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Военные некрологи из британских газет

Stephen Alexander
PoW who endured ill-treatment, malnourishment and disease on the banks of the river Kwai

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5926893/Stephen-Alexander.html

Lieutenant-Commander Denis Stanley
Observer who hunted German fast patrol boats and later piloted helicopters in the Malayan Campaign

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/5919490/Lieutenant-Commander-Denis-Stanley.html

Private Harry Patch
Machine gunner destined to be the last surviving British soldier from the Great War trenches and the last man to have gone over the top

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5911814/Private-Harry-Patch.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6728124.ece

Captain John Fairey
Dashing pilot who thrilled thousands at air shows across Britain with flying displays in his vintage aircraft

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/5895456/Captain-John-Fairey.html

Major-General Meir Amit
Israeli secret service chief whose plot to steal an Arab jet influenced the course of the Six Day War

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5888256/Major-General-Meir-Amit.html

Air Mechanic Henry Allingham
Veteran of the Battle of Jutland and the world's oldest man, who never forgot the Great War trenches in a life spanning three centuries

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/5865484/Air-Mechanic-Henry-Allingham.html

Elizabeth Ashford-Russell
Secretary in the wartime SIS who later worked with secret agents and became a diplomat's wife

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/5852431/Elizabeth-Ashford-Russell.html


Sir Derrick Bailey, Bt
Cricketer, farmer and wartime bomber pilot who set up an airline for the Channel Islands

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/5845170/Sir-Derrick-Bailey-Bt.html

Major Victor Warren
Officer whose men and mules played a vital supply role under heavy enemy fire at Monte Cassino

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5845146/Major-Victor-Warren.html

Rear-Admiral James Harkness
Sailor who survived beatings, beriberi and threats of beheading in three years as a Japanese PoW

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/5837060/Rear-Admiral-James-Harkness.html

John Talbot
Artillery commander who saw off an SS Panzer Division attack in Normandy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5819640/John-Talbot.html

Peter Lake
Saboteur decorated for his exploits with SOE in occupied France, only to be snubbed by de Gaulle

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/5811738/Peter-Lake.html

Earl Haig
Son of Field Marshal Lord Haig who was a PoW at Colditz and rehabilitated the family name

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/art-obituaries/5797767/Earl-Haig.html

Major Roy Vallance
Tank commander who fought his way across Europe but was nearly shot after dressing up as a German

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5789357/Major-Roy-Vallance.html

Ted Kenna, VC
Australian soldier who took on the Japanese with a Bren gun at his hip

Sir Edward Peck
Diplomat with firsthand experience of prewar fascism whose own career flourished through the Cold War

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6730742.ece

Edgar O’Ballance
Military historian who brought his own experience of warfare to his accounts of conflicts since the Second World War

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6729396.ece

Major-General Joe Crowdy
Physician who carried out valuable research into diet and other factors that can affect soldiers' battle-readiness

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6729392.ece

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5780161/Ted-Kenna-VC.html


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