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Dannie Abse (d. 28 Sep 2014)
Doctor and Poet
Daily Telegraph obit 28 Sep 2014
Independent obit 30 Sep 2014
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| Ivor Allsop Leading authority in the Yorkshire longsword folk-dance tradition. Guardian 22 Nov 2012 |
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| Gerry Anderson (d. 26 Dec 2012). Creator of 'Thunderbirds' and others. Daily Telegraph 27 Dec 2012 Guardian, 27 Dec 2012 Independent 27 Dec 2012 |
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| Sylvia Anderson (d. 15 Mar 2016) Co-creator of Thunderbirds Daily Telegraph obit 16 Mar 2016 Guardian obit 16 Mar 2016 |
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Col Stuart Archer (d. 2 May 2015)
Bomb disposal officer awarded the George Cross
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| Neil Armstrong (d. 25 Aug 2012) Astronaut. |
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| Prof Mick Aston (d. 24 Jun 2013) Archaeologist BBC obit, 25 Jun 2013 Daily Telegraph obit, 25 Jun 2013 Guardian obit, 25 Jun 2013 Independent Obit, 26 Jun 2013 |
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Lauren Bacall (d 12 Aug 204
Actress
Daily Telegraph obit 13 Aug 2014
Guardian obit 13 Aug 2014
Independent obit 13 Aug 2014
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| Kenny Ball (d. 7 Mar 2013) Jazzman Daily Telegraph, 7 Mar 2013 Independent, 7 Mar 2013 |
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| Iain Banks (d.10 Jun 2013) Novelist. Daily Telegraph, 10 Jun 2013 Guardian, 10 Jun 2013 Independent, 11 Jun 2013 |
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| Capt Mike Barrow CVO, DSO, RN (d. 28 Apr 2013) Captain of HMS Glamorgan during the Falklands War. Daily Telegraph, 15 May 2013 |
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Mavis Batey (d. 11 Nov 2013)
Bletchley Park Code-Breaker
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| Eileen Beasley (d. 12 Aug 2012) Welsh Language campaigner - 'the Rosa Parks of Wales' Independent 29 Sep 2012 |
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| Nichole, Duchess of Bedford (d. 7 Sep 2012) French résistante who helped save Woburn Abbey Daily Telegraph, 13 Sep 2012 Guardian, 15 Sep 2012 Independent, 29 Sep 2012 |
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| Asa Briggs, Lord Briggs (d. 15 Mar 2016) Bletchley Park veteran and Historian Daily Telegraph obit 16 Mar 2016 Guardian obit 15 Mar 2016 |
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| Rear-Admiral Carlos Büsser (d. 29 Sep 2012) Argentine naval officer who led the invasion of the Falkland Islands. Daily Telegraph 3 Oct 2012 |
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| Allan Calhamer (d. 25 Feb 2013) Inventor of 'Diplomacy' Daily Telegraph, 12 Mar 2013 |
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| Harry Carey Jr (d. 27 Dec 2012) American actor. Guardian, 30 Dec 2012 Independent, 8 Jan 2013 |
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| Sir Christopher Curwen (d. 18 Dec 2013) Head of MI6 - 'M' Daily Telegraph 23 Dec 2013 Times 27 Dec 2013 Independent 28 Dec 2013 |
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| Major-General Tony Deane-Drummond (d. 4 Dec 2012). Soldier who has several close shaves. Daily Telegraph, 5 Dec 2012 |
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Clarissa Dickson Wright (d. 15 Mar 2014)
Cook and eccentric
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| Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick (d.13 Apr 2014) Slains Pursuivant - private herald to the Earl of Erroll Scotsman obit 16 Apr 2014 Daily Telegraph obit 23 Apr 2014 |
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| Charles Durning (d. 24 Dec 2012). Actor. Daily Telegraph 27 Dec 2012 Guardian 26 Dec 2012 Independent 27 Dec 2012 |
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| Kenneth Eager (d. 22 Sep 2013) Stone-carver Daily Telegraph obit 16 Dec 2013 |
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Lt Tony 'Lofty' Eldridge (d, 13 Apr 2015)
Human torpedo
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| Bert Evans (d. 1 Oct 2013) Survivor of the Wormhouldt Massacre Daily Telegraph 29 Oct 2013 |
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| Goronwy Evans (d. 7 Nov 2012) Police officer awarded the George Medal for his actions during the Portsmouth Blitz, 1941 Portsmouth News, 23 Nov 2012 |
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| Joe Farman (d. 11 May 2013) Scientist who discovered the hole in the ozone layer. Daily Telegraph, 13 May 2013 Guardian, 16 May 2013 Independent, 21 May 2013 |
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| Donald Featherstone (d. 4 Sep 2013) Wargaming pioneer Daily Telegraph 4 Dec 2013 |
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| W/Cdr Jimmy Flint DFC, GM, DFM, AE (d. 16 Dec 2013) RAF pilot awarded the George Medal Nottingham Post obit 17 Dec 2013 Daily Telegraph obit 20 Dec 2013 Times obit 20 Dec 2013 (no link available) |
