Showing posts with label obits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label obits. Show all posts

Sunday, 29 May 2016

This Week's Obits of Interest


Jean Fawcett (d. 21 May 2016)
Bletchley Park decoder, singer and campaigner
Daily Telegraph obit, 25 May 2016



Burt Kwouk (d. 24 May 2016)
Actor


The collected obits of interest can be found here.

Sunday, 22 May 2016

This Week's Obits of Interest


Norman Gaches (d. 7 May 2016)
Woodcarver


Michael MccGwire (d. 3 Mar 2016)
Naval Officer and Soviet Watcher







The collected Obits of Interest can be seen here.

Monday, 21 March 2016

This Week's Obits of Interest



Sylvia Anderson (d. 15 Mar 2016)
Co-creator of Thunderbirds





Asa Briggs, Lord Briggs (d. 15 Mar 2016)
Bletchley Park veteran and Historian



Kim Siddorn (d. 25 Dec 2015)
Medieval Re-enactor


The other Obits of Interest can be found here.




Sunday, 10 May 2015

This Week's Obits of Interest


Col Stuart Archer (d. 2 May 2015)
Bomb disposal officer awarded the George Cross

Lt Tony 'Lofty' Eldridge (d, 13 Apr 2015)
Human torpedo


Oscar Holderer (d, 5 May 2015)
Rocket scientist - one of NASA's Germans
Daily Telegraph 10 May 2015










Thursday, 12 March 2015

Hello Death, Old Friend


Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.

Sunday, 4 January 2015

This Week's Obits of Interest

Sonia d'Artois (d. 21 Dec 2014)
SOE Agent
Daily Telegraph obit 29 Dec 2014
Scotsman obit 2 Jan 2015



Arthur, 8th Duke of Wellington (d. 31 Dec 2014)

Aristocrat and Soldier
Daily Telegraph obit 31 Dec 2014
Guardian obit 31 Dec 2014
Independent obit 31 Dec 2014
Scotsman obit 1 Jan 2015


Sunday, 14 September 2014

This Weeks' Obits of Interest

This week, a giant of a man who became one of the most recognisable villains of the 1970s and '80s.  And Richard Kiel too!


Richard Kiel (d. 10 Sep 2014)
Actor
Daily Telegraph obit, 11 Sep 2014
Guardian obit, 11 Sep 2014
Independent obit, 12 Sep 2014
Scotsman obit, 12 Sep 2014

The Revd Ian Paisley (d 12 Sep 2014)
Demagogue
Daily Telegraph obit, 12 Sep 2014
Guardian obit, 12 Sep 2014
Independent obit, 12 Sep 2014
Scotsman obit, 13 Sep 2014






Sunday, 7 September 2014

This Week's Obits of Interest



Werner Franz (d Aug 2014)
Probably the last surviving crew member from the Hindenburg disaster
Independent obit, 3 Sep 2014



Andrew V McLaglan (d. 30 Aug 2014)
Hollywood film director
Guardian obit, 4 Sep 2014
Independent obit, 6 Sep 2014


W/Cdr Ken Rees (d. 30 Aug 2014)
'Great Escaper'
Independent obit, 7 Sep 2014

Joan Rivers (d. 4 Sep 2014)
Comedienne
Guardian obit, 4 Sep 2014
Independent obit, 5 Sep 2014


Shamus Wade (d. 13 Aug 2014)
Toy Soldier Dealer

John Walker (d. 28 Aug 2014)
USN Warrant Officer and Russian Spy
Independent obit, 2 Sep 2014


Sunday, 17 August 2014

This Week's Obits of Interest

A tough week this one, with "the world's funniest man" and a Grand Old Dame (or Grand Old Broad?) of cinema dying...

Lauren Bacall (d 12 Aug 204
Actress 
Daily Telegraph obit 13 Aug 2014
Guardian obit 13 Aug 2014
Independent obit 13 Aug 2014


Maj-Gen Peter Istead
Soldier awarded the George Medal 
Daily Telegraph obit 13 Aug 2014


Ian McMillan (d.19 Jul 2014)
Marine Engineer
Guardian obit 14 Aug 2014


Robin Williams (d 11 Aug 2014)
Actor and Comedian
Daily Telegraph obit 12 Aug 2014
Guardian obit 12 Aug 2014
Independent obit 12 Aug 2014
Scotsman obit Aug 12 2014





Sunday, 6 July 2014

This Week's Obits of Interest

No apologies for coming a bit closer to home this week, as David Blunkett has written a very nice obit of my Uncle Wilfred.  Blunkett hasn't included the story of why he only has nine and a half fingers (the perils of teaching workwork to blind kids!).


Wilfred King (d. Jun 2014)
Teacher



Dom Philip Jebb (d. 8 Jun 2014)
Monk and Headmaster

Saturday, 19 April 2014

Monday, 31 March 2014

Last Week's Interesting Obits

A bit late this time (Yes, Amos - they are very late), for which I apologise.


Peter Oakley (d. 23 Mar 2014)
OAP vlogger
Daily Telegraph obit 25 Mar 2014


Capt Jerry Roberts (d. 25 Mar 2014)
Bletchley Park code-breaker 
Daily Telegraph obit 27 Mar 2014
Independent obit 27 Mar 2014
Guardian obit 31 Mar 2014



Sunday, 23 March 2014

This Week's Obits of Interest

This week we have some wonderful eccentricity and a tale full of interest to those wargamers out there who like to run Alternate WWII or VBCW...

Clarissa Dickson Wright (d. 15 Mar 2014)
Cook and eccentric

Bob Millard (d. 15 Mar 2014)
Wartime 'auxilier'

Mike Parker (d. 23 Feb 2014)
Font designer


Saturday, 28 December 2013

This Week's Interesting Obits


Sir Christopher Curwen (d. 18 Dec 2013)
Head of MI6 - 'M'
Daily Telegraph 23 Dec 2013
Times 27 Dec 2013
Independent 28 Dec 2013




Lt-Gen Mikhail Kalashnikov (d. 23 Dec 2013)
Weapons designer
Daily Telegraph 24 Dec 2013
Independent 24 Dec 2013
Times, 24 Dec 2013