MEADS James Maj
Of Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, on 23 May 2009 aged 80. Born on 15 October 1928 in Tottenham, London, he enlisted into The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers serving in Germany, Cyprus, West Africa and Hong Kong. He transferred to The Royal Army Ordnance Corps reaching the rank of WO1 Conductor and served in Aldershot, Bulford, Tidworth, Chilwell and Old Dalby. He retired from the Regular Army and joined 3rd Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (V) in Worksop. He was a keen boxer and footballer.
MELLORS Harold Ward LCpl 4974738
MONK Jonathan Pte 25133582 PWRR
Of Mansfield on 5 September 2009 aged 90. He served firstly with C Company 8th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters in 1936 in Norway as a signaller/dispatch rider. On his return to UK, he served with the 8th Battalion in Ireland and then with the 2/5th Battalion in Lichfield Barracks; he saw service, also, in Tunisia, Italy and Greece in 1943, in Italy, Egypt, Syria and Palestine in 1944 and in Greece, Austria and Italy where he was wounded at Salerno. Harold was involved in many local charities including the Scout Association and was also a local Councillor for Eakring Ward, Mansfield, from 1961 to 1983. He held the office of Mayor of Mansfield for the year 1972/3.
METCHETTE Richard Desmond Maj 419712
Of Parisot, France, on 8 October 2009 aged 82. Desmond took a Short Service Commission with the Irish Guards and then, in 1952, took up a Regular Commission with The Sherwood Foresters. He became Capt in 1956 and then Maj in 1963, serving in Malaya as 2ic A Company between 1958 and 1959. He was sent on special deployment into North Borneo in 1960 and, in September 1961, he became ADC to the Governor of North Borneo until May 1962. He retired from the Army in June 1965.
The Mercian Eagle
Of London on 9 June 2010 aged 25. He joined the Army in 2001 aged 16 joining 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment following completion of basic training. Initially in 6 Platoon B Company, he completed tours of Iraq in 2005 and Northern Ireland in 2006. Thereafter, he moved to the Javelin Platoon for a further three years which included a tour of Afghanistan in 2008. He left regular service in March 2009 to join the Fire Service but, due to a delay in the recruitment process, he volunteered for mobilisation with 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment for the duration of Op Herrick 12. Following mobilisation, Pte Monk deployed to Afghanistan with Mons Platoon in April 2010. Subsequently, he moved to C Company, operating from Patrol Base Rahim as part of the Danish Battle Group in the Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (North) area of Helmand province. The Company had been providing security and stability to the Upper Gereshk Valley over the last three months along with improving the lives of ordinary Afghans by promoting governance and Afghan economic development. Pte Monk was caught in an explosion during a foot patrol to clear an area of improvised explosive devices to increase freedom of movement for the locals. His previous service in Afghanistan with 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment had given him valuable experience and he used this not only for his own benefit but also for the benefit of the other members of his Company, most of whom were on their first tour. It is a sign of his total commitment to his country and the Army that he loved that, when he found time before his next career started, he returned to serve with the Colours. In camp, he was every Sergeant Major’s nightmare, nonchalant and laid back, but, in combat, he fought like a tiger and was always to the fore when the bullets were flying. He was the epitome of the combat infantry soldier and will be missed by all who knew him. He had a ready smile, a quick wit and a cool head under fire. Pte Monk was killed in the early hours of 9 June 2010 as his Section moved to clear an insurgent- held compound in the Adinzai area of the Upper Gereshk Valley. He was deployed as part of a deliberate IED-clearance operation to provide greater security for the people of the Upper Gereshk Valley. He was a gregarious and outgoing individual who fitted in immediately with the Battalion. His happy demeanour and enthusiasm were infectious and, during his short time with the Company, he became a close friend and colleague to all.
NEWHAM Victor Pte 4985096
Of Arnold, Nottingham, on 31 July 2009 aged 86. He enlisted into 70th Young
Soldiers Battalion in 1941 and then joined 2/5th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters in Tunisia, serving, also, in Italy, Greece, the Middle East and Austria. He was nearly buried alive in December 1943 when German mortars hit the overhanging cave in which he was sheltering near Mount Camino, Italy; he was reported missing believed killed and his parents heard nothing else until he returned after the war. It was later revealed he had been dug out and taken to an aid station near Rocca.
NICHOLLS Edward
Of Rhyl, North Wales on 10 April 2010 aged 86. Eddie served with 1st Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment in the Second Chindit Campaign in 1944. He died whilst on holiday in Mallorca.
PALMER William Pte 14789592
Of Flitwick, Bedfordshire, 27 July 2009 aged 83. Born on 31 January 1926 in Flitwick, Bill joined the Army on 29 June 1944 at Bury St Edmunds and was posted to 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment; he served as Batman to Capt Rex Fellowes MC in North West Europe in 1944. In 1945, he was posted to The Warwickshire Regiment serving with the 2nd Battalion in Palestine. After demob, he returned to farming and bought a 1944 15 cwt Bedford Truck which, in later life, he exhibited at military Shows: his coffin was taken to the Church in this truck which had been his pride and joy.
PARKES George Edward “Eddie” Pte 14939530
Of Rednal on 25 March 2010 aged 83. Born in Birmingham on 28 January 1927, he joined the Army in Shorncliff on 1 March
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