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| Alfie Fripp (d. 3 Jan 2013). Longest serving RAF WWII PoW. BBC, 3 Jan 2013 |
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Lt-Col John Gaff (d. 28 Nov 2013)
Bomb disposal officer awarded the George Medal
Daily Telegraph obit 30 Dec 2013
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| Liz Garvin (d. 21 Jan 2015) Wartime intelligence officer Daily Telegraph obit 22 Feb 2015 |
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| The Revd John Graham (d. 26 Nov 2013) Crossword Setter 'Araucaria' Guardian obit, 27 Nov 2013 Independent obit, 28 Nov 2013 Scotsman obit |
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| Trevor Grills (d. 11 Feb 2013) singer of sea shanties BBC 12 Feb 2013 Guardian 13 Feb 2013 Independent 14 Feb 2013 |
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| Ray Harryhausen (d. 7 May 2013) Special-effects pioneer. Daily Telegraph, 8 May 2013 Guardian, 8 May 2013 Independent, 8 May 2013 |
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| Hans Hass (d. 16 Jun 2013) Underwater film pioneer. Daily Telegraph obit, 24 Jun 2013 |
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| Dominic Hibbard (d. 12 Aug 2012) Biographer of Wilfred Owen. Daily Telegraph, 17 Sep 2012 |
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| Oscar Holderer (d, 5 May 2015) Rocket scientist - one of NASA's Germans Daily Telegraph 10 May 2015 |
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| Sir Rex Hunt (d. 11 Nov 2012) Former Governor of the Falkland Islands. Daily Telegraph 12 Nov 2012 Guardian 12 Nov 2012 Independent 12 Nov 2012 |
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| Maj-Gen Peter Istead Soldier awarded the George Medal Daily Telegraph obit 13 Aug 2014 |
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Dom Philip Jebb (d. 8 Jun 2014)
Monk and Headmaster |
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| Sqn Ldr Brian Joplin (d. 20 Mar 2014) Awarded QGM during the Falklands War Daily Telegraph obit 23 Apr 2014 |
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| Lt-Gen Mikhail Kalashnikov (d. 23 Dec 2013) Weapons designer Daily Telegraph 24 Dec 2013 Independent 24 Dec 2013 Times, 24 Dec 2013 |
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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
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Wilfred King (d. Jun 2014)
Teacher
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Sydney Knowles (d. 31 Jul 2012)
Diving partner of Cdr Lionel 'Buster' Crabb. |
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| Reis Leming (d. 5 Nov 2012) American airman awarded the George Medal for rescue work in the 1953 floods. Daily Telegraph 18 Nov 2013 |
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| Elmore Leonard (d. 20 Aug 2013) Crime writer Daily Telegraph obit 20 Aug 2013 Guardian obit 20 Aug 2013 Independent obit 20 Aug 2013 |
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| Princess Lilian of Sweden (d. 10 Mar 2013) Daily Telegraph, 10 Mar 2013 Independent, 14 Mar 2013 |
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| Eric Lomax (d. 8 Oct 2012) 'The Railway Man' - tortured PoW who chose the path of reconciliation. BBC Scotland, 8 Oct 2012 Daily Telegraph, 10 Oct 2012 Guardian, 10 Oct 2012 Independent, 10 Oct 2012 |
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| Sir Bernard Lovell (d. 6 Aug 2012) Radio astronomer. BBC 7 August 2012 Daily Telegraph 7 August 2012 Guardian 7 August 2012 (by Sir Fred Hoyle) The Independent 15 August 2012 |
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Andrew V McLaglan (d. 30 Aug 2014)
Hollywood film director
Guardian obit, 4 Sep 2014
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Ian McMillan (d.19 Jul 2014)
Marine Engineer
Guardian obit 14 Aug 2014
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| Carlo Maria Martini (d. 31 Aug 2012) Cardinal Archbishop of Milan |
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| Bob Millard (d. 15 Mar 2014) Wartime 'auxilier' Daily Telegraph obit, 21 Mar 2014 |
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| Sir Patrick Moore (d. 9 Dec 2012). Astronomer and broadcaster BBC 9 Dec 2012 Daily Telegraph, 10 Dec 2012 Guardian, 10 Dec 2012 Independent, 10 Dec 2012 |
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| Jerry Nelson (d. 23 Aug 2012) Muppeteer. Daily Telegraph 27 Aug 2012 Independent 30 Aug 2012 |
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| Leonard Nimoy (d. 27 Feb 2015) Actor, director Daily Telegraph obit 27 Feb 2015 Guardian obit 27 Feb 2015 Independent obit 27 Feb 2015 |
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Tony North (d. 7 Jun 2012)
V&A arms and armour expert. |
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| Terry Nutkins (d. 6 Sep 2012) TV naturalist. The boy who ran away from school to join the zoo. BBC 7 Sep 2012 - Life in Pictures Guardian 8 Sep 2012 Independent 10 Sep 2012 |
