The funeral of Major Philip Henry Hall MBE will take place at All Saints Church, Lydiard Millicent, Nr Swindon, SN5 5LS on Monday 20th March 2023 at 11.00 am. Family flowers only, donations if desired may be made to Myeloma UK (Myeloma.org.uk) and ABF, The Soldiers Charity (soldierscharity.org). The service will be followed by a reception at the Bolingbroke Arms, Hook Street, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8DZ. All are welcome to attend but please inform either Mrs Debbie Hards (01823 333434 // This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Mrs Tracey Clarke (07887 556364) in advance. Several will know Sandra Hopwood, Phil’s partner, and correspondence may be addressed to her at 12 St Peter’s Close, Goodworth Clatford, Andover, Hants, SP11 7SF. Mrs Tracey Clarke is Philip Hall’s daughter and next of kin. Letters of condolence may be sent to Tracey at 26 Goose Green, Hook, Hants, RG27 9QT.
Please be warned there is limited parking in the vicinity of All Saints Church.
Joe's funeral will be at Canford Cemetery & Crematorium, Canford Road, Bristol BS9 3PQ at 1115hrs on 23rd March 2023.
The venue for the wake has not yet been confirmed but will be included in a service notification closer to the date. Joe’s funeral is being organised by one of his cousins; Alan (Dusty) Miller - 157 Tring Road, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6NZ. Tel 07736 740743 or 01296 696162. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Len Keeling and Martin Talling would like to thank all those who have either assisted or attended the funerals of the following members recently, Steve Wright, Peter Handel, Mark Bessell, Philip Miller, Pete Long, and Richard Smith. It has been an extremely busy fortnight but each veteran received a great send-off; thanks to the cohesive support of our veterans. Well done.
John and myself along with our family and Wayne’s wife Denise Butcher would like to announce the sad passing of dad/wayne he had a 10 month battle with cancer which was already at stage 4 when he himself found out, I can’t put into words the massive whole in our lives he’s left and the pain and hurt we’re all feeling, our hearts are broken and it’s gonna be a long road of grieving and looking after one another, for those of you that new wayne new the sort of character he was, funny, witty, loved cycling and would always be there to help people out, in 2017 when my life was a mess and I couldn’t get clean wayne took me in with 2 rules get a job and get clean, which I did, I’m eternally grateful for that and I’m gonna miss him immensely,
Dad/Wayne chose to have a pure cremation which ment no funeral or wake, however as a family we would like to invite whoever new Wayne or wants to pay the respects to a celebration of life party,
This will be held
ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 27th AT STROUD CRICKET CLUB FROM 4pm til LATE,
Anyone that knew him or us that wants to pay there respects is welcome, please share this,
There will be A BAR, FOOD AND MUSIC, all welcome
Picture is from beating the scousers 1 nil in the cup.
It is my sad duty to inform the passing of 24375344 Pte Alan Lloyd aged 69 Years.
Alan’s funeral is being organised by his sister, Wendy Bevan, and will be held at the Forest of Dean crematorium (Yew Tree Brake, Speech House Road, GL14 3HU Cinderford) at 3.30 pm on Friday 3 March. Afterwards, a wake will be held at the Yew Tree Inn, Peterstow, HR9 6JZ. The family welcome any former Glosters who would like to attend both Alan’s funeral and the Wake. Condolences may be sent to his sister, Wendy Bevan, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Veterans’ Recognition Scheme has a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; with Service leavers receiving a recognition card as part of the discharge process.
Phase 2 is to extend the scheme to existing veterans so that they can more quickly, easily and securely prove they served in the UK Armed Forces so they can access the services they need.
There is a need to future-proof the roll-out and ensure that we are giving ID cards only to those with verified service to guard against fraudulent use as veterans become able to access a wider range of benefits.
In the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan (2022-2024) the government committed to exploring the secure, digital verification of veterans’ status. This work is underway, and we are currently working with veterans and other stakeholders to ensure any solution meets the needs of all veterans. This will support delivery of the Phase 2 roll out of ID cards. The government is still committed to delivering ID cards but cannot give a timescale for final delivery as this work is in progress.
