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Дата 29.07.2009 13:40:16
Рубрики WWI; WWII; Современность;

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


'Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов'
От Chestnut
К Chestnut (29.07.2009 13:40:16)
Дата 30.07.2009 17:19:40

Re: Военные некрологи...

>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

О похоронах Генри Аллинама

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8175751.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5939705/Tributes-for-Henry-Allingham-at-First-World-War-veterans-funeral.html

'Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов'
От Chestnut
К Chestnut (29.07.2009 13:40:16)
Дата 30.07.2009 11:59:02

Re: Военные некрологи...

Wing Commander John Smith-Carington
Wartime Mosquito pilot who flew with 98 Squadron and took part in a low-level raid on Gestapo headquarters in The Hague

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6732066.ece

и почти офтопичный, но очень любопытный для любителей истории Индии некролог махарани Джайпура

Rajmata Gayatri Devi
Celebrated beauty who challenged the traditions of her class and was jailed by Indira Gandhi

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/5934077/Rajmata-Gayatri-Devi.html

'Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов'