| John Allen on
28 February 1996. He would have been 100 years old on 31 December 1996. Serving with the
2nd Bn The Norfolk Regiment in Palestine, Gaza and Mesopotamia 1914-18 he was groom to Dr
McKenzie and well known to Col Hornor. He lived in Baconsthorpe and was buried in
Hempstead. HMD |
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| Norman 'Skew'
Askew on 27 March 1996 aged 86. Fred Burton relates how they joined the same squad
in April 1928. 'Skew' then served in Aldershot and Shanghai with 1 Bn The Norfolk Regiment
for a year then in India for 8 years and was i/c Mule Transport. He lived in Swaffham and
is survived by his widow. FB |
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| Parker
Bradstreet MM suddenly, of a heart attack, on 2 October 1995, aged 76. I first met
'Brad' when he came out with the first batch of National Servicemen to join the 1st Bn at
Bangalore in 1940 and returned with them to the UK in May 1940. A farmer and true son of
the soil, he loved the land and in particular his farm. He would regale his fellow
soldiers with tales of the farm. He was a good soldier and a typical East Anglian, steady
and loyal, a good chap to have around when things got sticky. During the winter campaign
in NW Europe at the battle of Kervenheim he had the misfortune to have his hearing
impaired due to blast effect. He spent a very short time out of the line before rejoining
the battalion. He ended the war on VE Day at Bremen as Lt Col Peter Barclay's
carrier driver. He was a founder member of the D-Day Veterans Association and which now
has a large number of members. During his training for D-Day in Scotland he met Mary who
was to become his wife. She has now moved back to Scotland. Goodbye Brad - a Yeoman of
England. RNK |
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| OG Doy on Easter
Sunday 7 April 1996. He served with the 70th Bn, a Young Soldiers Battalion formed after
the Battle of Britain. He lived in Framlingham Earl and is survived by his widow. |
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| Maj FEI 'Robin'
Mason on 18 June 1995 after a long battle against cancer. He served in Korea, Hong
Kong, where he was ADC to Gen Airey, and the Depot in Norwich where he was Adjutant
1955-57. His last appointment was as Training Major to Suffolk & Cambs. He lived at
Reed Hall, Holbrook, Ipswich and is survived by his widow Mrs Elizabeth Mason. EM |
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| Arthur Ronald 'Ron'
Norman suddenly, on 4 February 1996. He served with 5th Bn Royal Norfolks
1940-1946 and would have been 75 on 28 February. He lived at the War Memorial Cottages,
Mousehold Lane, Norwich and leaves a widow, Ada. BD |
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| Cpl Ernie Seaman MM
Royal Norfolk died 11 April 1996. He was one of the two stretcher-bearers who risked their
lives to bring the mortally wounded Cpl Sidney Bates VC
in from the battlefield. EAC-K |
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| Bill Wills,
suddenly, on 18 June 1995. He served with the 70th Bn, a Young Soldiers Battalion formed
after the Battle of Britain. |
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