Deaths Reported During 2019
| Deceased | DoD | Information | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Paradise | 23 December 2019 | Ex RAF P Andy Paradise passed away 2 days before Christmas. Not a member of the Association he was, nevertheless, a member of the wider RAF Police family. | Daughter Claire via Andy Smith |
| Arthur HINDLEY | 24 December 2019 | Arthur passed away on Christmas Eve. Arthur served as a dog handler and joined the Association in 2001. | Wife Ann via David Wardell |
| Colin Knowles | December 2019 | Colin died just before Christmas having suffered from cancer for some months. | John Walton |
| John Morris | 11 December 2019 | Flt Sgt John Morris passed away at City Hospital Nottingham after a long illness and leaves behind his wife Daphne. | Chris Gangle |
| Frank Roy Smith | 2 December 2019 | A former member of the East Midlands Branch of the Association Frank died at the beginning of December 2019 having spent the last few years in the East Riding of Yorkshire. | Tracy Bucknall (Daughter) |
| Peter Bailey | November 2019 | Ex Sgt Peter Bailey was a member of the Yorkshire South Branch who is reported to have died at the beginning of November | David Wardell |
| Geoffrey Victor Jones | 26 November 2019 | Geoff’s death was reported to us by his wife Dorothea. | Dorothea Jones (tomkatandco.com@gmail.com) |
| Dennis (Ginge)Mew | 7 November 2019 | Dennis passed away peacefully at home after a very long period of illness, his family were with him in Collingham Notts. Dennis was in his 84th year. | Mick Chidgey |
| Jeremy (Harry) Fenton | 2 November 2019 | Jeremy died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He had been a member of the Association for 16 years and was its current Secretary and Treasurer. | Alan Mitchell |
| Tony Cowan Telfer | 15 October 2019 | Ex WO RAFP Tony Cowan Telfer (age 63), passed away in Hospice in Cornwall following a year long battle with cancer. Tony served for 37 years, much of the time at RAF St Mawgan. He is survived by his wife Margaret and 3 children, Michael, Andrew and Jennifer. May he rest in peace. The funeral for Tony Telfer will be held at Bodmin Crematorium (PL30 4AP) Cornwall on Wednesday 30th Oct at 0930. Afterwards at the Royal British Legion, Newquay (TR7 1LD). All welcome to attend. The family request no flowers but donations if required to the blind or Cornwall hospice. | Martin Pratt (Security Officer Cornwall Airport – Ex Sgt RAFP) |
| John Curtis | 29 September 2019 | John collapsed and died on the final day of a round Europe Cruise with his wife Mary. An early member of the Association (Member Number 56 he was the Association Archivist for many years. | Dale Curtis (son) |
| Patricia Arnold | September 2019 | Pat served in the RAF Police from January 1942 until June 1973 attaining the rank of Flight Sergeant and specialising in Special Investigations and Counter-intelligence fields. She was a former member of the London and Home Counties Branch of the Association. | Webmaster |
| Raymond (Jim) Tassell | March 2019 | We have been advised on 8/10/19 by his son (David)that London and Home Counties Member R J Tassell died in March 2019. | David Tassell |
| John Raymond Jones | 16 February 2019 | John (Ray) Jones died peacefully with his family around him at the age of 90 years. He served in the RAF Police from 1946 to 1970 and was a member of the North West Branch of the Association | Rosemary Thomas (Daughter) |
| Stanley Baker | 5 July 2019 | Stan served in the RAFP from ’53 to ’75, he was a member of the Norfolk Branch until the branch closed. He lived with his wife Maureen in Thetford. | Brian Flinn |
| Allan Rogers | 24 June 2019 | Allan Rogers, a NW Branch member, sadly passed away on 24th June. His funeral took place in Bangor, North Wales on 5 July 2019. | Paul Donovan NWB Secretary |
| Sydney Scattergood | 24 June 2019 | Sydney (aged 84 years) served bewteen 1953 and 1958. He died from an aggressive and rare form of prostate cancer. | Debbie Stales (Daughter) |
| Roy Bateson | June 2019 | Roy Bateson was cremated at Grantham Crematorium on Thursday 20 June 2019. I have no information on the cause of his death or when. | David Swaithe |
| Bernie Davis | April 2018 | Bernie served in the RAF Police in the early sixties. The provider of this information – Ron Willis – served with Bernie in Bahrain in 1962. | Ron Willis |
| Anthony James Thomas | 17 March 2019 | Anthony served as a RAF Police Dog Handler between 1986 and 1995. His sister asks that he be remembered by his former friends and colleagues. | Glynis Thomas (sister) |
| John William Limb | 29 December 2018 | John (84), a former Chairman of the East Midlands Branch and founder member of the RAF Police Association, passed away in a Leicestershire care home. | Alan Mitchell/John Curtis |
| David Hopper | 11 February 2019 | David served from 1955 to 1957. On discharge he joined the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and served for a full career. He has been a keen member of the Association and the SWAB for many years. | John Walton |
| Derek (Sam) Sillet | February 2019 | Sam served between 1959 and 1985 initially as QPD and then QPSI retiring in the rank of Sergeant. | Brian Flinn |
| Tony Pell | 9 January 2019 | Tony Pell. Tony Tony was 81 years of age and served in the RAFP from September 1958 through to August 1961. He was a life member of the Association, and a regular attender at The Yorkshire South Branch Meetings and events. However ill health has prevented him from being able to attend meetings during recent years. He will be very sadly missed. Rest in Peace Tony. |
Artur Vickers |
| Leanne Carroll | 20 December 2018 | Leanne was a young RAFP Cpl and serving member of the RAF Police at the time of her death. | Fg Off Chris Halliwell, OC RAFP Flt, 605 Sqn RAuxAF |