will be sadly missed by his wife Moira, family and friends. Member of the REA HQ Branch.
President and Life Member of the REA Cambridge Branch. Satterthwaite. 1 Nov 08, 23739788 SSgt John. Aged 68. Will
Jenkins. 3 Jan 09, 1985697 LCpl Leonard. Aged 98. Will be be sadly missed by his family and friends. Life Member of the
sadly missed by his family and friends. Life Member of the REA HQ Branch.
REA Monmouth Branch. Sawday. 30 Aug 08, 14175198 Spr Gordon Edward (George).
Jones. 14 Nov 08, Sgt John Patrick (Jack). Aged 88. Will be Aged 80. Will be sadly missed by his wife Enid, family and
sadly missed by his wife Beryl, family and friends. friends. Life Member of the REA City of Swansea Branch.
Kerslake. 27 Nov 08, 24726725 Spr Simon Neil. Aged 39. Skull. 24 Aug 08, 2069245 Spr Sidney John. Will be sadly
Will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Life Member missed by his wife Barbara, family and friends. Life Member
of the REA HQ Branch. of the REA Bomb Disposal Branch.
Lambell. 24 Oct 08, 5498751 Maj Edward Brandon. Aged 88. Stubbings. 29 Oct 08, 23491353 Capt Les. Will be sadly
Will be sadly missed by his wife Jean, family and friends. Life missed by his family and friends.
Member of the REA HQ Branch. Vernon. 22 Dec 08, Maj Derrick Robert. Aged 85 years. Sadly
Leech. 25 Sept 08, 22643372. Spr Ernest William (Bill). Aged missed by his wife Dorothy, family and friends.
74. Will be sadly missed by his wife, family and friends. Life Wardropper. 15 Oct 08. 19127380 Spr Ivan. Aged 79. Member
Member of REA Cannock Branch. of REA Nottingham Branch.
Lord. 12 Oct 08, 21065937 Spr Donald Herbert William. Aged Webber. 8 Nov 08, 1874213 WO1 David Thomas. Aged 88.
79. Will be sadly missed by his wife Dutch, family and friends. Will be sadly missed by his wife Sheila, family and friends.
Life Member of the REA Folkestone Branch. Life Member of the REA Longmoor Branch.
Mander. 14 Nov 08, 1895256 William BEM. Aged 89. Sadly Wilkinson. 24 Oct 08, Maj S G (Geoff). Aged 80, Beloved
missed by his wife, family and friends. husband of Annie and a loving father.
Mander. 27 Nov 08, 23213769 Spr William Edward. Aged 72. Williamson. 6 May 08, 2007051 Spr Thomas Brown. Aged
Will be sadly missed by his wife Marlene, family and friends. 88. Will be sadly missed by his wife Agnes, family and
Life Member of the REA HQ Branch. friends. Life Member of the REA Ripon & District Branch.
Maxwell. 17 July 08, 23080159 Sgt Gilbert Andrew. Aged 72. Wood. 7 Oct 08, 24098088 Cpl Alexander. Aged 64. Will be
Will be sadly missed by his wife Kath, family and friends. sadly missed by his family and friends. Life Member of the
Member of the REA Nottingham Branch. REA Ripon & District Branch.
Merrifield. 22 Nov 08, 2161385 Spr Ernest John. Aged 86. Woodward. 17 Sept 08, 137567 Lt Col Patrick Hamilton. Aged
Will be sadly missed by his family and friends. 89. Will be sadly missed by his wife Margaret, family and friends.
Moore. 8 Sept 08, 1875847. WO1 Sidney Charles MBE. Aged Life Member of the REA Bournemouth & District Branch.
87. Will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Life Wright. 28 Sept 08, 24876129 Spr Gary. Aged 40. Will be sadly
Member of the REA Minley Branch. missed by his parents Kenneth and Rose, wife Kathleen, family and
Mosely. 11 Aug 08, 14550446 Spr Henry (Harry) Edmund. friends. Life Member of the REA Newcastle and District Branch.
Aged 84. Will be sadly missed by his wife Barbara, family and Wrighton. 26 Nov 08, Capt Brian. Aged 85. Sadly missed by
friends. Life Member of the REA Bournemouth Branch. family and friends.
O’Brien. 18 Sept 08, 168958 Maj Thomas Joseph (Pat) MC.
Aged 93. Will be sadly missed by his wife Bay, family and
friends. Life Member of the REA HQ Branch.
Heads Up
Gibraltar - 1962 to 1966
A small group of ex-Sappers who served in Gibraltar with 1st Fortress Squadron RE during the approximate period 1962 to 1966
are keen to make contact with any other ex-members of the squadron with a view to renewing old friendships and, who knows,
arranging a possible future reunion at a venue suitable to all. Anyone interested in joining our small group should contact either:
Alan Hadfield at
alanjhadfield@tiscali.co.uk or write to him at: 3 Fearn Farm Cottages, Fearn, Tain, IV20 1TL, Scotland,
Telephone: 01862 832078 or to Doug Gall at
doug124@talktalk.net or write to: 124 Main Road, Hoo, Nr Rochester, Kent,
ME3 9HB, Telephone: 01634 252331.
Cpl Jim Spencer
Cpl Jim Spencer, ex-28 Amph Regt, 52 Fd Sqn (Airfields), and 71 & 23 Amph Sqns, is trying to contact anyone who remembers
him. He retired in 1992 after 22 years and had to settle down in civvy street with no chance of re-enlisting (again). Now living in
Long Eaton, Notts, he is a self-employed CORGI gas engineer. Please contact Jim via email on:
spencergas@ntlworld.com
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