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Gentlemen & Ladies
The National Memorial Arboretum, was founded to record those that served and lost their lives in the service of this country. This memorial is being constantly expanded.
After a recent visit by our Standard Bearer Geoff Bell, we thought it was only fitting we record a Roll of honour for all Coldstreamers that have died since 1945 while serving in the Regiment,
From the end of WW2 to this present time, Coldstreamers have kept the peace in all corners of the world, so many have given the ultimate sacrifice, either in conflict, by accident or by illness while serving.
We have formed a permanent Roll of Honour within the site, this to be expanded as the information is revealed. For this we need your help.
At the moment we have sections with names and dates, i.e. NI, Aden, Oman, Kenya, Canal Zone etc, we need info on Cyprus, the UK, we will have Iraq and the Balkans on-line soon.
This is our tribute, lets make it our aim to honour every Coldstreamer.
Mac Finkill
http://www.coldstreamguards-boro.org/National%20Memorial.htm
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| Macboro |
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Gentlemen,
The completed 'Role of Honour' has now been uploaded the role is
compiled but we still have many links to fit in and quite a number of names and details to find.
When I started this project I realized it would be a long haul, but never realized how much help and enthusiasm would be generated by all the 'Foot Soldiers,' Thank you Gentlemen and a Big thank you to Bivi for allowing me the time and Bandwidth to carry out this duty and that is what it is Gentlemen, 'A Duty' for us all' 'To remember our Comrades, who passed away serving in our Great Regiment.
Nuilli Secundus.
Mac Boro
http://www.coldstreamguards-boro.org/Roll%20of%20Honour.htm
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| Bill Spence |
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Hi Malcolm, Brilliant very well put together a lot of hard work must have gone in to it.Just a question, the lads who were killed in Aden should that have been the 2nd BN?
Bill Spence
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| Macboro |
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Billy,
As always, spot on, I'm glad somebody is keeping me right. I claim old age and shortage of 'Fork Handles'.
Thanks Bill, Malcolm
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| Macboro |
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This info has been complied by former long serving RQMS Fred May, who is also a Member of the Bodyguard to the Royal Household.
Fred gives one day a week of his retirement to the Archives and has kindly given our research some priority and its a difficult task.
He has to find each individual Coldstreamer from our list, trawl through their records, hopefully to trace how, when and where they passed away.
Up to press he has found 22, from Italy to Norway. He has also supplied from the ROH Army list, details of Coldstreamers that have died including their No's and DOB, which means I can complete the formal side of their memorial.
But from this list I find their is 30 plus names we have not recorded,
so Gentlemen we shall need your help again. I will start the updating later today and will post the latest on the Board.
On your behalf, I offer our most grateful thanks for his diligence and vary hard work, to Fred May and I owe him a few pints.
Best Regards, Mac
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| Macboro |
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Gentlemen,
A further update has been added to the Roll, details of another 36 Coldstreamers have been included, these are marked with a *Asterisk* on the left.
We are now in possession of 'The Army Roll'; from that, we have obtained another 45 Coldstreamers that have died in service since the War.
We would ask you to look at this section at the foot of the Roll, look for the years you served and see if names jog the memory.
" Message for Keith we found Joe Spoor."
We are gradually adding Ages and then Links, its very time consuming.
Its taken quite a while Gentlemen, but I think we are slowly getting there, we received excellent comments from RHQ on the building of this memorial.
All we ask is this final push to remember and honour our Comrades.
Many thanks, Macboro
http://www.coldstreamguards-boro.org/Roll%20of%20Honour.htm
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| macboro |
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Gentlemen,
Received excellent Info from Reg Counsel, update on three of our warriors who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Malaya,
Gdsn Medley
Sgt. Dowson
L/Sgt' Tate plus correction on Sgt Lawson, Thank you Reg.
New Info on 2669934 Gdsn. Brown E. Died in Tripoli, he has now been respected.
Now Gentlemen, You may as well take notice, I will not 'Peg Out' until I have completed this Role. So for all you 'Bods' who's Number is hardly dry. Here are three more of our comrades who need a place on 'Our Roll'
24830463 Gdsn. Hughes M. .......03/08/89
24876122 Gdsn. Thompson SA....09/10/92
24918623 Gdsn. Smith M...........11/04/96
Come along Gentlemen, we must have someone on the Board who can Help.
Best Regards, Mac
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| Phil Harris(Harry) |
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Request for David Gajda New your brother Mick from 1973,75 Have some photo,s of Mick Kieth&Kev Humphreys & myself, Troodos 32 mile tab taken in 75, Hope he is fit & well.Im a Boro boy myself originally left in 1971 get up from time to time now live in Surrey,Keep the pease 49 |
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| K Weston |
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Mac, I was on the Honor guard at the funeral(BMH Monchengladbach) of a Guardsman who was killed in a road accident outside the Barracks at Hubblerath Germany in 1958/59. But for the life of me I cannot remember his name. I have scanned the roll of Honor for BAOR but there does not appear to be any record of his death? A check of Battalion records for that period may bring his death to light.
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| lorraine soper |
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hi my dad Robert Hurren or bobby or porky as he would have been known loved his time in the coldstream guards and tells me lots of stories, one of his good friends was oscar kirkham, and i was seeing if you have any info on him. my dad searved in malaia and he was in c. bostocks squard caterham 1948. he also talks about a charles Riddick. my dad is 80 in january. and would love to find anything out. kind trgards lorraine
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| clive witton |
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Mac,
I have just chanced across the website that lists past Coldstreamers and can add details of my father CQMS T.E. Witton 2658539 1st Battalion who died on 2nd February 1955. I'd appreciate some details of how I can pass information to you and (if it is possible) would appreciate some assistance to determine the exact circumstances of his death.
My thanks in anticipation of your response
Clive Witton
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| macboro |
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Dear Clive, Very many thanks for your contact. You will see from the ROH that those in the final section are Coldstreamers who we haven't been able to establish how they died. But now I have a direct cintact with a relative I can apply to RHQ achives for help. These achives are not computorised and have to be manually searched by our only archivist, so quite a long task. I only have your Dad's basic details. He is listed at death as Thomas Ezra Witton. 23658539 C/Sgt ( he would have been acting CQMS) DOB 9.08.1920, /DOD 3.02.1955. I will now send for his records, which will give greater detail, this does take a while and I will keep in touch. Very Best Regards, Mac Finkill Vice President ----- Original Message ----- |
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| N Elliott |
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I have just come across your tribute to the fallen from the regiment, i can only add that i apoligise for not seeing it before so i might be a bit late with my info. i remember a Drummer Terrence Hines who was killed as a result of a traffic accident whilst returning from the ranges/excersise whilst serving with the 1st Bn in Germany this would have been 58/59. He is buried in Marfleet Lane cemetary in Hull. i remember this as i was a drummer in the Depot Corp of Drums at Caterham and i was at his funeral to sound Last Post and Rev we did serve together as boys. i understand that he does have a mention t the aboretum. hope this helps
N Elliott ex 1st 2nd and 3rd Bn
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| macboro |
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Mr N Elliott,
Many thanks, that;s brilliant info, Dmr Hines was on our
'In waiting' list, he can now take his rightful place on the ROH. with his comrades.
Well done, That Man.
Best Regards Mac
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