Stephen (Steve) Edward James Wright, 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, the funeral service will be held at St Mary the Virgin Church, Fore Street, Torquay, TQ1 4QY on Monday 30th of January 2023 at 13.45. Please wear what you are comfortable with. Family flowers only but donations, if desired, for the Rowcroft Hospice at Home team by retiring collection.
Mark Bessell, 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, the funeral service will be held at Bristol South Crematorium, on Friday 3rd February at 3 pm. No flowers please, but if you would like to show your appreciation for the impact Mark has had on your life, please donate to Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team which brought Mark home to his family.
Philip Miller, 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, the funeral service will be held at Sedgemoor Crematorium Stretcholt TA6 4SR at 1100hrs on Monday 30th January 2023. No flowers please, but should anyone wish to donate, there is a just-giving site at: Crowdfunding to In memory of Philip Allen (Dusty) Miller 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment 28th/61st on JustGiving
Richard Smith will be held at Gloucester crematorium on Friday 3rd February @ 1pm and the wake will be held at Stroud rfc , family flowers only , donations to Gloucester royal hospital intensive care unit charity
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Service Notice: Funeral details have now been released for Stephen (Steve) Edward James Wright, 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, who died on the 31st of December 2022.
The Association will be supporting the family at the service, providing the Regimental drape and wreath, no standard bearers are required. Steve's funeral will be held at St Mary the Virgin Church, Fore Street, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY on Monday 30th of January 2023 at 13.45. Please wear what you are comfortable with. Family flowers only but donations, if desired, for the Rowcroft Hospice at Home team by retiring collection. Please contact Coop Funeral Care, Moorview Funeral Home, 79-85 Barton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7NY. Tel 01803 311511. A full obituary will be shortly published on the Glosters Regimental Website.
Some of you may have noticed some changes with this website!
My name is Jim Waterfall and since the death of Dusty Miller I have taken over the duties of webmaster for the Glosters. I realise that I have a very hard act to follow after Dusty’s magnificent contributions to the Association and the Glosters website over the years and I hope that you will be as supportive of me as you were of Dusty.
Whilst I am not a Gloster, I did serve for 17½years with 1DERR, leaving with the rank of Sgt in 1991 (20 years including Junior Soldiers at Oswestry).
I have made changes to the website as it was in, my opinion, in need of a makeover, making it easier to navigate and more relevant to you.
One thing that I will ask of you all is that this is YOUR website and we need you to contribute material for the website, photo’s, reports on events, news on our veterans in fact anything that you may think a Gloster maybe interested in.
One last point, as with DERR, I do not believe that whilst there may be ex-servicemen, there is no such thing as an ex-Gloster, once a Gloster, always a Gloster.
So I look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with you as your webmaster and to carry forward Dusty’s legacy into the future.
With sadness I pass on the information my brother Ronald Mann passed away just before Xmas. He was 89 years old.Served in the Gloster's in ,Germany and at Andover. Buried at Matson,Gloucester,12-01-2023. I served in the regiment 1945-1950.Still fair health at 95 years old.I now live in Adelaide,South Australia.
Len Keeling reports that It is with great sadness that Alan Alderman passed away on the 8th August. Condolences have been sent to his wife Andrea in Cheltenham and to the family from the Regimental Association.
Alan joined 1 Glosters in 1990 transferring to 1 RGBW in1994. He served in NI, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. In addition, his service took him to Canada, Germany, Botswana, Cyprus and the Falklands. He was discharged from fulltime service in 1997 and in civilian life he was employed in engineering.
UPDATE
Latest on Alan Alderman’s funeral. He will be cremated at Cheltenham crematorium, Bouncers Ln, Prestbury, Cheltenham GL52 5JT on Friday 26 Aug at 15:00 hrs in the Oak Chapel.
24099263 WO2 Nick Bosquet, of the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. Nick passed away on Thursday 21st July 2022 at Southmead Hospital Bristol as a result of pneumonia and a stroke.
The Regimental Association has sent sincere condolences to the family on behalf of all members and offered assistance at the service. Having spoken to the family they have requested the Regimental Coffin Drape, and a personalised Regimental Poppy Wreath at the funeral. The funeral will take place on Tuesday 16th August, 12 noon, at St George's RC Church, Warminster, Wiltshire. Afterwards, there will be a celebration of his life at the church hall next door. The County Chairman is unable to attend as out of the country, however, his family would really appreciate any of Nicks's friends or veterans from the Glosters to attend.
