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[2Chestnut] Военные некрологи из британских газет

Colonel David Wood
The last surviving officer of the coup-de-main parties that captured Pegasus bridge in the early hours of D-Day

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5982413.ece

Colonel John Brough
Company commander in Burma who helped overwhelm an enemy hill position, earning an immediate DSO

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5045193/Colonel-John-Brough.html

Wg Cdr George Melville-Jackson
Fighter pilot who defended the convoy resupplying Malta and later championed Anne Boleyn

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/5056589/Wg-Cdr-George-Melville-Jackson.html

Colonel Giles Allan
Officer who had to be hoisted on to his horse by forklift truck before the Sovereign's Parade

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5050888/Colonel-Giles-Allan.html

Rear-Admiral Colin Dunlop
Officer who helped to shape the postwar Navy and organised the repair of Augustus John’s hearing aid

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/5072285/Rear-Admiral-Colin-Dunlop.html

The Rev 'Sam' Davies
Army chaplain who was captured with wounded soldiers during the Korean War and kept up their morale

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5998088.ece

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