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Peter Oakley (d. 23 Mar 2014)
OAP vlogger
Daily Telegraph obit 25 Mar 2014
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| Hiroo Onoda (d. 16 Jan 2014) Japanese soldier - last of the Znryu nipponhei Daily Telegraph 18 Jan 2014 Independent 17 Jan 2014 |
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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
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| Stephen Panton (d. 24 Aug 2012) Parliamentary Clerk - and eccentric |
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Mike Parker (d. 23 Feb 2014)
Font designer
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| Prof Colin Pillinger (d. 7 May 2014) Planetary Scientist BBC obit 8 May 2014 Daily Telegraph obit 8 May 2014 Guardian obit 8 May 2014 Independent obit 9 May 2014 Scotsman obit 9 May 2014 |
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Frederick Pohl (d. 2 Sep 2013)
SF writer
Guardian obit, 4 Sep 2013
Independent obit, 5 Sep 2013
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| Princess Ragnhild of Norway (d. 16 Sep 2012) Daily Telegraph 23 Sep 2012 |
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| Prof David Rees (d. 16 Aug 2013) Bletchley Park code-breaker Daily Telegraph obit 20 Aug 2013 |
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W/Cdr Ken Rees (d. 30 Aug 2014)
'Great Escaper'
Daily Telegraph obit, 1 Sep 2014
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Joan Rivers (d. 4 Sep 2014)
Comedienne
Daily Telegraph obit, 4 Sep 2014
Guardian obit, 4 Sep 2014
Independent obit, 5 Sep 2014
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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
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| Arthur Rowlands. Police officer awarded the George Medal after being blinded when a burglar shot him, 1961. BBC Wales, 2 Dec 2012 |
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| Norman Schwarzkopf (d. 27 Dec 2012). American general. Daily Telegraph 29 Dec 2012 |
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| Con Shiels (d. 26 Dec 2012) Last surviving member of the Jarrow March BBC, 3 Jan 2013 |
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Kim Siddorn (d. 25 Dec 2015)
Medieval Re-enactor
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| Tom Smith (d. 3 Oct 2012) Aeronautical engineer - designer of MUSTARD, the British space shuttle. Daily Telegraph, 2 Nov 2012 |
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| Ron Stephens Last surviving crew-member of HMS Tarana a vessel used during WWII for MI9 operations. Guardian 28 Aug 2012 |
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| Birger Stromsheim (d. 10 Nov 2012) Norwegian SOE operative, one of the Heroes of Telemark. Daily Telegraph 15 Nov 2012 Independent 17 Nov 2012 |
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Albert Taylor (d. 1 Sep 2013)
Tracker
Daily Telegraph obit 14 Nov 2013
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| Professor Gerard Turner (d.19 Jul 2012) Authority on the history of the microscope and other scientific instruments. |
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| Reg Turnill (d. 12 Feb 2013) Journalist; the BBC's space man BBC 12 Feb 2013 Daily Telegraph 13 Feb 2013 Guardian 13 Feb 2013 Independent 18 Feb 2013 |
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| Lt-Cdr Joe Vaghi (d. 24 Aug 2012). Beachmaster on D-Day. Daily Telegraph, 17 Sep 2012 |
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| Geza Vermes (d. 8 May 2013) Biblical scholar. Daily Telegraph, 13 May 2013 Guardian, 14 May 2013 |
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Shamus Wade (d. 13 Aug 2014)
Toy Soldier Dealer
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John Walker (d. 28 Aug 2014)
USN Warrant Officer and Russian Spy
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W/Cdr Ken Wallis (d. 1 Sep 2013)
Autogyro Pilot
BBC obit 3 Sep 2013
Eastern Daily Press obit 4 Sep 2013
Daily Telegraph obit 5 Sep 2013
Independent obit 6 Sep 2013
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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
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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
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| Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward (d. 4 Aug 2013) Commander of the Falklands Task Force BBC obit, 5 Aug 2013 Daily Telegraph obit, 5 Aug 2013 Independent obit, 5 Aug 2013 Guardian obit, 5Aug 2013 |
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| Senji Yamaguchi (d. 6 Jul 2013) Survivor of the Nagasaki bombing and anti-nuclear activist Daily Telegraph obit, 9 Aug 2013 |
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Tarbu the Parrot.
Final words - 'Cheerio!'
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