In Memoriam



1st Battalion, The Light Infantry


Roll  of  Honour

"Gone But Never Forgotten"



2024

Ewart Hawkins. SCLI/1LI, 8th January, aged 84
Andrew Trezise. 9th January, aged 57
Lt Col Ron Bevan, KSLI/1,2,3LI/1,2 Gurkha Rifles,11th February, aged 85
John Henry Plumridge, 12th February, aged 69
Brian Michael Ladd, REME/SLI/SCLI/1LI, 2nd March, aged 89


2023

Lt Col. Glyndwr Brian Watkins (Glyn), SCLI/1LI/3LI, 12th January, aged 83
Capt. Reg Hanmer, KSLI/3LI/1LI, 16th January, aged 75
Brian Addison, 22nd January, aged 65
David Knapton, SCLI/1LI, 28th January, aged 86
John Ajimati, 1st February, aged 57
Les Winnard, SCLI/1LI/7LI, 3rd February, aged 77
Maj Victor Wood, KOYLI/SCLI/1LI/1Yorks/8LI, 23rd February, aged 84
John Carter, 21st March, aged 68
Dennis Mitchell, 11th April, aged 71
Kevin Woods, 27th April, aged 68
Graham John Lee (Piggy), 20th June, aged 74
Charles Anthony (Tony) Rothery, 2nd July, aged 62
Tony Wilkinson, DLI/1LI/7LI, 3rd July, aged 73
Jon Kirkpatrick, Details TBC
Peter Dixon, 16th July, aged 72
John Cogdon, 2LI/1LI, 4th August, aged 62
Maj GAC Saunt, SLI/SCLI/1LI/SAS, 17th August, aged 85
Maj Simon Firbank, SLI/SCLI/KAR/DLI/1LI/4LI/6LI/2RGJ, 26th August, aged 86
Terence (Paddy) Riney, DLI/1LI, 1st October, aged 91
John Baker, 31st October, aged 60
Andrew Bradley, 8th November, aged 61
James (Jonna) Johnson, DCLI/SCLI/1LI, 25th November, aged 86
Simon Ransom, 2LI/1LI/5 Rifles, 3rd December, aged 56 


2022

David Heppinstall, 19th January, aged 43
Col. Robert Waight OBE, DLI/SLI/SCLI/1LI 24th January, aged 93
Maj Gen Barry Lane CB OBE SLI/SCLI/2LI/1LI, 30th January, aged 89
John Zinn, SCLI/1LI/5LI, 22nd February, aged TBC
Anthony James Simmonds, 29th March, aged 68
Maj. Harry Roy Burnett MBE, KOYLI/2LI/1LI/8LI, 4th April, aged 85
Frank Burnside, SCLI/1LI, 9th April, aged 72
Trevor Brown, 5th May, aged 65
Robert Salthouse, 6th May, aged 63
Rupert Smith, Date tbc, aged tbc
Capt Richard "Shiner" Carter, 1LI/5 Rifles, 28th May, aged 63
Terry Brummitt, 1st July, aged 73
Duncan Burdon, 30th August, aged 69
Martin Tredwell, 21st September, aged 65
Roy Stannard, 12th October, aged 61
Robert Whittock-Knott, SCLI/1LI/2LI, 17th October, aged 72
Jimmy Kerr, 1LI/3LI, 8th November, aged 66
John Kelly, SCLI/1LI, 19th November, aged 81
Charles "Chad" Lobb, SCLI/1LI, 19th November, aged 80
Mark Smith, 23rd November, aged 64
Maj Ian "Rocky" Hill, SLI/SCLI/1LI, 25th November, aged 89
John Leith, 1LI/5LI, 27th November, aged 68
David Manley, 1LI/3LI, 1st December, aged 63
Richard "Plug" Wilkinson, 10th December, aged 65
Cedric George Copper "Sid", SCLI/1LI, 10th December, aged 83


