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Capt Thomas Galloway FERGUSON MBE
Capt Thomas Galloway FERGUSON MBE of Hythe, Kent died on 3 December 2017 aged 89. Tom was commissioned into 1st Battalion
The Worcestershire Regiment from the Small Arms Corps in
1969 and remained with 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment on amalgamation. He served with 1 Worc R in Cyprus 1969 before being appointed OC Weapons Trg Wing in Bulford where he was a strong member of the Bisley Team. In 1973 he was OC 33 CTT when he was awarded the MBE. He then went on to serve as Range Officer at Lydd Ranges before being appointed Range Officer at Hythe.
Pte Bryan Flower
23249462 Pte Bryan Flower died on 15 March 2017. He enlisted into the Sherwood Foresters on 12 November 1956 and served in Germany, Malaya and Singapore with C Coy until his discharged on 12 November 1959. He held the GSM Clasp Malaya
Pte Ezra GASCOYNE
23977686 Pte Ezra GASCOYNE of North Wingfield died on 23 February 2018. Ezra served with 1st Battalion The Sherwood Foresters 1962 - 1969 in Colchester, Cyprus, Munster and Minden.
WO1 JJ GREGORY
22953775 WO1 JJ GREGORY of Dereham died on 20 February 2018 aged 84. “Gentleman Jim” enlisted in 1953
and after basic training
at Norton served with
1 Worc R in Iserlohn
before returning to the Depot as a Sgt instructor. He then rejoined 1 Worc R in the West Indies and continued to serve with
it in Minden, Gibraltar, Tobruk and with 1 WFR on the 1972 NI tour. On promotion
to WO1 he served as RSM of 1 MERCIAN Volunteers and for his last year of service before discharge in 1975 he served another 6 months in NI. In retirement he was a very keen golfer.
LCpl Alan Hitchcock
14575911 LCpl Alan Hitchcock of the
15 platoon of C’Company, 1st Bn The Worcestershire Regiment died on 11 May 2017. Alan was a Normandy Veteran, at 19 yrs of age he was wounded in the battle for Mont Pincon on 8 August 1944.
Sgt Peter Rowland JONES
14845660 Sgt Peter Rowland JONES of Coventry died on 29 January 2018 aged 93. Peter was called up into the DCLI on 19 September 1944. He later transferred to the Worcestershire Regiment serving in
the 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment as batman to Lt Col (later Brig) D H Nott. When it was disbanded and after several moves he was posted to the Depot at Norton Barracks and became Orderly Room Sgt until released in 1949. Whilst there he developed an interest in welfare and formed the Coventry and South Midlands Branch, and served as Secretary and Standard Bearer for many years. An enthusiastic
and tireless supporter of the Regimental Association for many years he held both the WRA and WFRA Merit Award. He was awarded the Defence Medal 1939-1945 and the British War Medal.
Pte Malcolm Bernard JUDD
23447861 Pte Malcolm Bernard JUDD of Netherfield, Nottingham died on 25 April 2018 aged 79. Malcolm was called up
for National Service on 23 January 1958 and served with 1st Batalion Sherwood Foresters HQ Coy in Malaya. He left the Army on 21 January 1960 and was a long- time member of Nottingham City Branch.
Colonel Richard George Ashley LEMAN
Colonel Richard George Ashley LEMAN of Heytesbury on 7 June 2018 aged 91. He followed his father, who commanded the 1st Bn 1931-35, into The Worcestershire Regiment and served with 1 Worcestershire Regiment in Trieste, BAOR, at the Depot, and in Iserlohn before attending the Staff College and being posted to MOD. He
later returned to the Regiment and served in Minden, Gibraltar and Tobruk and commanded them on a UN tour in Cyprus and from 1970 1 WFR in Warminster. His two final postings were in MOD before retiring in 1982. 1 WFR was fortunate
to have as its first CO someone of such sound organising ability to oversee the establishment of its interior administration. A major achievement during his service was to lead the Bisley team to win the major
unit championship in 1955 and to follow this up while CO to win it again for three consecutive years 1969-71.
Cpl Michael John LAYLAND
23000153 Cpl Michael John LAYLAND of Worcester died on19 April aged 81years. Mike enlisted as a National Serviceman into The Worcestershire Regiment
at Norton Barracks, Worcester in 1953.
He undertook a PT instructors course at Oswestry, where in July 1954, as a LCpl
he won the Inter-Section Flag Competition. Mike went on to serve at Iserlohn, Germany before returning to Norton Barracks as PT Instructor. During his service Mike was a member of a shooting team. On discharge from the Regiment in Feburay 1956,
Mike worked as a fireman and train driver on British Rail and ran his own security business. A member of the Worcester Branch, Mike was well known in the local
area as a Councillor, City Chamberlain, High Sheriff, Mayor of Worcester and Honorary Freeman of the City of Worcester and a strong supporter of the Regiment.
Cpl Timothy John LUNDY
24866936 Cpl Timothy John LUNDY of Worcester died on 16 March 2017 aged 44 years. Timothy joined 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters
Regiment in January 1990. Whilst with
B Company 1 WFR he served two tours
in Northern Ireland and saw service in Jordan, Yugoslavia, Cyprus and Bosnia.
In 1997 Timothy transferred to the Royal Military Police, being discharged on 28th September in Bulford with Exemplary conduct. In civilian life Timothy was employed in protective security in Baghdad, Iraq protecting the British Embassy Diplomats and staff. After this he joined Wiltshire Constabulary then the Metropolitan Police achieving 3 Commendations and Advanced level two driving qualification.
Cpl Thomas James William McCOLLUM
24065555 Cpl Thomas James William McCOLLUM of Telford died on 13 May 2017 aged 71. He enlisted into The Worcestershire Regiment in 1965 and served with it in Gibraltar, Tobruk and
UN Cyprus. On amalgamation in 1970
he remained with 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and served on several tours in NI, Berlin and BAOR with it before discharge after 22 years’ service in 1987.
Pte Harold James MANNING
14189210 Pte Harold James MANNING
of Allenton, Derby died on 31 March
2018. Jim was called up to the General Service Corps and after training was posted to the 1st Battalion The Sherwood Foresters during World War 2 and in March 1948 transferred to the Army Air Corps (Parachute Regiment where he served with 7 Para (Light Infantry).
Sgt Terence Henry MARKHAM
22800796 Sgt Terence Henry MARKHAM of Benfleet Essex died on 1 May 2018 aged 82. Terry first enlisted into the Infantry Boys Battalion in April 1952 before being posted to the Sherwood Foresters at Normanton Barracks in September 1951. He was then posted to the 1st Battalion at Derna, Middle East Land Forces in March 1954. He continued to serve with the 1st Battalion in Sennelager, Malaya, Singapore, N Ireland, Colchester, Cyprus and Munster until his discharge in 1968. After leaving the Regiment he served with 5th Battalion RRF (TA) 1969 – 1972, Australian Citizen Military Forces in Sydney NSW with 4th RNSW Regt and again with 5 RRF 1975 – 1977.
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