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Assistant Curator/Archivist of the Regimental Museum where he remained until his retirement in 2004. He was then appointed as a Museum Trustee where he continued to work tirelessly to the benefit of the Museum. He was the author of some 17 regimental history books and built and maintained a Sherwood Foresters database of over 136 thousand officers and soldiers of the regiment. Cliff was a stalwart member of the WFR Association and also fundraised several thousand pounds for the Regimental Memorial at Crich. In his personal life, Cliff married Barbara Wildgust in 1961 and had two children, Andrea Sharon and Karen Linda. They divorced in 1974 and Cliff married Erica Lockett in 1984.
Mrs Erica HOUSLEY
Widow of the late 23472786 Sgt Cliff Housley 1st Bn The Sherwood Foresters, died on 29 April 2016
Private (Denis) Roy JAKEMAN
23303514 Private (Denis) Roy JAKEMAN of Wolverhampton died on 5 March 2015. Roy enlisted on 19 April 1956 and served with the 1st Bn The Worcestershire Regiment in the Caribbean, Belize, North Africa and BAOR. After
his discharge on 11 May 1958 he served in the TA until 1964.
Pte Kenneth Charles JEWKES
24049857 Pte Kenneth Charles JEWKES
of Dudley died on the 21 June 2016 aged 70. Kenneth enlisted at Wolverhampton into the 1st Bn The Worcestershire Regiment on the 3rd March 1965. Kenneth trained as a tracked vehicle driver in which “He showed great interest in his vehicle and cheerfully worked long hours on maintenance”. Kenneth went on to serve in the UK, Gibraltar, Tobruk, and Cyprus. Kenneth
was discharged on 29th October 1971
at Warminster, going on to serve with the reserve until 1977. In civilian life Kenneth worked in Highway Maintenance for Dudley Council until retirement.
Maj Peter JR JOHNSTON TD
Maj Peter JR JOHNSTON TD of Newark, Nottinghamshire died on 18 March 2016 aged 84. Peter was commissioned into the 8th Bn, The Sherwood Foresters in 1954
Pte Gordon Robert KEETLEY
23515671 Pte Gordon Robert KEETLEY, also known as Robert England, of Nottingham died on 2 February following a long illness. Gordon enlisted into The Sherwood Foresters on 1 June 1957 and served in Malaya and Borneo and
transferred to the 17th Ghurkha Division.
He held the GSM clasp Malaya and Pingat Jasa Medala and was discharged on 1 June 1960.
Pte Eric Raymond KING
14704066 Pte Eric Raymond KING
of Warley, West Midlands died on 25 September 2016 aged 91. Eric was called up in January 1944 and on completion
of training was posted to the 6th Bn The North Staffordshire Regiment with which
he went to France 23 days after D Day.
In August 1944 he was posted as a re- inforcement to 1st Bn The Worcestershire Regiment after the crossing of the Orme and served with B Coy. On 20 September he moved with the Bn in the long column to Eindhoven where the Bn went forward
to Elst and after fierce fighting cleared the town on 25 September. The next major battle for the Worcestershire Regiment was Tripsrath in November. In May 1945 Eric was again posted, this time to 2nd Bn The Warwickshire Regiment and with it served in Palestine and Egypt. He was demobbed from the Army in December 1947. In civilian life Eric became a postman
Cpl Robert “Bomber” KNOWLES
22492451 Cpl Robert “Bomber” KNOWLES passed away in Gloucester Hospital on Sunday 8 January 2017 after a long illness. Bomber enlisted into the 1st Bn The Worcestershire Regiment, MT Platoon, serving 20 years, in Malaya, British Guiana, Germany, Cyprus and UK. Robert`s two sons also enlisted into the Regiment. In civilian life Robert was employed as a Ministry of Defence Policeman, then as a driving instructor.
Pte Kenneth (Ken) Edmund LEEK
23580147 Pte Kenneth (Ken) Edmund LEEK died on 16 January 2016. Ken enlisted into the 1st Bn the Worcestershire Regiment in August 1958 and was a Regimental Cook. He served with the Bn in the the West Indies and paraded through
Capt Norman Peter MANN
Capt Norman Peter MANN of Derbyshire, died on 6 May 2016, aged 90. Peter enlisted into the Leicestershire Regiment, transferring to Royal Signals in 1944. After Operation Overload he remained in NW Europe and volunteered
to join GHQ Liaison Regiment, also known as ‘Phantom’, the patrols of which provided a real-time assessment about forward positions directly back to GHQ. After the war he continued his TA commitment with 21 Regiment Special Air Service, before transferring to 575 (6th Bn The Sherwood Foresters) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA). He subsequently commissioned and attained the rank of captain before an accident forced him to retire from military service.
Major James Michael Frederick MARTIN
430381 Major James Michael Frederick MARTIN of Sindlesham, Berkshire died on 12 September 2016 aged 84 Mike was commissioned into The Sherwood Foresters in 1953 and served at the Depot, Derby. After
completing his Pl Comds course he was posted to the 2nd Bn in October 1953. In August 1955 he was posted to the Depot as Training Subaltern until March 1958 when he was posted to the 1st Bn with which he went to Malaya and Singapore until August 1961. Mike was then posted as OC Regimental Recruiting Team at the Depot until March 1962 when he was appointed Adjutant 5th /8th Bn The Sherwood Foresters. In March1964 Mike returned to the 1st Bn as OC Rear Party in Colchester then 2IC of a Coy before being appointed Adjutant. In 1966 Mike was posted as a Major to 1 Zambia Regt, Indola followed by a tour at 3 Zambia Regt, Kabwe until 1969 when he was posted as OC A & HQ Coy 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment in Cyprus. On amalgamation in 1970 Mike was posted OC Admin Coy 1 WFR in Warminster followed by appointments as GSO 3 Ops/Trg Londonderry, Trg Major 3 WFR Newark, HQNI ASVU (UDR) Lisburn, OC Mil Trg Wing AA College Arborfield, OIC Mil Training Princess Marina College, OC 506 GL Sec, Adjutant SEE before retiring in 1987. He then became RO3 CD Cell REME Offrs School (Combat Div) followed by Asst Corps Sec RAJA/Sec & Librarian REME until end of RO3 service in 1998.
Worcester City for
Colours in 1960. He was discharged in August 1960. After his National Service, Ken became a brick layer working nationally and world wide.
Pte Gerald Ernest MALLER
5571151 Pte Gerald Ernest MALLER
of Ridgeway House Care Home, Royal Wooton Bassett died on 19 April 2016 aged 97. Gerald enlisted into the 8th Bn The Worcestershire Regiment in 1939 and after Dunkirk was posted to the 1st Bn. He was taken PoW in 1942 at the Fall of Tobruk and sent to Kommando E702 Klimontowgrube Stalag VIII B 344 Lamsdorf where he was employed in the coal mines with PoW number 9911 .
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