2021

Richard (Dick) Wignall, SLI/SCLI/1LI, 12th January, aged 83
Eric Mountstevens, SLI/SCLI/1LI, 16th January, aged 77
Mick Smith, 1LI/5 Rifles, 14th February aged 47
Mark Webb, 3RGJ/1LI, February, aged 59
Col. David Hancock MBE, SLI/3 Para/SCLI/1LI, 13th March, aged 88
Richard Keast, 4th April, aged 52
John Raymond Bate, SLI/SCLI/1LI, 4th April, aged 83
Richard Gee, 1LI/5 Rifles, 14th April, aged 39
Seain Walker, 1LI/RGJ, 5th May, aged 65
Capt. Doug Hosking, 1LI/5LI 10th May, aged 66
Graham Pothecary, SCLI/1LI, 11th May, aged 75
Kenneth William Napier, 3RGJ/1LI, 21st May, aged 76
David Scott Wells, KOYLI/2LI/1LI, 31st May, aged 77
Darren Bone, 5th July, aged 52
Owen Lucas, LI/1LI/UDR, 21st July, aged 71
Paul Earl, 9th September, aged 46
Allan Brown, 14th September, aged 67
Jeff Bennett, 20th October, aged 69
Roger Hockey, SCLI/1LI/1RGJ/2LI, Date tbc, aged 75
Peter Jarmolinski, 25th November, aged 73
Major Robert Noble MBE, 3LI/UDR/1LI, 2nd December, aged 67
Peter Ballan, DLI/1LI, 12th December, aged 83
Richard Clark, 23rd December, aged 60


2020

Howard John Robert (Bob) Pinnington, SCLI/1LI, 31st January, aged 75
David "Dan" Robson, 1st February, aged 63
Philip Radcliffe, 13th March, aged 58
Alan Howarth, 2LI/1LI/3 Rifles, 29th March, aged 66
Stephen Thompson, 16th May, aged 67
Kevin Blemings, 17th May, aged 65
Steven Newman, 1LI/5 Rifles, 15th June, aged 44
John William Clarke, 13th August, aged 73
Robert "Bob" Brooks, 20th December, aged 67

2019

Michael Gould, 18th January, aged 59 
John Raymond Brown, 4th February, aged 66
Stuart Andrew Stelling, 1LI/7LI, 4th February, age TBC
Adrian Pearce, 2LI/1LI, 15th February, age TBC
Nathan Delany, 23rd February, aged 33
Richard David Davies, SCLI/1LI, 11th March, aged 77
David "Titch" Weatherall, DLI/1LI, 2nd June, age TBC
Robert "Bob" Mason, 14th June, aged 70
Capt. Christopher Church, SCLI/1LI, 21st June, age TBC
Gerry Mountjoy, 20th July, aged 67
Edward "Spud" Murphy, DLI/1LI, August tbc
Lt Col Eric Herrington MBE, SLI/SCLI/1LI/2RGJ/6LI, 18th October, aged 89
Roger Hall, 17th November, age TBC
Ron Berry, 11th December, aged 89
David Lawrence (RAPC Attached), 19th December, aged 95


2018

Rodney Nottingham, SCLI/1LI, 2nd January
Donald Bere, KOYLI/1LI, 5th January
Peter Farley, SCLI/1LI, 18th January, aged 71
Norman "Dickie" Draper, SCLI/1LI, 13th February
Aaron "Choggie" Bromfield, 4th March
Tim Ward, (tbc) March
Stephen Savage, 22nd April, aged 66
Jimmy Wilson, 10th July, aged 61
Mark Lyle, 27th July, aged 37
Ernie James Lethbridge, SCLI/1LI, 27th July, aged 71
Keith Holdsworth, 30th July, aged 65
Roger Buswell, 18th August, aged 68
John "Micky" Nicholls, 19th August, aged 68
Glyn Woodland, 25th September, aged 65 
Mark Jones, 2LI/1LI/3 Rifles, 10th October (tbc), aged 47
Dennis Costello, 11th October, aged 54
Capt. Richard Garrett, 22nd December, aged 51

