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Normandy. His funeral took place at Stafford Crematorium on 17th August 2012.
Cpl Richard Pugh Cook of Droitwich, Worcestershire died on 27th August 2012, aged 74. He joined his family carpet business in September 1955 as a trainee and completed his National Serviceman with the 1st Battalion,
The Worcestershire Regiment in British Honduras between 1957–59. He was best known throughout the Battalion for his ability to play cricket. He returned to work with the company and remained with them until 1998. He became the Chairman of the Kidderminster Carpet Museum Trust and he helped relaunch the museum trust in 1997. His son, Mark, followed him into the Regiment.
George Pusey died unexpectedly in Gibraltar on 3rd January 2012, aged 48. George served for 3 years in 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment in Gibraltar and Colchester in the period 1982–4. He was on parade when the Battalion received
new Colours in Colchester in May 1983.
He served in the Battalion’s South Armagh tour with C Company. After he left the Army, he settled in Gibraltar and ran a successful restaurant, which his contemporaries who were in the Gibraltar Association used to visit. His funeral took place in St. Theresa’s Church, Gibraltar on 11th January. Captain David Donnelly, Mark Hughes and Vernon Brown flew out to Gibraltar and attended George’s funeral.
Corporal Edwin Rabone died on Monday 8th April in Burton Hospital. Edwin served
in 1st Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment from May 1946 until May 1958. The majority of his service was with the Regimental Band in Palestine, Egypt, Trieste, Korea, Hong Kong and Minden. After he left the Army he settled in Tamworth and was a member of the Lichfield Branch of the Staffordshire Regiment Association and the Tamworth Male Voice Choir. His funeral took place at Sutton Coldfield Crematorium on Friday 20th April 2012.
Michael Edward Roberts, known as Mac, passed away at home on 26th August, aged 77. He served with 1st Battalion, the South Staffordshire Regiment between 1953 – 57. This included service in the Canal Zone, the EOKA
Campaign in Cyprus and Germany. After his service, he and his wife Isobel settled in Aldridge and he worked as an HGV Driver and later as a crane driver. He was a member of Hednesford Branch of the Staffordshire Regiment Association.
GL Rowlands died in March 2012
Lt Col Douglas Noy
Scott ERD of Andover, Hampshire, died on 27th May 2012, aged 92. He was commissioned into The Sherwood Foresters in March 1939 and served with the 2nd Battalion in the BEF in France and was badly
wounded in the forearm whilst in Belgium. He was evacuated and then served at the Home Service Depot with the 10th and 15th Battalions, before moving to India and was appointed as GSO3 control Officer India/ Burma/Raiding Forces. Promoted to Adjt he served in 1945 with the 1st Battalion, The Buffs before rejoining the 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters in Goslar, Germany in 1948. He served with GHQ FARELF from 1949–51 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters in 1952. In 1953 he attended Staff College and moved to GHQ MELF serving until 1956, when he took up the post of Training Major at Normanton Barracks. Between 1958–60 he served with the 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters in Malaya, in March 1961 he became Training Major at Nottingham University and then became CO 5th/8th Sherwood Foresters TA at Triumph Road, Lenton 1963/4. His last posting was as SIO (PT) HQ BAOR and he retired in 1969.
Reginald Simpson, known as Reg served in 1st Battalion, The North Staffordshire Regiment in Trieste in 1951–3. He was
a member of Stoke-on-Trent Branch of
The Staffordshire Regimental Association. His funeral took place at Carmountside Crematorium, Stoke-on-Trent on 17th February 2012 and his Branch were present at his funeral.
23498321 Cpl John E Slater of Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire died on 3rd January 2012, aged 74. He enlisted with the 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters in 1956 and served in North Africa, Malaya, Singapore, Canada,
Germany, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. He left the Regiment in 1965 and worked in the butchery trade until 1975 and then moved to British Petroleum, as a mobile pump operator until 1992 when he retired.
George Smith died on 7th March
2012 aged 94. He served in the North Staffordshire Regiment. His funeral took place at St.Chad’s Church, Chadsmoor and Bushbury Crematorium on 20th March 2012.
Stanley Smith died on 26th December 2011, aged 76. He came from Wednesfield
and served as a Private in 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment in the Canal Zone, Cyprus during the EOKA Campaign and Germany, between 1953 – 6. When
he left the Army he worked for British Steel in Bilston. His funeral took place on 17th January 2012 at Bushbury Crematorium.
Lt David Warwick Speed of Allestree, Derby died on 7th February 2011, aged 77. He joined the 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters in 1959 as a National Serviceman and served with the Battalion in Malaya. He then
became a Chartered Accountant and then Managing Director of J Compton, Son and Webb.
4986533 Cpl Eric Stone
of Ilkeston, Derbyshire died on 7th February 2012, aged 90. He enlisted into 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters in December 1941 and in June 1942 was detached with the 63rd Recce Training Centre until May
1943. He returned to the Sherwood Foresters and then transferred on the 21st June 1943, to the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers After demobilisation he became a bricklayer.
Les Stuffin died 11th June 2012, aged 93, He was a WW2 Veteran and served with the 4th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
Colonel JCA Swynnerton died in the Royal Sussex Hospital in Brighton on Thursday 3rd November 2011, aged 84. He had not been well for some time. Jeremy Swynnerton was born in Camberley on the 4th May 1927 and was the General C.R.A.
elder son of Major
Swynnerton CB, DSO, who was Colonel of The North Staffordshire Regiment from 1953 – 1958. The Swynnertons are a well known North Staffordshire family, which traces its County connections through nine centuries.
He was educated at Wellington College and joined the Army in 1945 and was commissioned the following year into The North Staffordshire Regiment and joined
the 1st Battalion, in India. After serving in Nigeria as ADC to the GOC and with 3rd Battalion, The Nigeria Regiment, he rejoined the 1st North Staffords in Fayid and was with them in Trieste, Korea and Hong Kong. As a young officer, he had a reputation
for being very sociable and for welcoming newly commissioned officers into the Regiment. His eulogy, which was written
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