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

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This Week's Interesting Obits

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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Kenneth Eager (d. 22 Sep 2013)

Stone-carver

Daily Telegraph obit 16 Dec 2013

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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Hot on the heels of Ries Leming come another two holders of the George Medal


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





 
Arthur Rowlands.  Police officer awarded the George Medal after being blinded when a burglar shot him, 1961.
BBC Wales, 2 Dec 2012




And not George Medal related, here's another, who just had a fascinating story to tell...



Major-General Tony Deane-Drummond (d. 4 Dec 2012).  Soldier who has several close shaves.
Daily Telegraph, 5 Dec 2012

This Week's Interesting Obits

Ivor Allsop
Leading authority in the Yorkshire longsword folk-dance tradition.
Guardian 22 Nov 2012

Reis Leming (d. 5 Nov 2012).
American airman awarded the George Medal for rescue work in the 1953 floods.
Daily Telegraph 18 Nov 2012

This Week's Interesting Obits

Ries Leming, GM

No obits that caught my interest this week - the press haven't caught up with the death of Ries Leming last weekend yet.

There's an article here by Harry de Quetteville, the Obits Editor of the Daily Telegraph about life and death on the Obits Desk.  Naturally, they have a new book of Telegraph obits out for Christmas.