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Corps where he served in North Africa
and Italy. Post War he decided to become involved in a youth movement and obtained a commission into the Army Cadet Force. He was the Officer in Charge of Mansfield ACF Detachment which was part of the
3rd (Nottinghamshire) Cadet Bn of The Sherwood Foresters. He was a member
of the Sherwood Foresters Association
and latterly President of the Mansfield Branch of the Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters Association. He was also a past President of the local RBL and served two terms as the Chair of Nottinghamshire County Council as well as working as a Lay Preacher.
Sgt Robert Alfred TALBOT
22583032 Sgt Robert Alfred TALBOT of Hucknall, Nottingham died on 12 February 2018 aged 84. Robert joined the Sherwood Foresters in 1951.
Sergeant Clifford TAYLOR
23720274 Sergeant Clifford TAYLOR
of Lichfield died on 30 May 2018. Cliff joined the Army in 1959 and served with 1 Cheshires, 1 Worc R and WFR. He served in Malaya, Singapore, N Ireland, Germany, Berlin, Dominica, Belize and UK. After leaving the Regular Army in 1975 he joined the TA before his final discharge in 1983.
Helen (Pat) THOMAS
Helen (Pat) THOMAS died age 95 in 2017 . Pat, a VAD nurse, married Major Basil Thomas (STAFFORDS) who later joined 1 Bn The Worcestershire Regiment as the Welfare Officer and 1 WFR.
Pte Gordon Mallinder THOMPSON
23801257 Pte Gordon Mallinder THOMPSON of Newark died on 21 January 2018 aged 79. Gordon was called up for National Service in 1960 and was posted
to 1st Battalion The Sherwood Foresters
in Singapore and served with it until his discharge in 1962.
LCpl Eric ‘Tip’ TIPPING
1478325 LCpl Eric ‘Tip’ TIPPING of Worcester died on Thursday 23 November 2017 following a struggle against cancer. Born in Worcester on
1st January 1926, his
first job, at the age of 14 years, was at a local foundry. He moved
on to become a milkman’s assistant before working at the Co-operative Grocery
store. Eric Tipping was 16 years old when talk began of an invasion of England by Germany. He pretended he was 17 so he could join the Royal Air Force but he was foiled when he went for the interview. Eric had to wait a further period before being eligible at 18 and went to Norton Barracks in December 1943. After the 6 weeks training he became an infantryman with the Worcestershire Regiment. He travelled to join the 1st Worcesters on the front line in
Normandy as part of the D-Day invasion
of France, landing at Arromanches. Eric became involved in every action of the Battalion for the rest of the 1944-1945 campaign in North Western Europe. He fought in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. After being called back after only three days of seven days leave, moved with 1st Battalion serving in Italy and Yugoslavia, before finishing in Trieste, Italy where he was demobbed. One particular story
Eric recounted was when he managed to capture a German soldier. His reward for
his actions was to retain and operate the German soldier’s Schmeisser submachine gun and Luger pistol, both of which he gave to his platoon colleagues after the war. He was proud to be part of the British 43rd (Wessex) Division.
After his discharge in 1947 Eric returned to Worcester and continued to work for the Co-op which he did for a period of 51 years, before reaching retirement. At the age of 90 years on 26 January 2016, Eric was awarded the distinguished award, the National Order of the Legion of Honour, by the French Consulate at the Guildhall, Worcester.
Rosemary TOWNSEND
Rosemary TOWNSEND wife of Col (Retd) John Townsend died on 18 September 2017.
Mrs Kathleen Evelyn (Jamie) TULLOCH
Mrs Kathleen Evelyn (Jamie) TULLOCH died on 6 March 2018 aged 97. Jamie was the widow of the late Lt Col H Tulloch Sherwood Foresters and mother of Maj Mike Tulloch MBE Sherwood Foresters.
Sgt Philip TURNER
22760872 Sgt Philip TURNER died on Tuesday 13 June 2017 aged 82 years. Philip enlisted
into the Worcestershire Regiment in January 1953 and after training spent six months
at Recruiting Office attached to Royal Norfolk Regiment. In 1954 Philip moved
to Lichfield with Mercian Brigade No.1 Personnel Team, attached to South Staffordshire Regiment for Admin purposes but responsible for testing all entrants
into the Cheshire Regiment in Chester
and the South and North Staffordshire Regiments plus Boy entrants at Derby and Nottingham Recruiting Offices. During all his attachments he was Worcestershire Regiment Badged including a short attachment to the Black Watch Depot in Perth, Scotland. Philip was Discharged in March 1956. After leaving the Regiment Philip was employed with ICI in the Plastics Division retiring at the age of 57 years.
Lt Col Edward Robert VINES TD
Lt Col Edward Robert VINES TD of Ross on Wye died on 24 May 2017 aged 82. Ted was called up for national service in September 1953, was commissioned
in May 1954 and served in 1st Battalion
The Worcestershire Regiment in Bulford
and Iserlohn. In September 1955 he joined 7th Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment until it was disbanded in 1967, later joining Mercian and LI Volunteers. In 1975 he transferred to 2 MERCIAN on its formation which he commanded 1976-8. During his tour in command HM The Queen presented Colours to the Battalion in Birmingham. He was an exceptionally diligent CO despite the distance between his farm near Ross and his Battalion HQ in Shirley and he showed the same dedication to the many regimental duties he undertook after leaving the Army.
Pte Graham WARD
24249372 Pte Graham WARD of Worcester died on 1 September 2017 aged 65. Graham served from 1971-1981 with the TA at Kidderminster and was a staunch member of Worcester Branch.
Sandy Willmore
Sandy Willmore, daughter of Colonel Denis Millar Sherwood Foresters and wife of Col Hugh Willmore Staffordshire Regiment died on 7 July 2017.
Lt Col Arthur Richard WOOD
Lt Col Arthur Richard WOOD of North Cadbury, Somerset died on 22 April 2017 aged 74. He was commissioned into The Worcestershire Regiment in 1962 and served in 1
Worc R in BAOR, Gibraltar and Tobruk, with IJLB, and as a company commander in The Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces during the Dhofar campaign. He returned to 1 WFR
in Berlin, served with 1 Staffords in NI and Belize and with 1 WFR, 1 RRW and HQ UDR in NI. He also served on the staff in BAOR and the Falklands and as Trg Major with 1 MERCIAN Volunteers. On promotion he commanded the Warminster Support Unit and on retiring in 1993 remained in Warminster as a RO.
Brigadier Herbert Arthur
(Bertie) WOOLNOUGH CBE
461526 Brigadier Herbert Arthur (Bertie) WOOLNOUGH CBE of Coombe Bissett, Salisbury died on 21 March 2018 aged 78. Bertie was commissioned into 1st Battalion The Sherwood Foresters in 1959 and served with the battalion as a Pl Commander in Malaya, as Assistant Adjutant then Regimental Signal Officer and then Adjutant in Colchester, Munster and Minden up to amalgamation with
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