2017

Paul Hine, 8th February aged 44
Joe Ramoff, 22nd February aged 44
Terry "SAS" Sore, 2LI/1LI, 28th February aged 62
D. John Lewington, SCLI/1LI, 8th March
Les Summers, SCLI/1LI, 30th March
Christopher "Slim" Matthews, SCLI/1LI, 29th April aged 72
Martin Jones, 1LI, TBC May
Norman "Sammy" Slater, 1LI/2LI, 13th May aged 66
Ian Newson Storm, SLI/SCLI/DLI/1LI, 21st June aged 82
Robert Stewart Bull, 13th September aged 65
Derek "Butch" Wright, 15th September aged 72
David Symes, SCLI/1LI, 19th October aged 72
Maurice Lucas, 1LI/2LI, 24th October
William Bielby, 1LI/5 Rifles/1 Rifles, 31st October, aged 35
Martin Smith, 1st November, aged 68
Philip Brentnall, 6th November
David Doughty, 27th November

2016

Chris Davies "94", 11th January aged 48
Paul Apps, January
Alan Guy, DLI/1LI, 22nd February aged 76
David Andrew Jennings, 5th March aged 47
David Ash, 8th March, aged 68
Ken Lyons, SCLI/1LI, March aged 70
Terence Vickery, SLI/SCLI/1LI, 9th March aged 77
Nigel Mourant, 26th March
Jeff Mares, 14th April aged 65
Brian Champion, 16th June aged 67
Paul Nicholls, 11th September aged 68
Andrew Lee, 12th September aged 48
Bernie Burnett, 18th September aged 65
Raymond Paul Sicolo "Skid", 6th October aged 58
Nelson "Nelly" Bassett, SCLI/1LI, 13th November aged 75
Harold Gordon Rosser, SCLI/1LI, 13th November aged 75
Vic Vaughan, SCLI/1LI, 21st November aged 73
Ron "Snowy" White, 10th December aged 59
Richard "Smokie" Sonnex, 2 Para/KRRC/3RGJ/1LI, 13th December aged 84
Paul Heath. TBC

2015

Marty Donlan, 12th January aged 63
Pauly Rogerson, 5th May aged 40
Alan Grey, 20th May aged 64
Robert "Jock" McArvail, 9th June
Mick Lancaster, 6th July
Dean Elliott, August aged 40
John Stobbs, September
George "Timber" Wood, SLI/SCLI/1LI, 11th September aged 80
Vivian "Keith" Cross, 13th September
Bill Howrihan, SCLI/1LI, 8th October aged 80
Terry Noble, November
Brenton Watkins, November
Robert Bogan BEM, DLI/DCLI/SCLI/1LI, November 8th aged 81
Anthony Keith Mawhinney, 7th December aged 52
Geoffrey "Spike" Mayne, Date Unknown

2014

Dennis Allen, 6th January
Charles Turner, 10th May aged 69
Ian "Mac" Mcintosh, 2nd June
Brian "Chuck" Carlyon, DCLI/SCLI/1LI, 4th June aged 78
Frederick William Hammett, RA/SLI/SCLI/1LI, 3rd August aged 81
Bernard Tanter, 15th August, aged 74
Charlie Griggs, 26th September aged 67
Lawrence "Louie" Coles, 1st October aged 62
Peter May, October
Terry Joll, DCLI/SCLI/KSLI/1LI/RAOC, 13th October
Robert Coles, 29th October
David "Jaspa" Ottway, 18th November aged 57
Terry Sweet, SCLI/1LI, 26th November aged 73
Phil Parker, 1LI & Yeoman Warder, 29th November
Lt Col Jack Rupert Hemsley, KSLI/1LI, 29th November aged 71
Ashley Rogers, SCLI/1LI, 2nd December aged 71

2013

Captain Christopher Brian Phillips, 3rd May aged 67
Wilf Emmerson, 9th June
Hubert John Hill (Benny), 17th June aged 74
Stephen 'Spunky' Middleton, 5th July
John Wood 'The Glove' 1LI/5 Rifles, August 17th aged 47
Lt Col Anthony "Bob" Pickford MBE, 24th September aged 56
Paul Broom, 30th September aged 63
Roger 'Nosher' Coley, September
John Lowes, 18th November aged 52
Neil "Sid" Scrafton, 25th November aged 57

2012

Dave Latcham, 30th January, aged 59
W. James Ricard, 14th May
'Taff' Benson, 7th October

