A single poppy lies on a book of remembrance in a military graveyard at night with candles illuminating the scene.

Book of Remembrance

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Book of Remembrance

Book of Remembrance

The Book of Remembrance commemorates the lives of the Chelsea Pensioners who passed away while in residence at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Spanning nearly five decades, it serves as a lasting tribute to the men and women who made this historic institution their final home.

While comprehensive, the record may not include all Chelsea Pensioners, and specifically does not include those who chose to return to civilian life prior to their death. It stands as a solemn reminder of their service, their time at the Royal Hospital, and their place in our community.

Name DOD DOE DOB Regiment / Corps
Constance Mary Evans 20/03/2025 26/02/2018 18/11/1921 Auxiliary Territorial Service
Wayne Campbell 27/02/2025 22/03/2010 20/07/1937 Royal Military Police
Derek Goodall 21/02/2025 03/11/2014 01/08/1939 Coldstream Guards
Derek Cantellow 27/01/2025 08/02/2016 17/01/1943 Royal Engineers
Geoffrey Loake 26/01/2025 15/03/2010 09/10/1931 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
William Allan Ramsay 24/01/2025 19/10/2009 18/05/1933 Royal Corps of Signals
Michael Frederick Dows 24/12/2024 23/07/2007 19/08/1941 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Michael Critchlow Paling 13/12/2024 07/12/2015 04/02/1938 Royal Horse Guards
Donald Hall 03/12/2024 11/10/2021 23/07/1935 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
William Ian Mathieson 29/11/2024 09/12/2021 07/01/1951 Royal Green Jackets
Christopher Melia 20/11/2024 07/10/2002 07/06/1927 Royal Artillery
John Davidson 26/10/2024 16/08/2010 16/07/1933 Royal Engineers
Henry Wright Lauder 18/10/2024 10/05/2021 10/03/1928 Royal Tank Regiment
Brian William Budden 13/10/2024 23/09/2019 12/02/1935 Royal Engineers
Donald Duffield-Adby BEM 04/10/2024 25/10/2021 02/04/1928 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
John Anthony Whitfield Denton 26/09/2024 07/10/2013 05/11/1936 Royal Engineers
Adrian Christopher O'Connor 22/09/2024 09/12/2019 07/03/1942 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Michael Todd 09/09/2024 21/12/2015 17/06/1933 Royal Army Medical Corps
Gerald Charles Farmer 17/08/2024 25/02/2013 15/09/1933 Royal Fusiliers
Dennis McGrath 04/07/2024 20/10/2008 29/06/1944 Royal Engineers
Henry Frederick Rawlins 10/06/2024 13/12/2021 09/09/1925 Rifle Brigade
Kenneth Thomas Gunnell 18/04/2024 04/11/2019 16/03/1927 Royal Army Medical Corps
Godfrey Earle Young 10/04/2024 30/03/2009 12/02/1927 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Edwin Johnson 01/04/2024 25/10/2010 18/10/1945 Royal Army Medical Corps
John Edward Humphreys OBE DL 17/03/2024 29/07/2013 14/01/1922 Royal Engineers
John Percival West 19/01/2024 26/03/2018 08/04/1940 The Life Guards
Louis John Jefford Back 13/01/2024 07/02/2012 01/10/1939 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)
Philip John Moran 10/01/2024 17/12/2018 03/08/1948 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Peter Joseph Birch 25/11/2023 21/03/2022 08/11/1938 Royal Corps of Transport
Joan Agnes Teresa McLoughlin 17/11/2023 20/07/2015 12/11/1934 Women's Royal Army Corps
Lionel Frank Osborne-Wakely MBE 17/11/2023 22/09/2003 13/05/1930 10th Royal Hussars
Peter John Caiger 13/11/2023 05/08/2013 18/08/1943 Royal Corps of Transport
James Smith Baxter Anderson 11/11/2023 22/03/2010 25/11/1935 Royal Engineers
Ronald Charles Bicheno 09/11/2023 19/10/2020 17/02/1932 Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Alfred Mason 01/11/2023 17/01/2011 16/03/1924 Durham Light Infantry
Anthony John Simpson 29/10/2023 07/02/2022 16/11/1939 Coldstream Guards
Alan Owen Norman Danny Goddard 26/10/2023 28/09/2009 19/08/1940 Grenadier Guards
James Reynolds 11/10/2023 27/11/2017 11/10/1934 Middlesex Regiment
Alexander Lackie 08/10/2023 07/03/2022 16/08/1939 Royal Signals
Richard Thurlow Graham 23/09/2023 19/10/2015 29/12/1948 Royal Electrical And Mechanical Engineers
Richard Payne 28/08/2023 18/01/2016 31/01/1934 Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Richard Arthur Dows 27/08/2023 08/05/2017 05/05/1949 Royal Engineers
Pam Rosalyn Richards 10/07/2023 07/03/2016 16/03/1932 Women's Royal Army Corps
Ian Entwistle 08/07/2023 28/01/2019 28/04/1932 Royal Artillery
John Oliver Clavin BEM 26/06/2023 27/10/2006 27/07/1938 Irish Guards
David Thompson 17/06/2023 22/10/2012 23/12/1945 Army Catering Corps
Eric Borlase 26/04/2023 12/04/2005 28/03/1934 Royal Engineers
Michael William Charles Hull 21/04/2023 10/04/2006 15/04/1940 Royal Pioneer Corps
David Hall 27/02/2023 01/10/2018 17/07/1940 Royal Signals
Arthur Joseph McCarthy 19/01/2023 21/11/2011 06/12/1929 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers