Obituaries
The Association regrets to announce the deaths of the following OldWorcesters:
Ronald Saunders BOLTON (1959 - 61) of Blackpool,
who died on Sunday, 02 November 2008 after a battle with asbestosis.
There are no further details, but it is understood that his funeral has taken place.
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Thomas Arthur IRVINE (1939 - 41) of Stittsville, Ontario,
Canada, who died on Monday, 27 October 2008. His funeral,
which was private, took place on Saturday, 01 November 2008.
He is survived by his wife, Rosemary, son Geoffrey and daughter Victoria nad their four grandchildren, Amanda, Jenessa, Thomas and Benjamin.
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Donald Malcolm SWETNAM (1949 - 50) of Penzance, Cornwall
in the early hours of Wednesday, 08 October 2008.
The funeral will take place at 1500, on Friday, 24 October, 2008,
at the Trelawney Chapel, Penmount Crematorium, Truro, Cornwall.
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John Christoper WILLIMENT (1951-53) of Bargara, Queensland, Australia,
who died on Tuesday, 30 September 2008
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Alistair LUMSDEN-GORDON (1947-48), of Wall Heath, KINGSWINFORD,
West Midlands, who died on Thursday, 25 September
2008 after a long period of ill health.
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Ben BLOXHAM (1950 - 52), of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada, who died on Sunday 27 July 2008.
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John Michael CONNOLLY (1951 - 52), of Wirrall, Merseyside,who died on Tuesday, 15 April 2008
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Richard John HOWLETT (1947 - 49), of Sandgate, Folkestone, who died on Saturday. 26 June 2008.
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John ARTHUR (1933 - 35) of Capel Le Ferne, Folkestone, who died on Thursday, 10 July 2008.
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John Anthony Rose TROUP (1935 - 36), who died on 08 July 2008.
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Alen Geoffrey BROOKS (1943 - 45) of Sarnia, ONTARIO, who died on Monday, 19 May 2008.
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The Assopciation regrets to announce the death of the followng Association and Yacht Club member:
Michael John ELL (1952 - 54) of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who died on 05 June 2008 after a short illness.
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The Association regrets to announce the death, at the age of 91, of Terry Parker, former shipwright on the Worcester between 1958 and 1978. He died suddenly on Tuesday, 01 April.
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The Association regrets to announce the death of the following member:
Kester John FIELD (1944 - 46), of Connor Downs, Hayle, Cornwall, who died on Easter Sunday, 23 March 2008 after a long illness terminating in complications following a fall, in which he sustained a broken leg.
Kester was the elder brother of the late Michael FIELD (1947 - 49), who died in 2006. Both brothers joined the P & O S.N.Co.Ltd on leaving the ship.
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The Association regrets to announce the death of the following member:
Alan George WATSON (1937 - 40) of Liphook, Hampshire on Monday, 25 February 2008.
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The Association regrets to announce the death of the following member:
Edward Ben, (k.a. "Ben"), PRATT (1943 - 45) of Weymouth, Dorset who died on Friday, 29 February 2008, following an operation.
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The Association regrets to announce the death of the following member:
Arfor Richard Eagar BISHOP (1931 - 33), of Brenchley, Near Tonbridge, who died on Saturday, 19 January, after a short illness.
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