Obituaries

Lt Col Simon Stewart OBE

Simon Stewart (JR 72-74) died on 20th Sept 2023. The following valedictory was prepared by Simon himself and edited by Nick Ofield.....

Bryan Ray Memorial Service

(amended 06 Oct with details for donations) A service to celebrate the life of Bryan Ray will be held at Sherborne Abbey on Thursday 23...

Bryan Ray MBE WKhM

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bryan Ray at his home in West Compton on 4 September. He was hugely respected by...

Wing Commander George Aylett OBE

George was Officer Commanding of 1 Sqn SOAF Salalah flying the BAC 167 Strikemaster in support of the military operations against the...

His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of His Excellency Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi on 7 March 2023, 14...

Rear Admiral John Gunning

We regret to have to report that John Gunning, Commander Sultan of Oman's Navy (now Royal Navy of Oman) 1980-85, passed away on 6th March...

Colonel Nigel Knocker OBE WO WKhM

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Colonel Nigel Knocker OBE WO WKhM on the evening of Tuesday 21 February 2023. He...

Brigadier Will Cook - Oman Artillery 1973-75

Will Cook, Ian Ventham and Al Howard We are very sad to report the death of Will Cook in hospital on 19 February. This was sudden, and a...

Paul ‘Tiger’ Wright WSh WB RE

Paul ‘Tiger’ Wright, a company commander in JR, was killed in action 50 years ago on 6 February 1973, and was awarded posthumously the...

Sander Carling

Sander commanded the Signal Regiment as an Acting Lt Col between May 1974 and Jan 1975 following the upgrading from a squadron to a...

Captain Guy Gowlett

We are sorry to report the passing of Guy Gowlett on Monday 5th September 2022 in hospital after a long illness. Guy served with ORD in...

Sqn Ldr Frank Pole

Frank Pole who served with both SOAF and the ROP Air Wing recently lost his battle with cancer and died earlier this month. Frank's early...