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Many years ago an old friend passed away, those of us who served with him had trouble letting people know as there was no quick way of communicating with each other.
So the first go out doing something was open up a msn page, this later moved onto our original web site and our face book page.
A few years ago the web site was refreshed. However we knew some time in the future we would outgrow what we had at the AGM in 2018 we agreed to move the site, modernise it, make it more profesional.
Here’s the result, great piece of work and something we can add to.
Cheers Gary O’Shea and Gonz Wright for taking this forward.
Why is Sgt. Stephen Gordon Wilkinson.B.E.M E.O.D BOMB DISPOSAL, B.Troop not mentioned in your roll of honour after playing a big part in E.O.D.during the FALKLANDS WAR,he died in QUEEN ELIZABETH MILITARY HOSPITAL WOOLWICH KENT.just a thought that counts to his family???
dorothycrabtree@btinternet.com( THIS IS SGT.STEPHEN GORDON WILKINSON B.E.M. SISTER)
STILL LOOKING FOR THE SGT.STEPHEN WILKINSON B.E.M. ROYAL ENGINEERS E.O.D.BOMB DISPOSAL B TEAM,DIED 1984( JUST AFTER FALKLANDS WAR,IN QUEEN ELIZABETH MILITARY HOSPITAL WOOLWICH KENT? WOULD BE NICE FOR HIS ONLY SISTER TO KNOW?
I am in contact with Dorothy who sent me some information, that will help with his entry. This arrived just prior to my bypass operation. Am recovering well however have been back in hospital for another issue, now home and working through the list of outstanding actions
Sgt.Stephen Wilkinson was awarded “THE SGT.STEPHEN WILKINSON MEMORIAL TROPHY E.O.D.AFTER HIS DEATH.he died in The QUEEN ELIZABETH MILITARY HOSPITAL WOOLWICH KENT AROUND 40YRS AGO.his army no was 24270309.you can now look him up.his C.O.was MAJOR GUY LUCAS.
THANKYOU SO MUCH IT WILL BE SOMETHING HIS SISTER (MY WIFE)CAN LOOK FORWARD TO.
Joe
The Roll of Honour is being updated and Stephen will be added. I served with Stephen in EOD.
The Roll when set up did miss people not and is a live part of the site. I shall pass to the webmaster to be updated
BRILLIANT THANKYOU SO MUCH,FOR ADDRESS OF STEPHEN’S SISTER DOROTHY WILL BE SENT HER E- MAIL IS dorothycrabtree@btinternet.com THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KINDNESS,AND WITH YOU KNOWING STEPHEN I KNOW THAT YOU WILL KNOW HOW DEDICATED TO HIS WORK SERVING OUR “GREAT QUEEN ELIZABETH AND COUNTRY”AND OF COURSE ALL OF HIS WORK COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS,STEPHEN HAD 2 LIVES,THE 1ST 15YRS WAS GROWING UP WITH HIS FAMILY,AND THE 2ND WITH YOU ALL IN OUR BRILLIANT BRITISH ARMY,WHERE HIS FRIENDS OF ALL RANKS HE REALLY ENJOYED TO THE FULL!!! HE SAID,E
O.D.WAS THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD 🌎 AND HE LOVED IT,ALONG WITH EVERYONE WHO HE KNEW!!! THANKYOU SO MUCH JOE CRABTREE(STEPHEN’ S BROTHER- IN – LAW) HE WAS MORE LIKE A BROTHER,HIS BOSS WAS MAJOR GUY LUKAS.
Well done guys, as you can see I’ve finally logged in.
Can A Sapper “Jonathan James Frankum” added the role of honour?
He was a Sapper with the then 21 EOD SQD, MT Troop Lodge Hill around 1993.
He passed away in March the 9th 1993 while on a train exercise in Weymouth.
I don’t have access to his regimental number, but with research the branch could find it.
Kind Regards.
Gary Quinn.
Many years ago, as a child in Leeds, I helped shop for an old lady, Mrs Paver, who, by now a widow, continued to mourn her son who, I was told, died defusing a bomb. I suddenly found myself thinking of her – and by extension of him – and looked on this website. How poignant to find him there as Leonard Paver, see a photo of his grave. Thank you for the efficiency and skill involved in maintaining this site.
Hi,looking for anyone who knew my brother in law,sgt.steven Wilkinson b.e,m died in QUEEN ELIZABETH MILITARY HOSPITAL,WOOLWICH, CHATHAM,KENT,STEVEN WAS PROUD TO BE A SOLDIER,IN ROYAL ENGINEERS,E.O.D AND LOVED THE JOB HE DID,JUST WONDERED IF ANYONE REMEMBERED HIM,THANKYOU JOE,(YOU ALL DO A TERRIFIC JOB FOR QUEEN +COUNTRY,A BRILLIANT JOB BY ALL OF YOU MANY THANKS,JOE+DOROTHY
Wondering why Sgt Robert O’Doherty who died with Braddock on Trimingham beach 1953 is not on the Roll of Honour. My wife’s beloved brother. She would be pleased.
Hi. What about Captain Thomas ‘Tommy’ Blackshaw RE, who was awarded the George Medal for rendering safe almost 100 ‘butterfly bombs’ which had landed on farmland and countryside in Essex in 1943? He was later tragically killed in Devon when he was hit by a train while observing a military exercise from a railway bridge.
At this moment in time we cannot confirm that at the time of his death Capt T Blackshaw was still serving in a BD Unit
Spr William Neil (Billy). Died whilst serving in E&M Troop HQ Bomb Disposal in Lodge Hill in 1967/68
Many thanks for the info
5498086 Sapper Hugh Ronald Jones of 12 Bd Coy appears to have been omitted. He died on the 29th September whilst clearing mines at Angmering on Sea along with Lt Kenway and 4 others that are on this list.
My Father Major Thomas H Sharman TD GM who received his George Medal on 21st October 1941 is still not listed in the George Medal Holders.
This man cleared nearly 400 devices in WW2 and not a mention?
Shame on you for ignoring him.
He has not been ignored, it is an error on our part. You have already e mailed us and it appears you did tell use a year ago, somewhere this has been lost amongst lots of other requests. We are a volunteer group and many work full time. Research is run by one person and we do our best, as over 50 families who in the last year would vouch for after we managed to let them know of details of what happened to relatives who most had never met. We will rectify hopefully this week, however I do not think we have anything to be ashamed of. There is also lots more awards that we are aware of to be added given time