Obituaries

Blesma helps military veterans who have lost limbs through or after service. Here, we honor our Blesma Members and those closely linked to the Charity who have sadly passed on. Blesma shares these Obituaries, which contain heroic war stories and tales of survival, from WWII to the present day.

Blesma Member John Booth, who died at the age of 98, was a former soldier from Lancashire who survived having both his legs amputated in a Prisoner of…
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Lieutenant-Colonel Jerome W Church, OBE, soldier, was born on February 29, 1948. He died on June 11, 2016, aged 68. Jerome Church became chief executi…
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For those who knew him Bob was very much a “soldier’s soldier” and a great and long-time supporter of the Association. Sadly he passed away unexpected…
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David had a long and full life. He was born in Hornsey and spent his childhood in Selly Oak in Birmingham. David served in WWII, joining the 13/18th H…
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Wilmer Gordon Clayson was born in London in 1924. He joined an auctioneers firm in Dover in 1940 before volunteering for the Army, lying about his age…
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David George Jefferies CBE served on Blesma’s Executive Council as Clerk to the Council for 10 years from January 1991. Away from Blesma, he was Presi…
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