2011

Harry Ramage,19th July aged 69
John Turner, 17th October aged 71
Dave "Titch" Brenton, 1st November aged 62
Frank Gibbs, 27th November aged 59

2010

Kirk Warburton, 20th May aged 51
Kenny Fishburn, (ACC Attached) 2nd June
Harley Ebanks, 6th August aged 54
Kieran 'Kenny' Monks, 24th August
Alan Burt, 4th November

2009

Malcolm Wear, 5th June aged 57
Roy Tremelling, SCLI/1LI, 16th October

2008

Jim Reynolds, 26th September aged 53
Daz Sweatman, 31st December

2007

Frank Danby, 14th February
Steven 'Chalkie' White, March 9th
'Dickie' Dickey, 5th May
Richard Croll, 5th May
Paul 'smiler' Haysmore, 19th July aged 49

2006

Matthew Cornish, 1st August aged 29
Anthony 'Tucker' Gettins, tbc

2005

Pat Seymour, 30th July aged 56
Lt Col Bryan M Elliot MBE, 9th October aged 61
S Senabau, 31st October
Steve Mallows, tbc

2004

M. I Prosser, 30th May
Stephen Oates "Pop", 5th June aged 53
James Bendall, 29th September aged 45
Clive Charles Roberts, 9th November aged 51
John Clark, tbc, aged 70

2003

Ray Grainger, 7th February, aged 56
D. R Walker, 16th September

2002

Jason Mark Pears, 9th September, aged 31

2001

Mark Crozier, tbc

2000

John Dent, January tbc

1999

John 'Bambi' Rann, 24th January
Nicholas Fraser, 12th May

1998

Steve Doades, 14th February
Kevin 'Ratty' Ratcliffe, 31st December

1997

Mick Belsom, tbc
D.T Offley, 17th May
Nigel William Pender, SCLI/1LI, 6th August, aged 51
Michael McBain, December aged 67

1994

Mark 'Cosy' Powell, 16th September aged 34

1993

Chris 'Claggy' Claypole, 7th December
David J "Jock" Reed, 15th December aged 24

1992

Christopher Beadle, 27th April
Capt. Anthony Pascoe, 18th July, aged 55
Stephen 'Stinger' Wray, 22nd July
Michael 'Leo' Lyons, 28th July aged 40
Ray Turner, 15th December

1991

Kevin 'Willy' Wyatt, 9th November

1990

John "Bobby" Charlton, 21st October

1989

Renato 'Nat' Gloyn, 17th January aged 32
Tristan 'Kit' Kitson, 2nd June aged 25

1988

Jason J Willby, 6th February
Jayson Burfitt, 20th August aged 19
Richard Greener, 20th August aged 21
Mark A Norsworthy, 20th August, aged 18
Stephen J Wilkinson, 20th August aged 18
Jason S Winter, 20th August aged 19
Blair E.M Bishop, 20th August aged 19
Alexander S Lewis, 20th August aged 18
Peter L Bullock, 20th August aged 21
Graeme 'Smudge' Smith, 3rd December

1987

Peter Bird, 8th November
Nick Blythe, 12th November

1986

Tom Webster, 17th August

1985

Mohammed Annifar James Meah, May

1984

Gary 'Hammy' Hamilton, 20th March
John 'Titch' Titchener, 10th June
Edward 'John' Dennis, 2nd September

1983

C "frenchie" France, 24th March
Geoff M Curtis, 10th June aged 20

1982

Terry W Jenkins, 28th November
Mick S Henry, 28th November

1980

David 'H' Hanniford-Hill, 26th May

1977

Stephen J Hester, 8th February aged 21

1976

Harry Bennett, 28th February

1975

Peter Allen, 22nd August aged 19

1973

Stephen Hall, 28th October aged 27
M. F Cox, 24th December

1972

Richard Vencoe Jones, 18th August
Ronald Rowe, 28th August
I.R Morill, 28th August
Tommy Stoker, 19th September
Tom Rudman, 30th September

1969

Peter Storror, 5th August

Stand Down Lads

Until We Meet Again

"Cede Nullis"