After 23 years of service, with postings to Germany, Northern Ireland, and tours to Belize, Cyprus and Oman, he completed his service at the School of Infantry in Warminster. Post-service, he joined the Territorials and embarked on an extended period of study, gaining his HND in Business & Finance at Bristol Polytechnic, Accountancy qualifications, a certificate in Horticulture from Lackham Agricultural College and a qualification to teach English as a foreign language. In between these study periods, he was an accountant at Buxted Chicken Company, and then returned to Mauritius to turn his hand to farming - first tomatoes and then pigs - before finally joining the British Council in Mauritius, teaching English to adults and young learners.
After being diagnosed with kidney failure and type 2 diabetes, he returned to the UK to be near his family. During lockdown, he was admitted to hospital with gout and ended up having an amputation below the knee. Earlier this year, his other leg was amputated in the hope of stemming a recurrent infection. In between his bouts of illness, he remained intellectually sound and fought to maintain his independence, hoping to begin his application to a military retirement home. Sadly, this was not to be.
Nick leaves behind his wife Sybille, children Michaela, Leane, Andy and 7 grandchildren.
WO2, 24388132 Graham “Jasper” Scarrott. We are most grateful to Kayleigh for providing us with an excellent account of Graham's service life with the Glosters, The Intelligence Corps and after with the Ministry of Defence.
Graham enlisted into the Army on 18th August 1975, joining 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment at 16 and half years old.
He served in Northern Ireland during the height of the troubles where he met his wife, Verity. His tour included special duties with 14 Int. Company, after which he transferred to the Intelligence Corps in 1985.
After a tour of the Falklands, Jasper returned to the UK and with Verity, and welcomed two children. Their son Simon, born in 1987 and daughter Kayleigh, born in 1990.
He was among the first Int Corps personnel to deploy to theatre at the start of the 1st Gulf War, just 16 days after the invasion of Kuwait.
He deployed to (what was) Yugoslavia with NATO in the mid-90’s and on return, was posted to Cyprus.
After 25 years ‘exemplary’ service in uniform, he retired from the Army on 31st March 2000 with ACSM, Gulf, Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, General Service, and Long Service and Good Conduct Medals.
Upon leaving the army, his testimonial described him as: “and outstanding imagery analyst, well adjusted with a good sense of humour, reliable, trustworthy and with integrity of the highest order”.
A day after his retirement from the Army, Jasper officially joined the Ministry of Defence as a Civil Servant. He continued his work as an analyst, going on to lead key elements of the UK analytical effort post 9/11.
Jasper retired in September 2020 after serving a total of 45 years in Defence. After 25 years ‘exemplary’ service in uniform, he retired from the Army on 31st March 2000 with ACSM, Gulf, Northern Ireland, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, General Service, and Long Service and Good Conduct Medals.
Jasper passed away at the age of 63 on 31st July 2022 after a short, but complicated illness. Jasper was surrounded by his family and those that knew him will be heartened to know that he remained cantankerous until the very end.
Jasper’s funeral will take place on Thursday 1st September at Peterborough Crematorium (PE6 7JE) at 1130hrs, followed by a celebration of his life at The Greystones Pub in Sawtry (PE28 5ST) from 1300hrs. All those that wish to honour him will be welcomed.
Family flowers only please. Those wishing to make a contribution are requested to donate in Jasper’s name to the Royal Papworth Hospital, and/or the Intelligence Corps Association.
It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of 24203424 Mike Perrins who served with the Glosters from 1972-1983 best remembered as C/Sgt SP Coy transferred to the RAOC in 1983 finishing his time as WO1. Mike lost his battle with cancer on weds 15th June. I am in touch with the family, condolences have been sent.
UPDATE Details of Mick Perrins funeral to be held at Gloucester Crem on 7 July at 14:00 hrs and after at Saintbridge Rugby Club.
Dress : NO Military dress, but please wear- Hawaiian Party dress and bright clothing ( grass skirts would be acceptable) any ex Gloster or comrade/friends are welcome to attend. Unusual form of dress but it was Micks last wishes
Len.
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