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
Bernard William Yates MBE 07/05/2003 05/11/2001 16/03/1926 Coldstream Guards
Donald Jack Miller 21/04/2003 30/04/1990 11/02/1924 Royal Army Service Corps
David Wells 18/04/2003 04/03/2002 28/07/1924 Parachute Regiment
Leonard Augustus Atkins 16/04/2003 16/02/1998 25/08/1927 Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Basil Wilkinson Sanderson 15/04/2003 18/03/1996 02/02/1909 Corps of Royal Engineers
Guy Alfred Watson 14/04/2003 09/10/1995 05/11/1921 Royal Army Service Corps
Daniel Burns 31/03/2003 15/03/1993 13/06/1925 Army Catering Corps
Ronald Edward Smith 23/02/2003 30/01/1989 30/01/1989 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Herbert George Christopher Baddeley 23/02/2003 30/11/1998 10/01/1920 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Francis John George Clemow 17/02/2003 28/01/2002 22/02/1911 Royal Army Service Corps
George Patrick Higgins 15/02/2003 11/05/1987 16/03/1908 Royal Corps of Signals
James Edward Carter 12/02/2003 22/09/1997 05/04/1924 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Desmond Loat 01/02/2003 22/07/1996 22/11/1925 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Francis Martin Raynor 31/01/2003 29/03/1999 16/09/1915 Royal Corps of Signals
Leslie Rogers RVM 31/01/2003 07/07/1997 01/04/1919 Royal Horse Artillery
Eric Henry Hungerford 24/01/2003 20/03/1989 22/01/1915 Royal Regiment of Artillery
William Patrick OCarroll 18/01/2003 01/07/2002 28/12/1915 Royal Army Service Corps
Norman Mark Western 15/01/2003 07/10/2002 19/04/1924 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry
Leslie Herbert Burr 11/01/2003 14/01/2002 22/07/1915 Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Alberts Own)
Gerald George Clifford 03/01/2003 17/05/1999 28/08/1926 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Albert John Newcombe 03/01/2003 06/07/1987 10/10/1921 Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Peter Parker 02/01/2003 05/02/2003 29/03/1927 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Albert Ernest Steadman 01/01/2003 20/06/1983 06/04/1918 Royal Army Service Corps
Robert Miller 01/01/2003 27/11/1989 09/10/1917 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Oiver James Joseph Patrick Kelly 01/01/2003 15/04/1996 13/05/1920 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
William Brightwell 29/12/2002 22/07/2002 30/08/1910 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
Edward Spearing 15/12/2002 27/09/1999 27/02/1913 Royal Sussex Regiment
Robert Miller 14/12/2002 15/01/1990 30/06/1922 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
William Henry Wilson 12/11/2002 09/09/1991 13/07/1911 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Edward Joseph Reynolds 31/10/2002 22/05/1989 21/03/1920 Corps of Royal Engineers
James Raymond Wanless 23/10/2002 08/06/1987 06/02/1920 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Harry William Parsons 19/10/2002 14/11/2000 13/11/1935 East Yorkshire Regiment
Charles Fredrick Kent 16/10/2002 29/11/1999 24/02/1914 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Albert Edward Handscombe 08/10/2002 15/12/1998 09/10/1919 Special Air Service Regiment
Norman Fleming 21/09/2002 10/07/2000 16/05/1922 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Boyd Courtney 18/09/2002 20/04/1998 18/03/1908 York & Lancaster Regiment
James Charles Dickason 16/09/2002 23/08/1999 22/05/1911 Army Physical Training Corps
Sydney Quinn 28/08/2002 20/01/1992 04/12/1926 Durham Light Infantry
Kenneth Gordon Day 05/08/2002 16/11/1992 31/01/1927 Durham Light Infantry
Clifford Bessant 02/08/2002 13/04/1992 04/04/2017 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars
Arthur Renold Ferrier 29/07/2002 03/10/1988 26/02/1912 Royal Corps of Signals
James Frederick Dix BEM 28/07/2002 14/05/2001 31/08/1922 Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment
Frank Reginald William Hoyle 15/07/2002 01/05/1983 07/04/1909 Royal Corps of Signals
Noel Joseph Daly 12/07/2002 13/05/1996 24/12/1925 Welsh Guards
Robert Frank Hanson 08/07/2002 10/02/1997 01/05/1918 Royal Sussex Regiment
Gerald Basil Rishworth 23/06/2002 07/10/1989 18/07/1926 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
James Mathews 14/06/2002 06/08/2001 18/06/1914 Royal Berkshire Regiment
Robert Stillie Weir 06/06/2002 27/06/1988 26/02/1922 Royal Regiment of Artillery
Frank Walter Baitup 05/06/2002 06/03/1989 16/06/1919 Corps of Royal Engineers
Frederick Henry Glew 01/06/2002 10/02/1992 31/05/1914 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars