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.
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Mervyn Auty MBE
Melvyn Auty MBE passed away on 22nd January 2016. Having lost a leg below the knee and receiving damage to his other foot in Palestine during Nation…
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Bill Madeley MBE passed away on 03 January 2016. Bill was a ‘people person’ who was never happier than when he was helping those in need. He was elec…
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Major General Mike Swindles who has died aged 85, was a career soldier who rose to command his regiment. He was a National Chairman of Blesma from 19…
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Alice Binnie passed away on 17 April. She was very active within the Members Wives Group and chaired their meetings at Blesma’s Annual General Meeting…
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Peter Newlove
Peter Newlove joined the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1943 and later transferred to the Green Howards. He was discharged in 1944 after being wounded a…
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Catherine Glynn was born in Galleywood, Essex in 1926. She came from a military family, her father having served with the East Anglian Regiment, seein…
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