Category: Obituaries
The sad losses of the Arborfield Old Boys Association.
Mike Larby 42C
I first met Mike on my return from the Far East in 1959, when I was posted in as the Permanent Staff Instructor to 162 Inf Wksp in Luton. The workshop was located within the Vauxhall car factory and most of the TA personnel… Continue Reading “Mike Larby 42C”
James (Jim) Wheeler 39B
Well dad – here we all are, feeling sad as we say goodbye to you. I wanted to say a few words, not only for myself, but also mum, Aly, Steve, Shelly and Richie. As a husband, dad and grandad you have loved us… Continue Reading “James (Jim) Wheeler 39B”
B L Green – Former WO1 (ASM)
Bernard Green joined the Army as an apprentice electrician at Arborfield as a 14-year old boy soldier in September 1945. He completed a full twenty two year career finishing in the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 having qualified as an equipment control artificer.… Continue Reading “B L Green – Former WO1 (ASM)”
Weston T. Robertson 50B
It is with the deepest regret I report the death of my brother Weston [Wes]. He succumbed to an inoperable brain tumour on 12 Jan 13 at the home of his daughter Janet in the Kyle of Lochalsh. His wife Irene had moved there… Continue Reading “Weston T. Robertson 50B”
Clive Swatton – 1939 – 2013
Clive was the son of Major Charles Henry Swatton and Bertha Slade. He was born in a British Military hospital in Karachi, India on 21st June 1939, the last child of four children. As the war had just broken out the family were requested… Continue Reading “Clive Swatton – 1939 – 2013”
Alexander (Pat) Patterson. 6/9/1924 – 24/4/2013
By Maurice E Hope. It is my sad duty to have to report the passing of former WO1(ASM)Alexander (Pat) Patterson,at the age of 88 years. He was born in Streatham,London,into a military family and became a lifetime member of the R.E.M.E family from it’s… Continue Reading “Alexander (Pat) Patterson. 6/9/1924 – 24/4/2013”
Anthony ‘Tony’ Strong, 56B, 18/05/40 – 03/12/12
Pete Gripton writes: “Tony died on 03.12.12. He had not been well for several weeks. In the end it was a massive heart attack and mercifully very quick.” That was the essence of an e-mail that I received around the middle of December 2012… Continue Reading “Anthony ‘Tony’ Strong, 56B, 18/05/40 – 03/12/12”
Robert Harvey Liddell 46B
Raised in Gateshead and joined Arborfield Army Apprentices School, gaining a Vehicle Apprenticeship and later transferred to REME – the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Served in the Suez Canal protecting British interests. Those who served were never at the time decorated for their… Continue Reading “Robert Harvey Liddell 46B”
Taffy Edwards 56B
Miles Furnival Edwards, 56B On the official list of 56B entrants, he was listed as ‘23487030 Edwards M m A F’, but to all who knew him back in those early days, he was simply ‘Taffy’. For those who have been reading this magazine… Continue Reading “Taffy Edwards 56B”
Keith M Evans – Former WO1(ASM)
I regret to inform the Corps of the death of Keith Evans who died on 24 June 2012 aged 82. Keith suffered a fatal heart attack on a coach during a trip to Holland with the Arborfield Branch of the REME Association. Keith joined… Continue Reading “Keith M Evans – Former WO1(ASM)”
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