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by Martin Swift RY67
Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Bereavement
Topic: JON ROGERS (ROMSLEY)
Replies: 3
Views: 480

Re: JON ROGERS (ROMSLEY)

I understand it was Jon’s request not to have funeral, the family are having a private committal.The family have also set up a tribute page for Jon at
https://jonathanrogers.muchloved.com where people who knew him can contribute memories and photos.
by Martin Swift RY67
Thu Oct 31, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: Bereavement
Topic: JON ROGERS (ROMSLEY)
Replies: 3
Views: 480

JON ROGERS (ROMSLEY)

I’m really sorry to say an email was received earlier today from Jon’s wife Wendy to say Jon died yesterday morning, 30 October 2024. My personal recollections are first meeting when he joined DTELS as a TET in the 1980s and was posted onto the installation team, where I was SWT. He quickly became a ...
by Martin Swift RY67
Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:31 pm
Forum: Recollections
Topic: Embarrassing Moments
Replies: 2
Views: 2551

Re: Embarrassing Moments

I was happily soldering away in the equipment room area in the basement of Baswich House, Staffordshire Police HQ, once when the Comms Officer came in and told me I needed to go outside as there was a fire alarm going off (it didn’t appear to work in the basement so he kindly came down to tell me…) ...
by Martin Swift RY67
Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:31 pm
Forum: Bereavement
Topic: PAUL BRITTAIN (ROMSLEY)
Replies: 3
Views: 7015

Re: PAUL BRITTAIN (ROMSLEY)

Paul’s funeral was packed, with many people standing outside. I stood with Martin Lynch and we shared a few humorous memories of Paul during the service. We had worked together at Romsley for many years. Paul was one of the best technicians I knew and was respected by everyone he came into contact w ...
by Martin Swift RY67
Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:21 am
Forum: Bereavement
Topic: MARTIN LYNCH (SWT - ROMSLEY)
Replies: 2
Views: 4537

Re: MARTIN LYNCH (SWT - ROMSLEY)

Martin and myself started at Romsley within a few weeks of each other in 1974, he was due to move to Duke St and I was to stay at RY, but for travelling convenience we swapped places. He joined RY from the RN where latterly he had been a comms tech on the Ark Royal, with many stories to tell ...